Chocolate Easter Eggs

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 (300 ml) can eagle brand condensed milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla or 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 3 drops of yellow food coloring
• 2 1/4 lbs icing sugar
• 1 1/2 lbs semisweet baking chocolate, melted
• decorative icing
• candy sprinkles

Recipe

• 1 cream butter and salt until fluffy.
• 2 gradually beat in eaglebrand, vanilla and food coloring.
• 3 slowly beat in icing sugar until well blended.
• 4 knead with hands until mixture is smooth and pliable.
• 5 form mixture into eggs.
• 6 place onto waxed paper lined tray.
• 7 cover and chill for 4 hours or until firm.
• 8 resting each egg on a fork, dip into melted chocolate, letting excess coating drip off.
• 9 place back on tray, let stand until firm.
• 10 decorate with sprinkles while still moist, or let chocolate stand until firm and decorate with colored icings.
• 11 store covered at room temperature or in the refrigerator.