Candy Easter Eggs

Ingredients

• 1/4 pound butter
• 1 pound confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons (or more) cream or milk
• 12 ounces chocolate chips
• 1 (1 inch) square paraffin

Instructions

1. Cream butter, sugar and vanilla extract in about 2 tablespoons cream. A little more cream may be added if necessary to handle well. Shape into eggs. Refrigerate overnight to set.
2. Melt chocolate and paraffin over hot water in a double boiler. Dip eggs into chocolate and put on wax paper to dry. Do not have the chocolate too hot, just warm.