Chocolate Covered Cherries

Ingredients

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

Recipe

Ready Time: 1 hr


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