Chocolate Cherries

Directions

1. 1
   Combine first four ingredients; cream well.
2. 2
   Shape 48 3/4-inch balls.
3. 3
   Set on waxed paper lined baking sheet.
4. 4
   Chill 1 hour.
5. 5
   Drain cherries and pat dry.
6. 6
   Flatten balls and spatula and carefully wrap around cherries, encasing to base of stem.
7. 7
   Return to baking sheet; chill 3 hours.
8. 8
   Melt chocolate with oil in top of double boiler over hot, not boiling, water.
9. 9
   Hold each cherry by its stem and dip into chocolate, covering well.
10. 10
    Return again to baking sheet and chill for 2hours.