Do you ever suddenly remember a recipe from childhood – something you haven’t made or eaten in ages… or even thought about? For me – it’s these Peanut Butter Snowballs. These peanut butter balls are easy to make, uniquely rolled in powdered sugar and have the extra added texture of graham crackers in the dough!
Growing up we actually just called them Peanut Butter Balls but since I’m sharing these around Christmas and in the winter and they actually look a little like snowballs… I thought I’d change up the name!
What triggered my memory? Pinterest, of course. I’m always seeing recipes for Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Balls or Buckeyes, if you will. And when reading through one of those recipes awhile back, I had a flashback to childhood.
I remembered mixing peanut butter and graham cracker crumbs…. and rolling them in powdered sugar. I searched and searched and never could find the recipe until I was talking to a friend about it one day and she said she had a similar recipe.
Sure enough after reading through the recipe she gave me, I was pretty sure it was very close to what we used to make! I don’t know if most (or any) Buckeyes have graham cracker crumbs in the recipe, but I can tell you for sure that the added texture really makes these Peanut Butter Snowballs stand out!
So the next time I went to Walmart, I grabbed all of the ingredients I needed… and there are only 4! This recipe is so easy-peasy!
Here’s what you’ll need to make these:
- 1 lb. + 1 cup powdered sugar, divided
- 2 cups SKIPPY® Natural Creamy Peanut Butter
- 2 sticks salted butter, softened
- 1 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs (or crushed graham crackers)
To make them, start by mixing together the softened butter and 1 pound of powdered sugar. Then add in the SKIPPY® Natural Creamy Peanut Butter and the graham cracker crumbs.
Mix again until thoroughly combined. I used my hand mixer but you might also have to dig in with your hands if it’s too thick for your mixer! Next, roll the dough into 1″ balls. I used a small cookie scoop to get mine uniform!
If you do 1″ balls, you should get around 6 dozen! After they’re all rolled out, chill them in the freezer for about 20 minutes, then spread out the extra 1 cup of powdered sugar in a shallow dish and roll the balls in the powdered sugar.
I have a confession… I was home alone with my baby boy Asher the day I made these. He asked if he could help me and I almost said no, but then I decided I really wanted to be a “yes” mommy!
He and I had the very best time working together on these… making memories and laughing and getting messy and laughing some more! He absolutely loved scooping the dough – he insisted on scooping it all then handing them to me to roll… and when it got to be powdered sugar time, he really didn’t want me to help 😉
Once you have them all rolled and coated in powdered sugar, chill them again until ready to eat!
If you need a last minute Christmas treat that is easy and delicious… give this recipe a try!
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Peanut Butter Snowballs
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 72 1x
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These Peanut Butter Snowballs are easy to make, uniquely rolled in powdered sugar and have the extra added texture of graham crackers in the dough! They’re a perfect snack or dessert and SUPER fun to make with kids!
Ingredients
- 1 lb. + 1 cup powdered sugar, divided
- 2 cups SKIPPY® Natural Creamy Peanut Butter
- 2 sticks salted butter, softened
- 1 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs (or crushed graham crackers)
Instructions
- To make them, start by mixing together the softened butter and 1 pound of powdered sugar. Then add in the SKIPPY® Natural Creamy Peanut Butter and the graham cracker crumbs.
- Mix again until thoroughly combined. I used my hand mixer but you might also have to dig in with your hands if it’s too thick for your mixer! Next, roll the dough into 1″ balls. I used a small cookie scoop to get mine uniform!
- If you do 1″ balls, you should get around 6 dozen! After they’re all rolled out, chill them in the freezer for about 20 minutes, then spread out the extra 1 cup of powdered sugar in a shallow dish and roll the balls in the powdered sugar.
- Once you have them all rolled and coated in powdered sugar, chill them again until ready to eat!
- Category: Dessert
- Method: None
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: peanut butter, snowballs, balls, peanut butter balls,
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Oh man! These look awesome. I made several batches of the snowball cookies at Christmas. I would love to try these. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Lisa
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Thank you! Happy New Year!
Hi Rose,
Just wanted to know what is the weight of the butter, I am in Australia and out sticks of butter are 250grams/8.8 oz each… which seems like a lot of butter if I use 2 🙂 will be making these next week 🙂
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A stick of butter in the US is 4 oz. so you’ll need 8 oz. of butter.
I love the addition of the graham cracker crumbs! (and the peanut butter:)
Thanks Christie! xx
These look absolutely delicious! I love peanut butter and the graham cracker crumbs are super smart. Thanks for sharing your recipe with us at Merry Monday this week!
Thanks so much for joining us at Delicious Dishes! We love your Peanut Butter Snowballs recipe and hope you’ll join us again this week!
do you have to keep them in the refrigerator?
Nope 🙂
Could these be frozen?
I’ve never frozen them but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work!
OH MY GOSH!!!!! The SAME THING happened to me!!!!! I remember bringing home a book in 1st grade with this recipe (or something similar) and recently I remembered them but couldn’t for the LIFE of me find the recipe! I knew it didn’t have chocolate but that’s all I could find. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING!!!!!
I think when I make these I may add some mini chocolate chips.
How long do they “look pretty” ? I’m thinking that the powdered sugar may sorta dissolve into the cookie ….. or do they stay covered well?
They stay covered well for quite awhile!
How many cups of powdered sugar is in 1 lb?
Thank you.
Approximately 3 3/4 cups.
Thank you so much. I’m excited to try these.
You’re welcome 🙂
Look so good & easy. Will be making these at xmas time thx
Awesome – I hope you love them as much as we do!
How much graham crackers to use?…. The way it was written is kind of throwing me off a bit.
1 cup + 3/4 cup
Do they have to stay chilled?
No, they’re fine at room temp!
do you have to use natural peanutbutter?
Nope – any peanut butter you choose will work great!
Do you think you could dip them in chocolate instead of rolling them in the powdered sugar?
Absolutely!
I used to make these as a kid, with rice crispies in them – great texture! But I could not make them much as an adult as my son was allergic to peanuts. Now that he is grown and moving out, I look forward to making a few batches. We did make other fun, messy memories.
Yes, we also made them with rice krispies but then rolled them in a liquid mixture (I think it was powdered sugar, milk and vanilla?) We them rolled them in coconut! Yuuuuumm
I make “buckeyes” every year….I’m so gonna try this. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE ME SOME PEANUT BUTTER!
I’m going to try and roll them in Nestle Quick chocolate powder. Hope it turns out
Sounds like a good idea! Let us know how you like that variation.
Hi Rose,
When you made these as child, were you using natural peanut butter?
No – Mama usually just bought the store brand of regular peanut butter.
When I was in elementary school the lady in the kitchen made these. She lived around the corner from my house so I got an extra treat by going over to see her on the weekends and we made these. I have looked for a recipe for years and this sounds like what she made. Cant wait to try it. Thanks for sharing
Barbara
Hi Barbara! What a wonderful memory. Hope you enjoy them!