Delicious Chocolate Truffles Recipe

Ingredients:

½   cup unsalted butter

2 ⅓ cup confectioner’s sugar

½   cup cocoa 

¼ cup heavy or whipping cream 

1 ½ teaspoon vanilla

For the centers: 
pecan, walnuts, whole almonds or after-dinner mints

For the Coatings: 
coconut, crushed nuts,confectioners sugar

Note: The ingredients above makes about 3 dozen truffles

Instructions:

1. Cream butter in large mixer bowl. 
2. Combine 2 ½ cups confectioners' sugar and the cocoa; 
3. add alternately with cream and vanilla to butter. 
4. Blend well. 
5. Chill until firm. 
6. Shape small amount of mixture around desired center; 
7. roll into 1 inch balls. 
8. Drop into desired coating and turn until well covered. 
9. Chill until firm.