Cadbury Creme Egg Recipe

• 1/2 c. light corn syrup
• 1/4 c. butter softened
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3 c. powdered sugar
• 4 dsh yellow food coloring
• 2 dsh red food coloring
• 1 bag lowfat milk chocolate chips - (12 ounce)
• 2 Tbsp. vegetable shortening

1. Combine the corn syrup, butter, vanilla, and salt in a large bowl.
2. Beat well with an electric mixer till smooth.
3. Add in powdered sugar, one c. at a time, mixing by hand after each addition.
4. Mix well till creamy.
5. Remove about 1/3 of the mix and place it into a small bowl.
6. Add in the yellow and red food coloring and stir well to combine.
7. Cover both mixtures and chill for at least 2 hrs, or possibly till hard.
8. When mixtures are hard, roll a small, marble-size ball from the orange filling, and wrap around it a portion of the white filling which is roughly twice the size.
9. Form this filling into the shape of an egg and place it onto a cookie sheet which has been brushed with a light coating of shortening.
10. Repeat for the remaining filling ingredients, then chill these centers for 3 to 4 hrs or possibly till hard.
11. Combine the lowfat milk chocolate chips with the shortening in a glass or possibly ceramic bowl.
12. Microwave chocolate on high speed for 1 minute, then stir and microwave again for 1 more minute, and stir.
13. Use a fork to dip each center into the chocolate, tap the fork on the side of the bowl, then place each candy onto wax paper.
14. Chill.
15. After 1 to 2 hrs of chilling, dip each candy once more and refrigeratefor several hrs, or possibly till completely hard.
16. This recipe yields 2 dozen candy Large eggs.

light corn syrup, butter, vanilla, salt, powdered sugar, coloring, dsh red food coloring, chocolate chips, vegetable shortening

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/cadbury-creme-egg-96978 (may not work)