Taste of Home
Chocolate Cherry Candies
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 40 min. + chilling
YIELD: about 4-1/2 dozen.
I make these only at Christmastime for family and a few close friends; my family really looks forward to this special treat! —Melody Daugherty, Long Beach, California
Ingredients
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2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
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1/4 cup butter, softened
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2 cups confectioners' sugar
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1 cup finely chopped walnuts
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1 cup flaked coconut
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1/4 cup finely chopped maraschino cherries
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1 tablespoon maraschino cherry juice
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2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
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2 tablespoons shortening
Directions
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1.
Beat peanut butter, butter and confectioners' sugar until crumbly. Stir in walnuts, coconut, cherries and cherry juice. Refrigerate, covered, at least 1 hour. Shape rounded teaspoonfuls of filling into balls. Freeze 10 minutes.
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2.
In a microwave or heavy saucepan, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip balls in chocolate, allowing excess to drip off; place on waxed paper. Refrigerate until chocolate is firm.
Nutrition Facts
1 piece: 93 calories, 6g fat (2g saturated fat), 2mg cholesterol, 26mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.
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