Chocolate Covered Cherries

Time

prep 0:30      

Yield

5 dozen

Ingredients

Ingredients

60 Marachino cherries, stems included
3 tbsp. butter or
margarine, softened
3 tbsp. light corn syrup
1/4 tsp. salt
2 cups Confectioner's sugar, sifted
1-1/2 lb. dipping chocolate or
white chocolate

Instructions

Drain marachino cherries thoroughly. Place on paper toweling. Combine butter or margarine, corn syrup and salt. Stir in sifted confectioner's sugar. Knead sugar mixture until smooth (chill if mixture is too soft.)Shape 1 teaspoon of the sugar mixture around each cherry. Place on a waxed-paper-lined baking sheet, chill. In a small, heavy saucepan, melt chocolate, stirring constantly. DO NOT ADD ANY LIQUID! Holding cherries by stems, dip one at a time into chocolate. Spoon chocolate over cherries to coat. Chill until chocolate is hardened. Store candy in a covered container in a cool place. Let candies ripen a week or two.

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