Chocolate-Covered Cherries

Ingredients:

1 box confectioners’ sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 jars maraschino cherries (approx. 100 cherries)
12 oz semisweet chocolate chips

Cover a cookie sheet with wax paper and set aside. In a medium mixing bowl, mix together confectioners’s sugar, corn syrup, butter, and vanilla extract. Knead or stir mixture until ingredients are well mixed and smooth.

Pinch a small piece of dough off and wrap around each cherry, rolling between hands quickly to prevent sticking and to form a smooth ball. Place on prepared cookie sheet and refrigerate until firm.

Melt chocolate chips in a double boiler over simmering heat, stirring frequently with a rubber spatula. Dip cherries in chocolate using toothpicks, a fork or any other dipping tool. Place on wax paper and chill until firm. Store in refrigerator in an airtight container (do not freeze).