Hershey's Chocolate Bon Bons (1982)

• 
  1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 1/2 tspns vanilla
• 3 cups confectioner's sugar
• 3 oz Hershey's unsweetened baking chocolate, melted
• 1/3 cup flaked coconut
• 1/8 to 1/4 tspn peppermint extract
• 1/4 tspn rum extract

Combine butter and heavy cream in small bowl. Add vanilla. Gradually add confectioner's sugar and melted baking chocolate, and blend thoroughly.

Shape into 1-inch balls and place on waxed paper-covered tray. Cover and chill. Remove from refrigerator 20 minute before dippping.

Divide chilled balls into 3 parts. Add 1/3 cup flaked coconut to the first part, 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon peppermint (or pure mint) extract to the second, and 1/4 teaspoon rum extract to the third.  Shape into balls again, and chill. Serves about 4 dozen.

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(Origin - "Hershey's Chocolate and Cocoa Cookbook" published by Ideals, 1982.)