Every year around Easter and Christmas while I was growing up I can remember my (ex) stepmother's mom making these "cookies", and everyone used to fight over them. About a year ago I got to craving them again, but she has since passed away. There are a lot of peanut butter ball recipes out there, but none quite like this one. This one uses quick cooking oats (like I remember) instead of just peanut butter or rice krispies, and I, myself, like the oatmeal taste better than the others. This recipe was put together using several different recipes, but I have adjusted the ingredient amounts and directions to my liking. Dipping the balls in chocolate and paraffin wax is up to you, but I think it adds to the flavor. I have sometimes gotten over a hundred balls, depending on how big you roll them, and rolling out the balls is what makes the prep time so long.

Posted on: Dec 8, 2007

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Ingredients

4 cups smooth peanut butter (I find that JIF peanut butter has the best flavor and works the best)

1 cup butter

5 cups powdered sugar

2 cups oats

1-2 paraffin wax block (optional)

1 (16 ounce) bag semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional, I'm not really sure of the size bag to get, but it's the basic, most common size bag of ch) (optional)

Directions

1
In a medium sized bowl combine powdered sugar and oats; mix well.
2
In a small saucepan melt together the butter and peanut butter until smooth and well incorporated.
3
Add the peanut butter "sauce" to bowl of oatmeal and sugar. Mix together well using a spoon at first, then after "sauce" has cooled slightly use your hands to better mix all ingredients together.
4
Roll into balls about an inch in diameter (or whatever size you wish). Lay formed balls on wax paper or foil until all dough has been used.
5
After forming balls, melt paraffin wax in a double boiler, then add chocolate chips. Melt and mix together well.
6
Place about a handful of peanut butter balls in chocolate wax, being sure to stir in order to coat balls completely. Remove coated balls with a spoon and return to wax paper or foil to cool and dry.
7
Enjoy immediately or store in an airtight bowl in the fridge.

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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (164g) Recipe makes 15 servings
Calories 710
Calories from Fat 428		(60%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 47.7g	73%
	Saturated Fat 15.0g	74%
	Monounsaturated Fat 19.7g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 10.3g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 32mg		10%
Sodium 403mg		16%
Potassium 488mg		13%
Total Carbohydrate 60.5g		20%
	Dietary Fiber 5.2g	20%
	Sugars 45.7g
Protein 19.1g		38%
Vitamin A 378mcg		7%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg		19%
Vitamin B12 0.0mcg		0%
Vitamin C 0mg		0%
Vitamin E 7mcg		23%
Calcium 39mg		3%
Iron 1mg		9%
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