Magic Easter Eggs

These Easter eggs will be one of a kind as each one is hand-made by you. No two eggs will be exactly alike. 

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt
few drops of yellow food coloring, optional
1 can sweetened condensed milk
6 c. powdered sugar
1 1/2 lbs. semi-sweet chocolate, melted

Directions

Cream butter, vanilla, salt and yellow food coloring in a mixing bowl.  

Blend in sweetened condensed milk, mixing until the mixture is smooth. 

Gradually add the powdered sugar, blending well after each addition. When the mixture becomes too stiff to mix anymore, turn out onto a board or countertop dusted with powdered sugar. 

Knead in the remaining powdered sugar until you have a dough that is smooth and no longer sticky. 

Form mixture into egg shapes. Place on a tray or cookie sheet lined with waxed paper. Cover and chill the eggs for 4 hours or until firm. 

Melt the semi-sweet chocolate.  Place an egg on the tines of a fork or one of those 2-pronged forks if you have one. Dip the egg into the chocolate, allowing the excess chocolate to drip of. Place the chocolate egg on the waxed paper. Do this to each egg until they are all coated in chocolate. 

You can decorate the eggs with sprinkles while the chocolate is still soft. Or you can allow the chocolate to stand until firm and then decorate with icing. 

Store the chocolate Easter eggs in a covered container at room temperature. You can also place them in the refrigerator if it is hot where you are to keep the chocolate from melting.