reese's peanut butter balls

This recipe was originally found in a church cookbook and called Reese's peanut butter bars.  What was the bottom layer of the bars became the centers of these candies.  Small amounts of the graham cracker mixture is rolled into balls.  The top layer of the bar is the chocolate layer and I use that to dip the balls.  The proportions are right for a 9x13 pan.  When made into balls there will not be enough chocolate to dip all of the centers so I would recommend being prepared to make  a second full or partial batch of the chocolate chip/peanut butter mixture for coating.

reese's peanut butter balls

centers:

1 cup butter, melted

2 1/2 cups confectioners sugar

1 cup creamy peanut butter

2 cups graham cracker crumbs

Mix together all ingredients, form into balls and chill or freeze.

coating:

generous cup milk chocolate chips

heaping Tbsp peanut butter

melt together and dip chilled balls to coat.  Place on parchment paper and allow to set or chill until chocolate is firm.  You may need more coating depending on the size that you make the centers.

This recipe can also be made into bars in a 9x13 pan.  Mix up the ingredients for the centers but instead of forming into balls press evenly in the bottom of the 9x13 pan.  Spread the melted coating over the top and allow to set.