Ingredients:
1 cup creamy peanut butter
¼ cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups powdered sugar
12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions:
-Place a piece of parchment paper on a flat moveable surface, like a cutting board.
-Place peanut butter and butter in a glass bowl and microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir.
-Add vanilla extract and powdered sugar to the bowl and stir until smooth.
-Place the peanut butter mixture on the parchment paper. Use a rolling pin to roll out the dough to less than ½ inch thick. Place in freezer for 30 minutes.
-Once chilled, use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out peanut butter hearts -continuing until dough is used up. Place in the fridge while completing next step.
-Heat chocolate in the microwave for 1 minute on high, stir. Microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring in between, until chocolate is completely melted.
-Dip the peanut butter hearts into the chocolate – use a spoon to completely coat.
-Use a fork to lift the heart out of the chocolate and tap on the side of the bowl to remove excess chocolate.
-Place chocolate covered heart on parchment paper. Continue until all hearts are coated in chocolate.
-If you’d like to add a little decorative drizzle, use a fork dipped in the melted chocolate and shake it back and forth over each heart.
-Place hearts in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes to allow chocolate to harden.