Chocolate Dipped Strawberries - cooking recipe

Ingredients

wax paper
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels
24 large strawberries
2 tsp. shortening

Preparation

Line a cookie sheet with wax paper.
Rinse strawberries; pat dry.
In a microwave-safe bowl, place chocolate morsels and shortening.
Stirring every 30 seconds, microwave on High until chocolate is melted, 1-2 minutes.
Dip half of each strawberry in melted chocolate.
Place on wax-paper lined cookie sheet. Refrigerate until chocolate is set.
Yield:
24 dipped strawberries.