A Twist on Cherry Cordials

I love the cherry cordials that pop into the limelight every Christmas season.  After reviewing several recipes to make these, I decided to try my hand at making them.  Although, as usual, I changed the recipe a little to work with what I had.

Ingredients

• One large jar of maraschino cherries (it had about 92 cherries)
• 1 bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 bag white chocolate chips
• 6 Tablespoons of butter
• 8 Tablespoons of light corn syrup
• 4 Cups powdered sugar

Supplies

• Colander
• Medium Glass Bowl
• Medium Pot
• Spatula
• Cookie Sheet
• Mini Cupcake Liners
• Piping Bag
• Heavy Duty Mixer or Handheld Mixer and Mixing Bowl

Directions

1. Drain cherries in colander

2. Mix together butter and corn syrup

3. Sifting in one cup at a time, add powdered sugar (be sure to mix completely before each addition)
4. Refrigerate 1 hour for cordial mixture to stiffen

5. Separate cupcake liners and set out on cookie sheet
6. Create a double boiler using the pot and glass bowl (if you need directions, see White Chocolate Peppermint Popcorn post)
7. Melt the semi-sweet chocolate in the double boiler using the spatula to stir so the chocolate doesn't burn

8. Put a little of the chocolate into each cupcake liner, spread in bottom and up the sides

9. Place one cherry in the center of each chocolate-filled cupcake liner

10. Scoop small amount of cordial mixture onto each cherry
11. At this point, you could be done (the cordial cherries will taste like the traditional ones you find in the store)

12. Place cookie sheet in the refrigerator
13. Wash glass bowl, and spatula
14. Dry completely and return to pot
15. Melt the white chocolate in the double boiler, and scoop into the piping bag
16. Remove the cherries from the fridge
17. Cut the tip of the piping bag, and cover each cherry with white chocolate
18. Chocolate will remain slightly soft if not refrigerated
19. Store in airtight container until ready to serve
20. The longer you store the cherries, more of the cordial mixture will turn to liquid