Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles
Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles make a delicious treat to answer that chocolate and peanut butter craving!
Ingredients
- 2 pounds confectioner's sugar
- 8 tablespoons butter softened
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 1/2 cups peanut butter
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch kosher salt
- 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup shortening
- 1/4 cup cocktail peanuts chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Beat together sugar, butter, and cream cheese until creamy.
- Add in peanut butter, vanilla and salt and beat until well-combined.
- Spoon tablespoons of peanut butter mixture and form into the shape of a ball in your hands. Place on parchment lined baking sheets and chill for approximately 30 minutes.
- Melt chocolate and shortening in a microwave safe bowl.
- Dip peanut butter balls into chocolate and place back onto parchment lined baking sheets to harden.
- Sprinkle with chopped peanuts, if desired.
- Keep refrigerated.
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