Cadbury Eggs

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar
• 4 drops yellow food coloring
• 2 drops red food coloring
• 1 (12 ounce) bag milk chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons shortening

Instructions

1. Combine corn syrup, butter, vanilla extract and salt in large bowl. Beat well with electric mixer.
2. Add confectioners' sugar, one cup at a time, mixing by hand after each addition.
3. Remove about 1/3 of the mix and place in small bowl. Add yellow and red colorings and stir.
4. Cover both mixes and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
5. When mixes are firm, roll a small ball from the orange filling and wrap around it a portion of the white filling that is twice that size. Form into the shape of an egg and place onto a cookie sheet that has been brushed with shortening.
6. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
7. Refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours.
8. Combine chocolate chips with shortening in glass bowl. Microwave on HIGH for 1 minute.
9. Stir and microwave another minute.
10. Use a fork to dip each center into the chocolate. Place candy onto wax paper to dry.
11. After 1-2 hours of chilling, dip each candy one more time and chill.