Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles

I think someone has cast a spell on me.  No, really.  Every time I step foot in the kitchen, something bad happens.  I have been trying and trying and trying countless numbers of recipes in my beloved kitchen, and almost nothing has worked out.  My cakes won’t rise.  My cookies flatten like pancakes.  My chocolate refuses to be smooth.  My brownies burn. What is wrong with me? I can’t seem to get out of this horrible kitchen nightmare. Ideas are swarming in my head, and in my head they turn out perfectly every time.  But in reality, my mojo is gone.  Gone. Sad.  Did I do something wrong?  Did I offend my stove?  Or maybe someone is playing a cruel joke on me.  Whatever it is, I’m praying that it leaves very soon and I am able to at least make a simple batch of cookies again.  If you have been wondering where my posts have been, blame it on my kitchen and the evil kitchen Goddesses who have me on their hate list.  In the meantime, enjoy some nice Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles…

Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles
recipe by Stephanie
makes about 30 small truffles
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup smooth or chunky peanut butter
2 cups confectioners’ sugar
2 cups chocolate chips (milk or semisweet)
1 tablespoon shortening
1. In a mixer, cream the butter and peanut butter until smooth.  Slowly add confectioners’ sugar and mix until smooth.  Refrigerate until hardened, about 1 or 2 hours.
2. Melt chocolate and shortening and mix until smooth and creamy.
3. Using a toothpick, roll peanut butter mixture into 1 inch balls and dip in chocolate.  Place on parchment paper and refrigerate until set.