Peanut Butter Date Balls

Ingredients

• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup dates, chopped
• 1 cup peanuts, chopped fine (unsalted)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. 1

   Soften the peanut butter by microwaving for about one minute on Power Level 3.

2. 2

   In a medium bowl, cream peanut butter and butter.

3. 3

   Stir in icing sugar, dates and peanuts and mix well.

4. 4

   Roll the peanut butter mixture into 1" balls or whatever size you like, if dough is sticky, refrigerate for 30 minutes or so before rolling.

5. 5

   Place on waxed paper lined baking trays and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.

6. 6

   Place butter and chocolate chips in microwave safe bowl and melt the chocolate at 30 second intervals until smooth (I usually do this at Power Level 6 so that it doesn't overcook).

7. 7

   Dip the balls into the chocolate and place back onto the wax paper lined trays and pop into the fridge again for an hour or so.

8. 8

   These freeze beautifully - I place balls into tupperware and put wax paper between the layers.