King's Crown wrote:

> I made this today to give away for Valentine's Day. They are very good.
> Yes, I little work, but I did it with a friend and the afternoon went by
> quickly and we each have 40 to eat and give away.
>
> I added 1/2 tsp of almond extract to the "dough" recipe. The dough
> definitely needed to chill the full 2 hours. After the first hour it still
> seemed too soft and I used a teaspoon sized cookie scoop and made the 80
> cherry sized balls required and chilled them the additional hour. I removed
> 1/4 of the balls to work with at a time to keep the others chilled enough
> not to melt and make a mess. I also sprayed my hands with a tiny squirt of
> Pam then sprinkled powdered sugar on my hands. Between each flattening of
> the dough I again sprinkled my hands with powdered sugar to keep the dough
> from sticking to my hands. Enjoy, Lynne
>
> Chocolate Covered Cherries
>
> Recipe By amsel
> Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
> Categories : candies chocolate
> fruits
>
> Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
> -------- ------------ --------------------------------
> 2 pounds powdered sugar
> 1 tablespoon lemon juice
> 2 sticks soft butter
> 12 ounces real chocolate chips
> 3 jars maraschino cherries -- with stems
> 1/3 bar paraffin wax
> 6 tablespoons cherry juice
>
> 1. Combine sugar, butter, cherry juice and lemon juice; chill 1-2 hours.
> 2. Drain maraschino cherries and chill thoroughly.
> 3. Make balls of dough the size of a cherry; flatten and wrap around cherry,
> sealing edges.
> 4. Freeze 1/2 hour or more.
> 5. In a double boiler, melt chocolate chips together with wax.
> 6. Reduce heat and dip frozen, dough coated cherries.
> 7. Dry on waxed paper. Place into bonbon papers.
>
> NOTE: Keep refrigerated until the day candy is to be eaten, or the
> chocolate gets dull, and the center begins to crystallize.

I do a much simpler version.

Maraschino Cherries
Powdered Sugar
Nestles Tollhouse Morsels

Melt Tollhouse morsels in a pyrex measuring cup by microwaving in 30
second bursts.

Pour cherries into a colander to drain. Save the syrup for adding to
coffee, coke or lemonade, if you're into that.

Dip cherries into powdered sugar, tap off excess, then dip into melted
chocolate, using a fork to submerge, if necessary. Set cherries on
waxed paper and move to a cool dry, dog- and kid-proof location to harden.

Kathleen