Maraschino Cherry Drops

By HeatherS

Ingredients

• 2 cups peanut butter
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 3 lbsp finely chopped walnuts or pecans
• 2 tsp margarine or butter
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 250-mL jar 2 cups maraschino cherries
• chocolate compound or chunks, melted for dipping

Details

Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 20mins

Preparation

Step 1

lend together peanut butter, icing sugar, nuts, margarine and vanilla; refrigerate.

Rinse cherries in cold water and pat dry on a paper towel.

Roll part of the mixture into a log or cigar shape and cut into walnut-size pieces. Roll into balls; then dent the centres. Wrap cherries in peanut butter mixture and mould into pear shapes. Place on a waxed paper-lined tray. Refrigerate while melting the chocolate.
Dip cherries in chocolate to finish. Place on waxed paper-lined tray and set aside in a cool place until chocolate sets.

Store in refrigerator.