Easter Chocolate Cream Eggs

By Lorena_321

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 t. vanilla
• 1/4 t. salt
• 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 4 drops yellow food coloring
• 2 drops red food coloring
• 1 (12 oz.) bag milk chocolate chips
• 2 t. vegetable shortening

Preparation

Step 1

Combine the corn syrup, butter, vanilla and salt in a large bowl.
Beat well with an electric mixer until smooth.
Add powdered sugar, a little bit at a time and mix by hand after each addition.
Mix until creamy.
Remove about 1/3 of the sugar mixture and place in a bowl.
Add the food coloring and mix well.
Cover both mixtures and chill for at least 2 hours or until firm.
When mixtures are still firm, roll a small, marble size from the orange filling.
Wrap a small amount of the white filling around the orange.
Form into the shape of eggs and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
Repeat until done and chill for at least 4 hours, till set.
Combine the chocolate chips and shortening in a double boiler or ceramic bowl.
Melt down and mix well.
Take each egg filling, dip into the melted chocolate mixture and return to baking sheet.
Repeat and chill again for 2 hours.
Repeat the dipping process, chill again, and enjoy!