Ingredients:
2 pints strawberries (with long stems, if you can find them
1 8-ounce package cream cheese
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 cup semisweet or dark chocolate chips optional
1/2 teaspoon shortening optional
Directions:
1. Rinse and dry the best looking strawberries you have (you can let them air-dry on a clean kitchen towel if your not pressed for time Set aside
2. To prepare the filling beat the cream cheese powdered sugar and almond extract with an electric mixer on high. This step can be done 2-3 days days ahead of time. When ready to serve spoon the mixture into a decorating bag fitted with a star tip
3. Using a sharp knife cut a strawberry from tip almost to stem in the middle of the strawberry Make another cut crosswise making an "X" be careful not to cut all the way into the strawberry If the strawberry is sitting on its stem it should flare open. Repeat this step with the remaining strawberries.
Mmmmm....strawberries!
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