Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs

Description: Received this in a flyer through the mail. They said you could decorate them with royal icing or top the eggs with colored sprinkles. They sounded good.

Ingredients:

• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 -3 tablespoons milk
• 3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon shortening

Steps:

1. Mix together powdered sugar, peanut butter and butter.
2. Add milk, one tablespoon at a time until.
3. it becomes a nice workable dough.
4. it will be like play dough and easy to work with.
5. form dough into egg shapes
6. place in freezer for 1 hour.
7. Place chocolate chips in and
8. shortening in a glass measuring cup.
9. Microwave 1 minute at a time, stirring in between, until melted.
10. (Can use a double broiler if you prefer).
11. Dip each egg in the melted chocolate.
12. place on waxed paper until set.
13. trim any excess chocolate off that may pool with a paring knife.
14. Decorate with royal icing or sprinkles if you wish.