Wonderful Candies Two Ways
Nutrition
127
Calories
0g
Protein
21g
Carbs
5g
Fat
Ingredients
| 1 cup | 240 ml | butter, melted |
| 1 can (14 ounces) | sweetened condensed milk | |
| 3 pounds | 1.4 kg | confectioners' sugar |
| 1/2 cup | 120 ml | cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookie crumbs (Cookies & Creme bonbons) |
| 1 pound | 455 g | white candy coating, melted (Cookies & Creme bonbons) |
| 54 | maraschino cherries (about two 10-ounce jars), patted dry (chocolate-covered cherries) | |
| 1 pound | 455 g | milk chocolate candy coating, melted (chocolate-covered cherries) |
Instructions
Directions
- In a large bowl, combine butter and milk. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until a smooth dough is formed. Divide in half; cover with plastic wrap.
- For bonbons, stir cookie crumbs into one portion of dough. Shape into 1-in. balls. Dip into white candy coating; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Chill until firm.
- For chocolate-covered cherries, shape remaining portion of dough into 1-in. balls; flatten to 2-in. circles. Wrap each circle around a cherry and gently reshape into a ball. Dip into milk chocolate coating; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Chill until firm. Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts 1 each: 127 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated fat), 6mg cholesterol, 24mg sodium, 21g carbohydrate (20g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.
Tips from readers:
- Before dipping cherries in chocolate, pop them in your freezer to freeze just a bit. Once they thaw, there will be a juice inside like store kind. My sis-in-law did this all the time.
- (CC3, Dec 7, 2013) You can use the same recipe and add different flavors for the dough (cream filled) chocolate candy. I like cherry, almond, and orange. Leave out the maraschino cherry. Don't put too much in as the dough will be runny, just add enough for flavor.