Peanut Butter Snowballs

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Your kids will have fun making these no-bake nutty snowballs. 

Ingredients:
 1 1/2 cups peanut butter 
 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened 
 1 box (16 ounces) confectioners’ sugar 
 1 package (12 ounces) white chocolate chips 
 1 tablespoon vegetable shortening 
 confectioners’ sugar or edible glitter for dusting 

 Method:  
1. In a large bowl, combine peanut butter and butter until blended; add confectioners’ sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring after each addition.  
  
 2. Line a baking sheet with foil. Using your hands, shape peanut butter 
mixturinto 1-inch balls. Place balls on prepared baking sheet; chill until firm, about 1 hour. 

3. Place white chocolate and shortening in a large microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on MEDIUM, stirring at 30-second intervals, until chocolate is melted and smooth, about 2 minutes.


4. Line a baking sheet with waxed paper. 

5.
Using a spoon, dip each peanut butter ball into melted chocolate, spooning chocolate over ball to coat, if necessary.

6.
Transfer snowballs to the waxed paper-lined baking sheet. Sprinkle tops with confectioners’ sugar or edible glitter. Chill snowballs until set, about 30 minutes.  Makes about 4 dozen

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