Buttercream Easter Eggs

Ingredients

• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1/4 pound butter, creamed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 boxes confectioners' sugar
• 12 ounces chocolate chips or semi-sweet chocolate melts

Instructions

1. Mix the cream cheese, butter and vanilla extract together until well blended.
2. Mix in the confectioners' sugar.
3. Place mixture in refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
4. Roll the mixture, a small amount at a time into small egg shapes and place in refrigerator again for at least an hour.
5. Melt the chocolate in a microwave oven or in a double boiler.
6. Using a large wooden pick, dip each cream egg in melted chocolate to coat, then lay on a wax paper lined tray and allow the chocolate to harden.
7. Place the eggs in paper candy cups.