SIMPLE CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES

Serve:

2 dozen


4 C Powdered sugar 1 t Vanilla extract
-(yes, four cups!) 5 oz Unsweetened chocolate
8 oz Cream cheese (one Assorted toppings
-large package or -(cocoa, powdered sugar,
-3 small packages -crushed nuts, jimmies,
-less a nibble) -etc.)

Mix the powdered sugar into the softened cream cheese a little (2/3 cup) at
a time, making sure it is well blended after every addition.

Melt the chocolate in a double boiler and add it to the cream cheese
mixture along with the vanilla. Mix well. Chill for a couple hours. Roll
mix into one inch balls, then roll them in a topping. Chill.

NOTES:

* Easy-to-make candies with chocolate and cream cheese — Here’s a good
recipe for lazy chocolate freaks. They’re not as good as the ones you buy
in good candy stores, but they’re still yummy.

* If you’re adventurous, try substituting the liqueur of your choice for
the vanilla.

: Difficulty: easy.
: Time: 30 minutes preparation, 2 hours chilling, 20 minutes rolling.
: Precision: measure the ingredients.

: — Chan Benson
: {ihnp4 | hplabs}!hpfcla!chan
: Hewlett-Packard Company
: Fort Collins, CO

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