Chocolate-Peanut Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (6 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate pieces
2/3 c. sweetened condensed milk
1/2 c. salted Spanish peanuts
1 tsp. vanilla extract
colored sugar (optional)
candied cherries (optional)

Preparation

Partially melt chocolate pieces in the top of a double boiler over hot, not boiling, water.
Remove from hot water and stir rapidly until chocolate is entirely melted.
Stir in milk, peanuts and vanilla.
Drop from a teaspoon onto waxed paper.
Chill until firm enough to handle.
Shape each into a ball.
If desired, decorate with colored sugar or candied cherries.
Chill again until firm.
Makes about 4 dozen.