PEANUT BUTTER BALLS OR BARS

Steps:

• 1. Bring butter or margarine to room temperature (soft).
• 2. Mix butter with peanut butter and vanilla. I clean out my peanut butter jars and just use what I have, some crunchy some creamy.
• 3. Add powdered sugar, mix well.
• 4. Roll into balls and chill (or press into dish for bars)
• 5. topping: melt chocolate chips on 50% power in microwave for about 1 min., add shortening or paraffin, and stir until smooth. Continue heating at 15 second intervals, stirring until all smooth.
• 6. dip peanut butter balls into chocolate and remove with toothpick or spoon and cool on wax paper
• 7. OR pour chocolate over peanut butter bars in dish to make coating, sprinkle with chopped peanuts if desired.