Italian Chocolate Truffles

You can use a milk chocolate instead of dark. I received the recipe with a box of these truffles as a gift.Some were rolled in coconut.

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Yields: 24 balls

Ingredients

• 6  ounces dark chocolate
• 2  tablespoons  almond liqueur or 2  tablespoons  orange liqueur
• 3  tablespoons sweet butter
• 1⁄2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1⁄2 cup  ground almonds
• 1 3⁄4 ounces  grated chocolate

Directions

1. Melt chocolate with the liqueur in a double boiler; stir until well blended.
2. Add the butter stir until melted.
3. Stir in the almonds and sugar.
4. Leave mixture in a cool place until firm enough to roll into balls.
5. Put the grated chocolate on a plate and roll the balls in the chocolate to coat them.
6. Put the truffles in paper candy cups and chill.
7. Will keep for 2 weeks in a cool place.