Chocolate Cherries

* Exported from MasterCook *

Chocolate Cherries

Recipe By : Robyn Walton <mikeace@ix.netcom.com>
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Fruits Chocolate

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 c powdered sugar
1 c creamy peanut butter
2 tbsp butter -- softened
4 tsp vanilla
4 dozen maraschino cherries with stems
9 oz semi sweet chocolate
2 tbsp oil

Combine first four ingredients; cream well. Shape 48 3/4 inch balls.
Set on waxed paper lined baking sheet. Chill 1 hour. Drain cherries
and pat dry. Flatten balls and spatula and carefully wrap around
cherries, encasing to base of stem. Return to baking sheet; chill 3
hours. Melt chocolate with oil in top of double boiler over hot, not
boiling, water. Hold each cherry by its stem and dip into chocolate,
covering well. Return again to baking sheet and chill for 2 hours.





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