Peanut Butter Snowballs Recipe (2024)

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Peanut Butter Snowballs. These peanut butter balls are easy to make, rolled in powdered sugar and uniquely have the extra added texture of graham crackers in the dough! They're also fun to make with kids!

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Do you ever suddenly remember a recipe from childhood? Something you haven't made or eaten in ages... or even thought about? For me - it's these Peanut Butter Snowballs.

Growing up we actually just called them Peanut Butter Balls. But since I'm sharing these around Christmas and in the winter and they actually look a little like snowballs... I thought I'd change up the name!

What triggered my memory? Pinterest, of course.

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I'm always seeing recipes for Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Balls or Buckeyes if you will. And when reading through one of those recipes a while back, I had a flashback to childhood.

I remembered mixing peanut butter and graham cracker crumbs.... and rolling them in powdered sugar.

I searched and searched and never could find the recipe until I was talking to a friend about it one day and she said she had a similar recipe.

The Peanut Butter Balls Recipe!!

Sure enough, after reading through her recipe, I knew it was very close to what we used to make! I don't know if most (or any) Buckeyes have graham cracker crumbs in the recipes. But I can tell you for sure that the added texture really makes thesePeanut Butter Snowballs stand out!

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So the next time I went to Walmart, I grabbed all of the ingredients I needed. Bonus... there are only 4 ingredients! This recipe is so easy-peasy!

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To make them, start by mixing together the softened butter and 1 pound of powdered sugar. Then add in theSKIPPY® Natural Creamy Peanut Butterand the graham cracker crumbs.

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Mix again until thoroughly combined. I used my hand mixer but you might also have to dig in with your hands if it's too thick for your mixer! Next, roll the dough into 1" balls. I used a small cookie scoop to get mine uniform!

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If you do 1" balls, you should get around 6 dozen! After they're all rolled out, chill them in the freezer for about 20 minutes, then spread out the extra 1 cup of powdered sugar in a shallow dish and roll the balls in the powdered sugar.

Fun candy to make with kids!

I have a confession... I was home alone with my baby boy Asher the day I made these. He asked if he could help me and I almost said no, but then I decided I really wanted to be a "yes" mommy!

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We had the very best time working together on these... making memories and laughing and getting messy and laughing some more!

Asher absolutely loved scooping the dough - he insisted on scooping it all then handing them to me to roll... and when it got to be powdered sugar time, he really didn't want me to help 😉

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Once you have them all rolled and coated in powdered sugar, chill them again until ready toeat!

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If you need a last-minute Christmas treat that is easy and delicious... give this recipe a try! I bet you can't get them in the fridge without sneaking a bite!

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  • Author: Rose
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 72 1x
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These Peanut Butter Snowballs are easy to make, uniquely rolled in powdered sugar and have the extra added texture of graham crackers in the dough! They're a perfect snack or dessert and SUPER fun to make with kids!

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  1. To make them, start by mixing together the softened butter and 1 pound of powdered sugar. Then add in the SKIPPY® Natural Creamy Peanut Butter and the graham cracker crumbs.
  2. Mix again until thoroughly combined. I used my hand mixer but you might also have to dig in with your hands if it's too thick for your mixer! Next, roll the dough into 1" balls. I used a small cookie scoop to get mine uniform!
  3. If you do 1" balls, you should get around 6 dozen! After they're all rolled out, chill them in the freezer for about 20 minutes, then spread out the extra 1 cup of powdered sugar in a shallow dish and roll the balls in the powdered sugar.
  4. Once you have them all rolled and coated in powdered sugar, chill them again until ready to eat!
  • Prep Time: 1 hour
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: None
  • Cuisine: American

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About Rose Atwater

Rose Atwater is the founder and cake decorator behind Rose Bakes. She is baker, cake decorator, author, wife to Richy and homeschooling mommy to 6 wonderful kiddos! Her work has been featured in American Cake Decorating Magazine, Cakes Decor, Pretty Witty Cakes Magazine, Huffington Post and Cake Geek Magazine. Learn more here...

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  1. Lisa D

    Oh man! These look awesome. I made several batches of the snowball cookies at Christmas. I would love to try these. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
    Lisa

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    • Rose Atwater

      Thank you! Happy New Year!

      Reply

  2. Helene

    Hi Rose,
    Just wanted to know what is the weight of the butter, I am in Australia and out sticks of butter are 250grams/8.8 oz each... which seems like a lot of butter if I use 2 🙂 will be making these next week 🙂

    Reply

  3. Christie

    I love the addition of the graham cracker crumbs! (and the peanut butter:)

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    • Rose Atwater

      Thanks Christie! xx

      Reply

  4. Marie

    These look absolutely delicious! I love peanut butter and the graham cracker crumbs are super smart. Thanks for sharing your recipe with us at Merry Monday this week!

