Peanut Butter Balls *


                   1      pound         powdered sugar
                   1 1/2  cups          crunchy peanut butter
                   3/4    cup           butter or margarine -- melted
                   1      teaspoon      vanilla
                   12      ounces        chocolate chips
                        paraffin -- (for thinning)

 Mix well in large bowl first 4 ingredients.  Pat into small balls and put  
 on wax paper.  Chill at least one hour in refrigerator.  In top of double  
 boiler melt chocolate chips with paraffin (about the size of 1/2 of dollar 
 Use fork or ice pick and dip each piece in chocolate and place on 
 wax paper to set.  
Note:  Butter hands to roll out balls.
 


                   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -