Actual Buckeyes, in treat form, are confections made from chocolate and peanut butter and powdered sugar,  and are a LONG standing, probably life-long, tradition in my family. My Grandma, on my dad’s side, grew up in Ohio, where the chocolates are named for Buckeye tree nuts. The nuts are actually toxic, but luckily the chocolates are not. The peanut butter balls are dipped in chocolate, leaving a circle of peanut butter visible on the top, to mimic these Buckeye tree nuts. S