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Della's Chocolate Cordial Cherries

Della's Chocolate Cordial Cherries comes together with Milk Choco Chips, Butter, Confectioners Sugar, Milk, and Vanilla. Save it, add the ingredients to your shopping list, and cook it tonight.

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Ingredients

• 1 cup
• 1/4 cup
• 2 cup
• 1 tbsp
• 1/2 tsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Place both kinds of choco chips into top of double boiler, add shortening and melt.

2. 2

   Cool to 78 deg.

3. 3

   Cream butter with sugar.

4. 4

   Add milk, vanilla, and almond extract.

5. 5

   If mixture is too sticky add up to 1/4c additional sugar.

6. 6

   Cover and chill.

7. 7

   When ready to dip into chocolate coating, heat cooled chocolate to 88 deg over warm water, maintain temp while dipping.

8. 8

   Drop each covered cherry, one at a time, into chocolate; roll to coat completely and remove with a fork.

9. 9

   Draw fork across the rim of the pan to remove excess chocolate.

10. 10

    Drop from fork, upside down, onto waxed paper, swirling a thread of chocolate from fork across top for a decorative touch.

11. 11

    Chill 20 mins. Store in a cool place 1-2 days to allow cherry covering to liquidfy and form “cordial”.