Aunt Bea's Chocolate Covered Cherries

My family has made these for years as part of the annual holiday baking and candy making. I do sometimes temper the chocolate instead of using the paraffin depending on time.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 40

Ingredients

• 14  ounces maraschino cherries (with stems)
• 12  ounces  semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 12  ounces  milk chocolate chips
•  paraffin wax

• white fondant

• 1⁄3 cup unsalted butter
• 1⁄3 cup white corn syrup
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 4 1⁄2 cups confectioners' sugar, plus
• 2 -3  tablespoons confectioners' sugar

Directions

1. Drain cherries.
2. Prepare fondant.
3. Add all fondant ingrediants together in a large bowl and mix together.
4. Knead fondant adding powdered sugar just until the fondant no longer sticks to the table or board.
5. Roll fondant into one inch balls, flatten and wrap around cherries, sealing at the stem.
6. Place into refrigerator to chill.
7. Add both bags of chips to top of double boiler with water in bottom half simmering.
8. Add approximately a two inch square of paraffin to chip (as shavings).
9. Let melt, stirring occasionally.
10. When fully liquid dip cherries into chocolate and place on waxed paper to set.
11. Store in the refrigerator until ready to eat.