Chocolate Covered Cherries Recipe

Ingredients

60 maraschino cherries with stems (about two 10 oz jars)

3 TBSP butter or margarine, softened

3 TBSP light corn syrup

2 cups sifted powdered sugar

1 lb chocolate almond bark

Preparation

Drain cherries on paper towels for several hours

In a small mixing bowl combine butter & syrup. Stir in sugar. Knead until smooth. Chill if too soft to handle.

Shape about 1/2 tsp of mixture around each cherry. Place upright on waxpaper lined baking sheet; chill til firm

Melt almond bark

Holding cherries by stems, dip into chocolate. Be sure to completely seal cherries in the chocolate or cherry juice may leak. Place stem side up on wax paper line baking sheets. Chill til firm

Place in tightly covered container.