Chocolate Covered Cherries

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 60
• 60 maraschino cherries, with stems
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 3 tablespoons corn syrup
• 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 lb semisweet chocolate, coating

Recipe

• 1 drain cherries and set on paper towels to dry.
• 2 in a medium bowl, combine butter and corn syrup until smooth.
• 3 stir in confectioners' sugar and knead to form a dough.
• 4 chill to stiffen if necessary.
• 5 wrap each cherry in about 1 teaspoon of dough.
• 6 chill until firm.
• 7 melt chocolate coating in a heavy saucepan over low heat.
• 8 dip each cherry in by its stem, and place on waxed paper lined sheets.
• 9 chill until completely set.
• 10 store in an airtight container in a cool place.
• 11 best after 1 or 2 weeks.