Mexican Peanut Butter Balls

Name: Mexican Peanut Butter Balls
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Hispanic/Mexican
Ingredients: 1 Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter; 1 pound Powdered sugar; 1/4 pound Butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (adjust to taste); 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips; 2 tablespoons All-Vegetable Shortening

Prep Time 30 min

Cook Time N/A

Servings 12

Difficulty N/A

Ingredients

1 (12 oz.) jar Jif^® Creamy Peanut Butter
1 pound Powdered sugar
1/4 pound Butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (adjust to taste)
6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons All-Vegetable Shortening

Directions

Step 1
BEAT peanut butter, sugar, butter, vanilla and cayenne pepper in large bowl with electric mixer until creamy. Shape into balls. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours.
Step 2
MELT chocolate chips and shortening in top of double boiler, stirring until blended. Dip balls in chocolate mixture using toothpicks or skewers. Place on wax paper until chocolate has hardened. Refrigerate until serving.