Peanut Butter Cups - Gail Pearson Lithgow

1 lb. margarine
2 cups peanut butter
2 ½ - 3 lb. confectioner’s sugar
3 tsp. vanilla
6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips or squares
¼ lb. paraffin

Cream margarine and peanut butter. Add sugar until the consistency to form balls the size of large marbles. Add vanilla. Mix thoroughly using hands. Melt chocolate and paraffin in small double boiler. Dip balls in chocolate using a toothpick. Place on waxed paper to cool. Candy freezes well.