Bob-omb Buckeyes

I made these awhile back for a group of my favorite fellas and they are too perfect not to share on here. You start with regular buckeye candy and with a few embellishments you can turn them into cute little bob-ombs.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups peanut butter
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 6 cups confectioners' sugar
• 4 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• orange or yellow candies (I uses Reese's Pieces)
• vanilla icing
• Yellow taffy or fondant

Instructions:

1. In a large bowl, mix together the peanut butter, butter, vanilla and confectioners' sugar. The dough will look dry. Sample it, its quite yummy by itself. Roll into 1 inch balls and place on a waxed paper-lined cookie sheet.
2. Press a toothpick into the top of each ball (to be used later as the handle for dipping) and chill in freezer until firm, about 1 hour.  Make sure those balls are nice and hard, you don't want them falling apart when you get them in the chocolate. 
3. Melt chocolate chips in a double boiler or in a bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water. Stir frequently until smooth. Sample it, it's also quite yummy by itself.
4. Dip frozen peanut butter balls in chocolate holding onto the toothpick. Make sure they are completely covered.  This can get messy. Eat all the mistakes, they still taste great. Use of a second toothpick is helpful. Put back on the cookie sheet and give eat one 2 candy feet.  Place in refrigerator until chocolate hardens and feet are secure.
5. Using a rolling pin flatten out fondant or taffy and cut out several turn key shapes for the back of the bob-omb.  I found using an exacto knife was best.  Make sure to leave a long enough section that it can be inserted into the buckeye.
6. Remove the buckeyes from the freezer.  Using the exacto knife cut a small hole in the back of the buckeye.  Dip the end of your turn key in chocolate and attach it to the back where you cut the hole.
7. Place icing in a baggy and snip off a tiny bit of the tip.  Carefully give your bob-omb 2 round eyes and wick.
8. Refrigerate until ready to impress all your nerdy friends.