1 stick soft butter
1 3/4 c. creamy peanut butter
1 tsp. vanilla
About 1 lb. xxx sugar
1 (12 oz.) chocolate chips
1 tbsp. vegetable shortening

Cream butter, peanut butter, and vanilla together, adding xxx sugar until proper consistency is reached. Roll candy into 1 inch balls and place on wax paper lined cookie sheet. Melt chips and shortening in double boiler. Keep chocolate mixture boiler over low heat while you dip each candy, using a toothpick to dip. Leave some peanut butter showing to give "Buckeye" appearance. Yield: 8 dozen.