Chocolate Covered Cherries - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 Tbsp. butter, softened
2 1/2 c. sifted powdered sugar
1 1/2 tsp. milk
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
about 48 maraschino cherries with stems
1 (12 oz.) pkg. chocolate morsels
1 Tbsp. shortening

Preparation

Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well.
Blend in milk and vanilla.
Chill mixture for 2 hours or until firm. Drain cherries; dry on absorbent paper towel.
Place bowl of sugar mixture in a bowl of ice to keep chilled.
Shape a small amount of sugar around each cherry.
Place on waxed paper-lined cookie sheet; chill 2 hours or until firm.
Melt chocolate and shortening in double boiler.
Dip each cherry by stem.
Place on wax paper-lined cookie sheet.
Chill.
Makes 4 dozen.