Instructions: Line large baking sheet with waxed paper. Wipe strawberries clean; dry with paper towels.

Stir chocolate chips and shortening in top of double boiler set over simmering water until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth. Place chocolate sprinkles in shallow bowl. Holding 1 strawberry by its green top, dip 3/4 of berry into melted chocolate. Let excess chocolate drip off, then dip into chocolate sprinkles. Place on waxed-paper-lined sheet. Repeat dipping remaining strawberries into chocolate, then into sprinkles. Refrigerate until chocolate coating is firm, about 1 hour. (Can be prepared 8 hours ahead. Keep refrigerated.)

Makes 36.

Ellen Lebow: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

A Cook from Asheville, NC on 09/15/00
Easy and delicious! Left off the sprinkles, and it was still great.

A Cook from Pat from Acton, MA on 08/27/00 I just made this again and this time I microwaved the chocolate mixture and it worked excellent. Instead of dipping them in sprinkles, I dipped them and ground pistachio nuts-O BOY really good. You could dips them in any ground nuts, but the pistachios were just plain terrific!

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