Superbowl Snack-Chocolate covered Strawberry Footballs

For superbowl we went over to a friends house to watch the game, we contributed a few snacks including the drunk gummies I posted about earlier this week and these little football chcolate covered strawberries.

To make them I melted about 1 cup chocolate and 1 tsp shortening in a microwave safe cup (I picked something tall and skinny so the chocolate would be deep enough for the strawberries) once the chocolate was melted and smooth I waited a few minutes until it was cooled a bit (about the temperature of your skin or a little cooler so it wouldnt bruise the berries) then dip and shake off the excess. Let the chocolate harden and chill in the fridge for about 30 minute. Then I piped the laces onto the berries with some royal icing, but white chocolate melted in a ziplock bag with the corner snipped off will work too.  

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