I made these last year as written and felt that they left alot to be desired. I had a hard time forming the balls because the peanut butter mixture was so dry. Also, they were too sweet and just didn't have enough peanut butter taste.
This year, I made a few tweaks to the recipe. I used natural peanut butter, ony 2 c of sugar and dipped them in Ghiardelli 60% cocao baking chips with just a bit of shortening. I like them like this so much better! They are bursting with great peanut butter flavor and are definitely not too sweet. I also used the idea to dip your hands in water while forming the balls which worked beautifully. I just kept a bowl of warm water next to me and dipped my hands in it after every other ball. This also had the effect of making the surface of the balls smoother so they looked prettier when dipped. I also placed half a cocktail peanut on top of each ball in order to differentiate these from other candy I was making. It looked so pretty!
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