"Buckwild" Balls

The actual name of these at Buckeye Peanut Butter Balls, but....while first adding these to my family's holiday traditions, my sister and I were at the moment obsessed with VH1's reality stars Real and Chance and New York. Another character on the shows was named "Buckwild," a fabulously trashy broad who was a ball to mock. Hence, Buckwild Balls.....

1 stick of margarine/butter (softened)

1 lb (box) confectionery sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 cups of creamy peanut butter

12 oz ( 1 1/2 cups) semi-sweet choc. chips

1/4 bar paraffin wax

Mix together sugar, margarine, vanilla and peanut butter with an electric mixer.

the mixture may be a bit crumbly, but as you roll it together, it will become smooth.
You may choose to mix it by hand when the electric mixer starts to slow down a lot.

Roll into small balls and place on parchment paper (cookie sheet).
I roughly yield about 77 of them.

Refrigerate for 2 hours (but up to 24 hours is alright too).

Melt chocolate chips and wax in a double boiler, it will take a while on low heat,

mix occasionally with a rubber spatula.

Put a toothpick into the center of a ball. Using the toothpick, pick up the balls,

one at a time, and dip into the melted chocolate, then place back on the parchment paper. (I use a method of one toothpick in the ball, and one to help assist dropping it back onto the paper and repeat.)

When you have dipped all of the buckwild balls, go back and using a spoon, drop some of the chocolate onto the hole to fill it.

Refrigerate the balls to harden the chocolate!
I store mine is super clean sushi containers, but they don't last long.