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Ingredients:
1/2 cups light corn syrup
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
3 cups powdered sugar
4 drops yelllow food coloring
2 drops red food coloring
1 − 12 oz. bag milk chocolate chips
2 Tbsp shortening
Instructions:
1. Combine corn syrup, butter, vanilla and salt in large bowl.
2. Beat well with electric mixer.
3. Add sugar, one cup at a time, mixing by hand after each addition.
4. Remove about 1/3 of the mix and place in small bowl.
5. Add yellow & red coloring and stir. Cover both mixes and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
6. When mixes are firm, roll a small ball from the orange filling and wrap around it a portion of the white filling that is twice that size.
7. Form into the shape of an egg and place onto a cookie sheet that has been brushed with shortening.
8. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
9. Refrigerate 3−4 hrs.
10. Combine chocolate chips with shortening in glass bowl.
11. Microwave on high for 1 minute.
12. Then stir and microwave another minute.
13. Use a fork to dip each center into the chocolate.
14. Place candy onto wax paper to dry.
15. After 1−2 hours of chilling, dip each candy one more time and chill.
