Eggnog Truffles

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Title: EGGNOG TRUFFLES
Categories: Candies, Chocolate
Yield: 36 Servings

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2 c Milk chocolate chips
2 tb Butter; or margarine
1/2 c Eggnog

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2 c Semisweet chocolate chips
1 tb Shortening

CHOCOLATE CUPS: Melt chips with shortening in heavy, small saucepan over
very low heat, stirring constantly. Spoon about 1/2 tablespoon of the
chocolate mixture into each of about 36 small foil candy cups. With back of
spoon, bring some of the chocolate up side of each cup. Refrigerate until
firm.

TRUFFLES: Melt chips with butter and eggnog in heavy, medium saucepan over
low heat, stirring occasionally. Pour into pie pan. Refrigerate until
mixture is thick, but soft, about 2 hours. Spoon truffle mixture into
pastry bag fitted with large star tip. Pipe mixture into chocolate cups.
Truffles can be refrigerated 2-3 days or frozen several weeks. Hint: To
remove foil cups, cut slit in bottom of the cup and peel foil up from
bottom. Doi not peel down from the top edge. Makes about 36 truffles.

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