Chocolate Covered Cherries

Name: Chocolate Covered Cherries
Ingredients: 6 Tbsp. butter or margarine; 2 1/2 c. sifted powdered sugar; 1 1/2 tsp. milk; 1/4 tsp. vanilla; about 48 maraschino cherries with stems; 1 (12 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate morsels; 1 Tbsp. shortening (paraffin can be used)

7 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

6 Tbsp. butter or margarine
2 1/2 c. sifted powdered sugar
1 1/2 tsp. milk
1/4 tsp. vanilla
about 48 maraschino cherries with stems
1 (12 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate morsels
1 Tbsp. shortening (paraffin can be used)

Directions

1

Cream butter; add sugar gradually.
2

Mix well.
3

Add milk and vanilla; mix well.
4

Chill about 2 hours.
5

Drain cherries.
6

Pat dry with paper towel.
7

Shape small amount of sugar mixture around cherries.
8

(Make sure to keep sugar mixture on ice while shaping the mixture around the cherries.)
9

Allow cherries to chill about 2 to 3 hours.