Name: Chocolate Covered Cherries
Ingredients: 6 tablespoon butter, softened; 2 1/2 cup powered sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoon milk; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract; 48 cherries (stems attached); 1 12-ounce pkg semi-sweet chocolate morsels; 1 tablespoon shortening

Chocolate Covered Cherries

Ingredients

6 tablespoons butter, softened
2 1/2 cups powered sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
48 cherries (stems attached)
1 12-ounce pkg semi-sweet chocolate morsels
1 tablespoon shortening

Instructions

Cream butter, gradually add sugar, blend well, add milk and vanilla. Chill 2 hours or until firm. Drain cherries and dry thoroughly. Pinch off about 1/2 teaspoon of the butter-sugar mixture and form around each cherry. Chill until firm. Melt chocolate and shortening. Dip each cherry by the stem until well coated. Chill on waxed paper.