Copycat Cadbury Creme Eggs for Easter!

Copycat Cadbury Creme Eggs

An excellent treat for Easter Baskets!!!!

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1/2 cups light corn syrup

1/4 cup butter, softened ---VERY IMPORTANT!!!! SOFTENED NOT MELTED!!!!

1 teas. vanilla

1/4 teas. salt

3 cups powdered sugar

4 drops yelllow food coloring

2 drops red food coloring (My kids react very badly to red dye so I omit this, I do add a little yellow because they dont react to that but dyes are not necessary)

1 − 12 oz. bag milk chocolate chips

2 Tbls. shortening

Combine corn syrup, butter, vanilla and salt in large bowl. Beat well with
electric mixer. Add sugar, one cup at a time, mixing by hand after each
addition.

Remove about 1/3 of the mix and place in small bowl. Add yellow &
red coloring and stir.

Cover both mixes and refrigerate at least 2 hours.

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. Repeat with remaining ingredients.

Refrigerate 3−4 hrs.

Combine chocolate chips with shortening in glass bowl. Microwave on high for 1
minute. Then stir and microwave another minute.

Use a fork to dip each center into the chocolate. Place candy onto wax paper to dry.