    Reply

  5. Brett Martin

    Thanks so much for joining us at Delicious Dishes! We love your Peanut Butter Snowballs recipe and hope you’ll join us again this week!

    Reply

  6. chris

    do you have to keep them in the refrigerator?

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    • Rose

      Nope 🙂

      Reply

  7. Jessi

    Could these be frozen?

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    • Rose

      I've never frozen them but I don't see why it wouldn't work!

      Reply

  8. Anastasia Gocke-O'Brien

    OH MY GOSH!!!!! The SAME THING happened to me!!!!! I remember bringing home a book in 1st grade with this recipe (or something similar) and recently I remembered them but couldn't for the LIFE of me find the recipe! I knew it didn't have chocolate but that's all I could find. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING!!!!!

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  9. Kathy

    I think when I make these I may add some mini chocolate chips.
    How long do they "look pretty" ? I'm thinking that the powdered sugar may sorta dissolve into the cookie ..... or do they stay covered well?

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    • Rose

      They stay covered well for quite awhile!

      Reply

  10. Cheryl

    How many cups of powdered sugar is in 1 lb?
    Thank you.

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    • Rose

      Approximately 3 3/4 cups.

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      • Cheryl

        Thank you so much. I'm excited to try these.

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        • Rose

          You're welcome 🙂

          Reply

  11. Nancy

    Look so good & easy. Will be making these at xmas time thx

    Reply

    • Rose

      Awesome - I hope you love them as much as we do!

      Reply

        • Rose

          1 cup + 3/4 cup

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  12. Beth

    Do they have to stay chilled?

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    • Rose

      No, they're fine at room temp!

      Reply

  13. Aaro

    do you have to use natural peanutbutter?

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    • Rose

      Nope - any peanut butter you choose will work great!

      Reply

  14. Meredith

    Do you think you could dip them in chocolate instead of rolling them in the powdered sugar?

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    • Rose

      Absolutely!

      Reply

  15. June Banks

    I used to make these as a kid, with rice crispies in them - great texture! But I could not make them much as an adult as my son was allergic to peanuts. Now that he is grown and moving out, I look forward to making a few batches. We did make other fun, messy memories.

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    • Kim Gallagher

      Yes, we also made them with rice krispies but then rolled them in a liquid mixture (I think it was powdered sugar, milk and vanilla?) We them rolled them in coconut! Yuuuuumm

      Reply

  16. JULA

    I make "buckeyes" every year....I'm so gonna try this. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE ME SOME PEANUT BUTTER!

    Reply

  17. Lori

    I'm going to try and roll them in Nestle Quick chocolate powder. Hope it turns out

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    • Susan

      Sounds like a good idea! Let us know how you like that variation.

      Reply

  18. Rebecca Williams

    Hi Rose,

    When you made these as child, were you using natural peanut butter?

    Reply

    • Rose

      No - Mama usually just bought the store brand of regular peanut butter.

      Reply

  19. Barbara G McWilliams

    When I was in elementary school the lady in the kitchen made these. She lived around the corner from my house so I got an extra treat by going over to see her on the weekends and we made these. I have looked for a recipe for years and this sounds like what she made. Cant wait to try it. Thanks for sharing
    Barbara

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    • Susan

      Hi Barbara! What a wonderful memory. Hope you enjoy them!

      Reply

  20. Janice Koch-Lumpkin

    there is no recipe

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    • Rose

      Usually that means you're using an ad blocker.

      Reply

  21. Rose Martine

    This looks so delicious! I am definitely going to try this one!

    Reply

  22. Janie

    These cookies are delicious!! I doubled the recipe and rolled part in confectioners sugar and part in crushed peanuts and part in cocoa powder. Going to try red and green granulated sugar next.

    Reply

  23. Harold Burton

    Just wanted to say thanks for this recipe. I enjoy the firecracker chicken and having just attempted this for the first time, I have to say it tastes 99% the same! Would have never been able to figure out how to make it myself!

    Harold Burton

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  24. Tom

    72 is too much for a family of 2 so could you convert the recipe to make a yield of 12?

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    • Susan

      I halved the recipe twice which should come out to around 18 balls.
      1 1/4 cup powdered sugar
      1/2 cup peanut butter
      1/2 stick butter
      7 tablespoons graham cracker crumbs

      Reply

  25. Casey Cottier

    i doubled the recipe and used exact measurements but they melt into blobs at roo. temperature. I don't understand why. only thing I did is I did butter and peanut butter then added powder sugar instead of sugar to butter the peanut butter. could that be the culprit?

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  26. Rose Atwater

    Um, maybe?! Some recipes don't work as well when doubled. Also, did you happen to use all-natural peanut butter? It also seems to be softer and might cause that.

    Reply

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