Candy Recipes
Butter Creams
Yield: 5 dozen
Ingredients
Filling
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 cups confectioners' sugar
Coating
- 1 (12 ounce) bag semisweet real chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons shortening
Instructions
- In large mixer bowl combine butter and cream cheese. Beat at medium speed until smooth.
- Add vanilla extract. Reduce speed to low. Beat, gradually adding confectioners' sugar, until well mixed (4 to 5 minutes). If too soft, refrigerate until firm.
- Shape rounded teaspoonsful of mixture into 1 inch balls.
- Place on wax paper-lined baking sheets. Cover loosely; refrigerate until firm (2 hours or overnight).
- In saucepan melt chocolate chips and shortening over low heat (3 to 4 minutes).
- Dip butter creams into chocolate mixture; let excess drip off.
- Place on wax paper-lined baking sheet.
- Refrigerate to set, about 30 minutes.