Easter Eggs

Description
Contributed by World Recipes Y-Group

Ingredients

 * 2 boxes powdered sugar
 * 2 sticks butter or margarine
 * 1 tsp salt
 * 1 small can carnation milk
 * 1 pkg. chopped nuts
 * 1 small bottle maraschino cherries, drained
 * 1 cup coconut
 * 1 can crushed pineapple, well drained
 * 1 pkg. (12 oz) chocolate chips
 * paraffin, optional

Directions

 * 1) Mix sugar, butter, nuts, cherries, pineapple and coconut.
 * 2) Add salt.
 * 3) Add milk to stick together, but not runny.
 * 4) Shape and allow to dry.
 * 5) Melt chocolate chips in double boiler.
 * 6) You can add shaved paraffin to chocolate chips to make chocolate shiny.
 * 7) Dip shaped egg into melted chocolate and set out to dry (Tupperware™ pastry sheet very helpful here)
 * 8) When chocolate is set, eggs can then be personalized and decorated with icing.

Note
Large bowl necessary for easy mixing. Tupperware™ fix-n-mix is perfect for this! enjoy.