PEANUT BUTTER BALLS I

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This is one of my favorite recipes. Whenever I visit my mother she always has a batch waiting for me.

Provided by Tom N.

Categories Desserts Cookies Peanut Butter Cookie Recipes

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

4 tablespoons butter
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup chopped walnuts
⅔ cup peanut butter
½ cup maraschino cherries, chopped
2 ¼ cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup flaked coconut

Steps:

Melt butter or margarine over low heat. Remove from heat and mix melted butter, confectioners' sugar, coconut, walnuts, peanut butter and cherries. Form into small balls. Chill until firm.
Melt chocolate chips over low heat. Stick a toothpick into each ball and dip into chocolate. Roll chocolate covered peanut butter balls in coconut to coat. Chill.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 119.7 calories, Carbohydrate 13.3 g, Cholesterol 2.5 mg, Fat 7.6 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 1.7 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 33 mg, Sugar 10.7 g