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      Title: Eggnog Truffles
 Categories: Candies, Chocolate
      Yield: 36 Truffles
 
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      2 c  Milk chocolate chips
      2 tb Butter
    1/2 c  Eggnog

-------------------------------CHOCOLATE CUPS-------------------------------
      2 c  Semisweet chocolate chips
      1 tb Shortening
 
  Chocolate Cups:

  Melt chips with shortening in heavy, small saucepan over very low
  heat, stirring constantly. Spoon about 1/2 tb chocolate mixture
  into each of about 36 small foil candy cups. With back of spoon,
  bring some of the chocolate up side of each cup. Refrigerate until
  firm.
  
  Truffles:

  Melt chips with butter and eggnog in heavy, medium saucepan over
  low heat, stirring occasionally. Pour into pie pan. Refrigerate
  until mixture is thick, but soft, about 2 hours. Spoon truffle
  mixture into pastry bag fitted with large star tip. Pipe mixture
  into chocolate cups. Truffles can be refrigerated 2-3 days or
  frozen several weeks.

  Hint: To remove foil cups, cut slit in bottom of the cup and peel
  foil up from bottom. Do not peel down from the top edge.
 
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