Chocolate - Covered Cherries

By june

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp butter, softened
• 2 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp milk
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 42 about 42 maraschino cherries with stems
• 1 (12 oz) package semisweet chocolate morsels
• 1 tbsp shortening

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Beat butter until creamy; 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 cherries on a wax paper-lined baking sheet; chill 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.