Crispy Rice Cereal Ball Candies

Description
Rice Crisps Fortified Ready to Eat Cereal by the US Department of Agriculture, public domain government resource—original source of recipe

Ingredients

 * 1 cup peanut butter
 * 1 cup powdered sugar
 * 1 cup rice crisps (such as "Rice Krispies")
 * 3 tablespoons melted butter
 * 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
 * 1 tablespoon shortening

Directions

 * 1) Mix the peanut butter, powdered sugar, rice crisps, and melted butter.
 * 2) Roll into 12 balls and place on waxed paper until all mixture is used.
 * 3) Melt chocolate chips and shortening together.
 * 4) Dip balls into chocolate mixture and once more set onto wax paper to harden.