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Prep Time: 60 Minutes Cook Time: 120 Minutes |
Ready In: 180 Minutes Servings: 18 |
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YUMMY. Can't wait to try these. Cooking time is chilling time. Ingredients:
1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, with stems well drained |
3 tablespoons butter, melted |
2 tablespoons light corn syrup |
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate square, melted |
2 teaspoons half-and-half cream |
2 cups confectioners' sugar |
1 cup vanilla chips or 1 cup white chocolate chips |
2 1/2 teaspoons shortening, divided |
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips |
Directions:
1. Pat cherries dry with paper towels and set aside.
2. In a bowl, combine the butter, corn syrup, unsweetened chocolate and cream.
3. Stir in the confectioners' sugar.
4. Knead until smooth.
5. Roll into 18 balls; flatten each into a 2 inch circle.
6. Wrap each circle around a cherry and lightly roll in hands.
7. Place cherries, stem side up, in a shallow paper-lined container.
8. Cover and freeze for at least 2 hours.
9. The day before serving, remove the cherries from the freezer.
10. In a microwave safe bowl, melt vanilla chips and 1 1/2 t shortening; stir until smooth.
11. Holding onto the stem, dip each cherry into vanilla mixture; set on waxed paper to dry.
12. Melt chocolate chips and remaining shortening; stir until smooth.
13. Drizzle over candies.
14. Refrigerate until firm.
15. Store candies in an airtight container.
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