They're not called Buckeye Balls. They are Buckeyes. They are always rated a 5 in my book. Signed, Ohio Lady

I made these over the holidays at the urging of my 7 year old niece. (She said she wanted to make them because she liked saying 'buckeye balls'!). They are great, although very sweet. They need to be mixed by hand - my Kitchenaid pro mixer couldn't handle the amount of batter and caused a mess! It takes a long time to roll them and long time to dip them. I froze them after rolling them and did not have any problems dipping them in the chocolate. Thanks for a great recipe!

I will battle with this recipe no more! For years I have struggled and cursed every time I try to form the peanut butter mixture into balls and then again when dipping in chocolate. The ratio of peanut butter to the butter and sugar is wrong and it makes a soft, sticky mess. There are other recipes on allrecipes that call fo twice the butter and sugar which makes a very manageable mixture. These recipes also add vanilla which rounds out the flavor and cuts the "bite" (for lack of a better word) of the peanut butter

These little treats are great. I made them for a holiday party and everyone raved over them. Rolling takes a little time.

I make mine with chunky peanut butter....it adds nice texture.

Very good. The mushy balls that people are having problems with can be easily remedies with more powdered sugar. Funny..last yr mine were all crumbly not mushy. We use natural peanut butter with the oil at the top. I modified the recipe quantity as I only had 3 jars PB. So my recipe went something like 3 jars PB..2.5 baga powdered sugar,2/3 cup melted butter. I mix it with my hands as it is impossible to do any other way. It felt a tad dry so I added a TBS more butter..then a bit wet and added a handful of powdered sugar. I was then able to roll them into balls immediately and they are in the fridge now until dipping. It is just a balance between the sugar and the PB. Not a big deal. I think the brands of both that you use may influence to a slight degree the moisture. As I was rolling them my 3 yr old daughter at 3 balls without the chocolate and asked if these were for "everybody" I sadly told her most were going to the neighbors. I will make another batch in a few days. So simple! The modifications are endless. I put some cinnamon in my batter. You could do crunchy PB,cocoa powder with with white dipping chocolate, nuts, raisins, rice crispies, mini chocolate chips. On top sprinkles in the color of your choice, nuts, graham crackers,coconut. Again endless. It reminds me of fudge only more time consuming with the rolling. Have fun. get creative!

These are delicious, and I think very easy. I froze the balls before dipping them (they are extremely soft when rolling them) - and actually prefer to eat them frozen. I added some sprinkles to make them more visually appealing for the holidays! Delicious, and I know they will not last long in my house!!!

The quantity is large, but easily adjusted. Heck allrecipes does it for you. Freezing the balls before dipping is a must and take the time and money to go to your llocal craft store and but a dipping fork. Mine cost me under $2.00. It takes the stress out of the dipping process. My Girl Scout troop made these and gtave them to their families last Christmas. FTR, we made four batches as the recipe is written. I have a huge troop.

Honestly, the method for dipping in chocolate is awkward. I was going to give them to friends as part of my holiday cookie bake, but I passed. Other than the look, the balls are pretty good. I made them with a mix of walnut and cashew butter instead of peanut. Next time definitely will add walnut liquor in the mix to improve flavor. In terms of richness and smoothness they were delicious. I mentioned briefly about the dipping in the chocolate with a toothpick being awkward. Why not simply dunk them all in the chocolate? Also, make the balls smaller - about the size of a cherry. Any bigger makes it a two-bite deal, and then the melting chocolate makes a mess in your fingers. I made some smaller and bigger, and trying to eat a bigger one at once was way too...buttery. Still, I'd make those again with the few modifications listed.

Super Easy! Buckeyes themselves are a bit time consuming, but overall it's an easy recipe and I get raves and requests for the recipe all the time! I gave out small tins of these for Christmas and everyone LOVED them! Once you remove the toothpick, you can dot your CLEAN hands in water and tap each top, it'll "erase" the hole mark to make it look more authentic.