Chocolate Covered Cherries- Big Mama's Recipes and Resources

Chocolate-Covered Cherries

This candy recipe will be a great addition to fill the White Candy Box recipe in this section. This recipe needs to be made 1 week ahead to allow the center of the cherries to soften.

Ingredients:

1/3 cup butter, softened
2 1/4 cups sifted powdered sugar
1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons milk
2 teaspoons cherry liqueur
2 (10-ounce) jars maraschino cherries with stems, drained
1 (8-ounce) package semisweet chocolate squares
1 tablespoon shortening

Directions:

Bake butter at medium speed with an electic mixer until cramy, gradually add sugar, beating well. Add milk and liqueur, beating until blended. Shape sugar mixture around cherries, coating cherries completely; place on wax paper.

Microwave chocolate and shortening in a 2-cup glass measuring cup on high aofr 1 1/2 minutes or until melted stir twice. Dip coated cherries by stems into choclate mixture, allowing excess to drip; place on wax paper. Let stand until firm. Store loosely covered in a cool place 1 weeek or until centers are soften.

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