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Chocolate Easter Eggs




Source of Recipe


the net


List of Ingredients




1 cup Butter, softened
3 lbs Icing sugar
2/3 cup Condensed milk
1 tbsp Vanilla
1/2 tsp Salt
1 lbs Semisweet chocolate, chopped
2 tbsp Vegetable shortening


ICING
2 lbs Icing sugar
1 cup Vegetable shortening
1/2 cup Milk
Food colouring (optl)


Recipe




1 To increase variety, divide dough into four portions and use extra flavors.
2 In a large bowl, beat butter until fluffy; gradually beat in icing sugar, milk, vanilla and salt.
3 On work surface, knead until smooth.
4 Shape into 32 eggs.
5 Refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm.
6 In ;bowl over ;hot (not boiling) water, melt chocolate with shortening; remove from heat.
7 Using 2 forks, dip 1 egg into chocolate to coat; shake off excess.
8 Repeat with remaining eggs.
9 Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets; refrigerate until chocolate is set.
10 Icing: in a large bowl, gradually beat sugar into shortening until fluffy.
11 Beat in milk until smooth.
12 Divide into batches; beat in food colouring (if using).
13 Decorate eggs.
14 Extra flavors: (per one-quarter of egg mixture) chocolate: beat in 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder maple walnut: add 2 tbsp chopped walnuts and ½ tsp maple extract citrus: beat in 1 tbsp grated orange rind.