Buckeye Bars
These Buckeye Bars is the perfect combination of chocolate and peanut butter. If you love buckeye balls, then you are going to love this recipe.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup salted butter softened
- 3 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 cups Chocolate Chips
- 1 Tablespoon Shortening
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Instructions
- Line a 9X13 baking pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat together the butter, confectioner’s sugar, peanut butter and vanilla extract with a hand held mixer or stand up mixer. The mixture will be thick and a bit crumbly.
- Use your hands to press the mixture down into the bottom of the 9X13 pan.
- Place the chocolate chips and shortening in a microwave safe bowl. Heat in 30 second intervals, stirring after each interval, until melted and smooth.
- Spread the chocolate mixture evenly on top of the peanut butter layer in the pan.
- Allow to sit at room temperature until the chocolate is fully set.
- Then the bars are ready to cut, serve and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Cover leftover bars tightly and refrigerate for up to 1 week.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 222kcal, Carbohydrates 30g, Protein 5g, Fat 18g, Saturated Fat 7g, Polyunsaturated Fat 2g, Monounsaturated Fat 7g, Trans Fat 0.2g, Cholesterol 11mg, Sodium 71mg, Potassium 177mg, Fiber 2g, Sugar 7g, Vitamin A 126IU, Calcium 18mg, Iron 1mg