Recipe for cooking candy easter eggs

Desserts to Go with Coffee and Tea :: Candies and Confections

Candy Easter Eggs

1/4 lb. butter
1 lb. powdered\sugar
1 Tbsp. vanilla extract or flavoring
2 Tbsp. (or more) cream or milk
12 oz. chocolate chips
1 (1-inch) square paraffin

Cream butter, sugar and vanilla extract or flavoring in about 2 Tbsp. cream. A little more cream may be added if necessary to handle well. Shape into eggs. Refrigerate overnight to set. 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.