chocolate candy dots

 i tried martha's recipe this week for chocolate candy dots and it worked nicely.  i melted 8 ounces of ghirardelli bittersweet chocolate over boiling water in a double boiler, and then added 1 teaspoon of vegetable shortening to allow the chocolate to glisten.  at this point, the chocolate could be flavored with any flavoring oil of choice.  i decided not to flavor the chocolate.

next, i used a very small appetizer spoon to make small spoonfuls of chocolate on the sheet pans, which were covered with waxed paper.  this process took awhile, with the recipe making enough candies for two sheet pans.  after the chocolate cools for about 20 minutes, it is time to sprinkle the candy with the white candy dots.  if the dots are applied while the chocolate is still very warm, they will sink into the candy and not be on the top as shown.

  the candies are traditionally called sno caps in the stores, and have always been one of my favorites for years.  this recipe is so easy and by choosing high quality chocolate, flavoring the chocolate and using different colored dots, the recipes are limit less for an all time favorite.

 just think, i could have coconut white chocolate sno caps.... yummy