Chocolate Covered Cherries

By ukiahgal67

Ingredients

• 60 maraschino cherries with stems
• 3 tablespoon butter or margarine
• 3 tablespoon corn syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cup sifted powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 lb. chocolate or white chocolate for coating candy

Details

Adapted from allrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

1.
Drain cherries well; let stand on paper toweling, combine butter, corn syrup, and salt; stir in powdered sugar.
Knead until smooth.
Chill if too soft.
Shape a marble size piece of powdered sugar mixture (about 1 teaspoon) around each cherry.
Place on waxed paper lined baking sheet; chill.
In small heavy saucepan or microwave, melt chocolate coating.

2.
Holding onto stems, dip cherries, one at a time, into melted mixture.
Spoon mixture over cherries to coat.
Place on wax paper-lined baking sheet.
Place in refrigerator to harden.
Store in covered container in cool place.