Chocolate Covered Cherries


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Ingredients

1 pound maraschino cherries
1/2 cup butter
1 pound powdered sugar
4 tablespoons heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
Coating chocolate

Preparation

1
Drain cherries; spread out on several layers of paper towel; dry well.
2
Cream butter until fluffy. Mix sugar and cream and vanilla. Mix well and knead with hands. Let fondant rest in refrigerator for 1 hour, or up to 6 hours. This allows the ingredients to meld. Wrap a small amount of this fondant around cherries.
3
Wax paper cookie sheets, and place cherries on the sheets. Chill and remove; let stand 30 minutes. Dip in melted chocolate.

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Chocolate-covered cherries are and elegant and impressive dessert.

Yield:

12.0 servings

Added:

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 3:21am

Creator:

Anonymous

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