Easter Recipes: Chocolate Covered Cherries

"Note: If you store these they will make the juice around the cherry, like the store bought ones.

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.