Raspberry-fudge Truffles

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon shortening
• 3 (1 ounce) chocolate baking squares
• 10 (2 ounce) baking chocolate squares
• 2 (12 ounce) cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 1 cup seedless raspberry preserves
• 2 tablespoons raspberry liqueur
• 1 1/2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs

Recipe

• 1 microwave choc.
• 2 chips on high 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds.
• 3 beat cream cheese until smooth.
• 4 add melted choc.
• 5 ,preserves, and liqueur, until well blended.
• 6 stir in crumbs.
• 7 cover and chill 2 hours.
• 8 shape mixture into 1 inch balls.
• 9 cover and freeze 1 hour, until firm.
• 10 microwave chocolate coating 2 minutes, until melted, stir every 30 seconds.
• 11 dip balls into coating.
• 12 place on wax paper.
• 13 put choc.
• 14 and shortning in zip top bag; seal.
• 15 submerge into hot water until chocolate melts.
• 16 knead until smooth.
• 17 snip tiny hole into corner of bag, drizzle over truffles.
• 18 let stand until firm.
• 19 store in refig, if desired.