Homemade Cadbury Creme Eggs

INGREDIENTS

     1/4 cup softened butter
     1/2 cup corn syrup
     3 1/2 - 4 cups powdered sugar
     pinch salt
     1 pound chocolate chips, melts, or bark
     1 tablespoon shortening (if using chocolate chips)

METHOD

Beat together butter and corn syrup until smooth.

Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time and beat until smooth and combined. You may need to stir in the last cup or so by hand.

Place about 1/3 of the dough in a separate bowl and color with yellow food coloring.

Divide white dough into even pieces and place on a greased cookie sheet.

Divide yellow dough in to an equal number of pieces and place on a greased cookie sheet.

Chill dough for 20 to 30 minutes to stiffen up a bit (it will be a bit sticky).

Remove dough from the fridge and roll the yellow dough into balls.

Flatten each white piece of dough a bit and place a yellow piece in the center of the white dough.

Wrap the white dough around the yellow and form into a ball (or egg shape).

Melt chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave. If using the microwave, heat in 30 second increments at 50% power. Stir well after each heating.

Dip each egg in chocolate and place on a piece of parchment paper to dry.

This recipe can be found at The Royal Cook