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I have been making these little beauties since 1978 the year I became a Registered Dietitian.  They are hands down my families’ favorite food(if you call this candy food)  I cook.  Many people have requested this recipe over the years and National Covered Anything Day is  the perfect day to share.

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Chere's YUMM Peanut Butter Cups

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Ingredients

• 2 cups graham crackers crushed
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 cups creamy peanut butter
• 1/4 cup butter softened
• pounds About 5melted milk chocolate*
• 200 cups mini paper buy at Party City or your grocery store

Servings MetricUS Imperial Ingredients 2 cups graham crackers crushed 2 cups powdered sugar 2 cups creamy peanut butter 1/4 cup butter softened pounds About 5melted milk chocolate* 200 cups mini paper buy at Party City or your grocery store

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Instructions

1. In your mixer, combine all ingredients. Mix on medium speed until filling is well combined and resembles dough. Refrigerate for a few hours or overnight. Roll into teaspoon size balls. (When I am in a hurry I make giant balls and when I want to savor my time making them I make them smaller. The smaller the more milk chocolate you will use and the more time they will take to make.) Take out just enough dough from the fridge(maybe about one third the recipe) that you can roll into balls and make into cups. Leaving it all out at room temperature makes the dough soft and hard to roll. Ask Brett!
2. Melt chocolate in microwave. Place about a cup of chocolate chips or chopped up chocolate in a measuring cup. Microwave at medium power for about 2 to 3 minutes. Stir to melt chocolate. And microwave for another minute on medium power. Stir to melt remaining chocolate. Chocolate burns easily, so check at minimum time.
3. Spoon about a one teaspoon of melted chocolate in each of the paper cups. Top with a peanut butter ball. Top with another teaspoon of melted chocolate.
4. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

*I used chunks of Ambrosia Milk Chocolate purchased at Rainbow foods in Minneapolis. Ambrosia Chocolate is also  available at all Super Value stores in Wisconsin. You can also use milk chocolate chips. I have seen giant bags of milk chocolate chips at Costco that would work great! Maybe need to freeze them to avoid eating the leftovers!

For years I have experimented with melting in the oven at different temperatures. You can melt about one and half pounds of chocolate  at 150°F for 10 minutes or so. I have found the microwave works a lot faster and is easier to guarantee the same results.