Spirited Chocolates
By: Anonymous
Published: Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 8:30pm

Ingredients




2 tablespoons Butter or margarine, softened
2 tablespoons Plus 1 tsp Kirsch or Chambord
To 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
2 pkts Semisweet chocolate morsels (12-oz pkgs)

Preparation

1 Combine butter and liqueur; blend well. Stir in enough powdered sugar to make mixture the consistency of craft dough, kneading as necessary. Shape mixture into 4 dozen balls. Chill. 2 Place chocolate in top of a double boiler; bring water to a boil. 3 Reduce heat to low; cook until chocolate melts. Let chocolate stand over hot water as you mold chocolates. 4 Spoon about 1/2 teaspoon melted chocolate into each plastic mold intended for chocolate-covered cherries. spread chocolate to cover sides of mold using the back of a smll spoon. Freeze about 10 minutes or until firm. Place one fondant ball in each mold; spoon in additional chocolate to fill molds. Chill until firm. 5 Invert plastic molds, and gently tap to release candy. Store in the refrigerator. 6 Yields 4 dozen. 7 NOTE: Candy mixture may also be dropped in melted chocolate if chocolate-covered cherry molds are unavailable.