"Chocolate Covered Cherries"

Ingredients

• 8 tablespoons melted butter
• 6 tablespoons corn syrup
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 pounds confectioners' sugar
• 3 (10 ounce) jars maraschino cherries, drained
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 tablespoon shortening

Directions

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, corn syrup, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, and sugar. Knead dough, and form it into balls with a cherry wrapped in the middle. The balls should be approximately the size of walnuts. Place balls in the freezer to chill.
2. In a double boiler, melt chocolate chips and shortening together. Dip the cooled balls in the chocolate, let cool on parchment paper.

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