Cherry Truffles

Total Time: 37 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• 16 ounces cherry frosting
• 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 10 ounces maraschino cherries
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3 tablespoons crisco shortening

Recipe

• 1 combine frosting and confectioners' sugar in large bowl.
• 2 stir with wooden spoon until thoroughly blended.
• 3 drain and dry cherries.
• 4 cover each cherry with 1 tsp candy mixture.
• 5 roll into 1" balls -- set aside.
• 6 place chocolate chips and crisco in 2 cup measuring cup.microwave at medium speed.(50% power).for 2 minutes.stir.
• 7 microwave for 1 minute longer at medium, stir until smooth --
• 8 break the middle tongs of a plastic fork, using this fork, dip one candy ball into the chocolate mixture until completely covered.
• 9 remove to cookie sheet covered with wax paper to cool.
• 10 repeat with remaining candy balls.
• 11 allow to stand until chocolate mixture is set.
• 12 store in refrigerator.