Chocolate-Covered Cherries - cooking recipe

Ingredients

60 maraschino cherries with stems
3 Tbsp. butter or margarine, softened
3 Tbsp. light corn syrup
1/4 tsp. salt
2 c. sifted powdered sugar
1 1/2 lb. candy-making milk chocolate, cut up

Preparation

Drain cherries thoroughly on paper toweling.
Combine butter or margarine, corn syrup and salt.
Stir in powdered sugar.
Knead mixture until smooth (chill mixture if too soft).
Shape 1 teaspoon of the sugar mixture around each cherry.
Place coated cherries on a baking sheet lined with waxed paper; chill.