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Peanut Butterballs

Recipe courtesy Gale Gand

Prep Time:
20 min
Inactive Prep Time:
1 min
Cook Time:
0 min
Level:
Easy
Serves:
about 50 balls

Ingredients

18 ounces dry-roasted unsalted peanuts
Peanut oil
1 pound confectioners' sugar
1 1/3 cup graham cracker crumbs
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
12 ounces milk chocolate
Additional equipment: 2 cookie sheets, about 50 paper bonbon cups or mini-muffin cups, any
color

Directions

Grind the peanuts in a food processor until smooth. If the mixture seems
too thick and grainy, add peanut oil a little bit at a time by drizzling a thin stream through the feed tube
with the motor running. Puree until smooth and the consistency of peanut butter.
Transfer the peanut butter to the bowl of a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or any large bowl) and add
the confectioners' sugar, graham cracker crumbs, and butter. Mix together until smooth. Form the mixture into
bite-size balls and set aside on an un-greased cookie sheet. Chill until slightly firmed, about 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, arrange the paper cups on a cookie sheet. Melt the chocolate. Dip the tops of the peanut butter
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Peanut Butterballs

Recipe courtesy Gale Gand

balls into the melted chocolate and set each one, chocolate side up, in a paper cup. Let the chocolate set
before serving, about 30 minutes at room temperature (or refrigerate 10 minutes if you're in a hurry).
Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
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