Chocolate Covered Cherries Recipe
Ingredients
| 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter, softened | ||
| Powdered sugar | 2 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), sifted | |
| Milk | 1 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Vanilla extract | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| About 42 maraschino cherries with stems | ||
| Semi-sweet chocolate morsels package | 1 | |
| Shortening | 1 Tablespoon | |
Directions
Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well.
Blend in milk and vanilla.
Chill mixture 2 hours or until firm.
Drain cherries, and dry thoroughly on paper towels.
Place bowl of sugar mixture in a bowl of ice to keep mixture chilled.
Shape a small amount of sugar mixture around each cherry.
Place on wax paper lined baking sheet; chill about 2 hours or until firm.
Combine chocolate morsels and shortening in top of a double boiler; bring water to a boil.
Reduce heat to low; cook until chocolate melts.
Dip each cherry by the stem into chocolate.
Place on a wax paper lined baking sheet; chill until firm.
Store in a cool place.
Blend in milk and vanilla.
Chill mixture 2 hours or until firm.
Drain cherries, and dry thoroughly on paper towels.
Place bowl of sugar mixture in a bowl of ice to keep mixture chilled.
Shape a small amount of sugar mixture around each cherry.
Place on wax paper lined baking sheet; chill about 2 hours or until firm.
Combine chocolate morsels and shortening in top of a double boiler; bring water to a boil.
Reduce heat to low; cook until chocolate melts.
Dip each cherry by the stem into chocolate.
Place on a wax paper lined baking sheet; chill until firm.
Store in a cool place.
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