Chocolate covered cherries

By á-27029

My Mother brings this favorite over every Christmas and it's a hit with all of us!

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) jar plus 1 (10 ounce) jar marachino cherries with stems undrained
• 3 Tablespoons butter or margarine softened
• 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups sifted powdered sugar
• 1 (12 ounce) package seimisweet chocolate morsels
• 1 talespoon shortening

Preparation

Step 1

Drain 50 cherries: pat dry on absorbent paper towels, and set aside. Reserve remaining cherries for other uses.
Combine butter, syrup and salt in a med size mixing bowl, stirring well: stir in powdered sugar and knead in bowl until smooth. Shape 1/2 teaspoon sugar mixture around each cherry and place on a waxed paper lined baking sheet, chill about 2 hours until firm. Combine chocolate and shorening in a 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 the chocolate. Place on a waxed paper lined baking sheet, chill until firm. store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Yield 50 cherries