Chocolate Nut Candy Cups

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon vegetable shortening
• 1 cup broken pecans or walnuts

Instructions

1. In a medium microwave safe bowl, place the chips and shortening and microwave on HIGH (100%) for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or until smooth when stirred. Stir in the nuts.
2. Spoon heaping teaspoonsful of the mixture into 1 inch paper candy cups or paper lined mini muffin cups, filling each cup half full.
3. Refrigerate until firm.
4. Peel off the paper cups, if desired.