Mike's Rudolph's Noses

So my father-in-law's family is spread literally from coast to coast of this nation.  I try to keep his mom in the loop and I let her know about our blog and one I created for Samantha's drawings and creations.  Turns out she was having difficulties getting onto the sites.  Enter Uncle Mike, John's older brother.  Mike was helping Grandma get online and asked if I was taking an guest recipe submissions, to which I of course said, "Why not!?"  And so here we are ladies and gentlemen, Mike's Rudolph Noses, with his own notations and directions. 

Rudolph's Noses
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Ingredients (this recipe makes 45 noses)
45 mini philo shells (3 boxes)
seedless raspberry jam (1 lb with some in reserve if you have a heavy hand)
chocolate chips 2x12 oz bags
1 fresh raspberry per nose
2 oz (or so) whipping cream
2 oz raspberry liqueur (optional for adults, not recommended for children and grandfathers)

Notes: I use Athens brand mini fillo shells because they are available locally.  There are 15 shells/box. Use any brand you can find.  Use good quality seedless raspberry jam but a top line jam isn't necessary.
Same with chocolate chip quality.  I use the Costco house brand.  You can use any type of milk.  The more butter fat, the smoother the result is.  But you MUST use some type of milk.

You may have to experiment with the chocolate chip/cream/liqueur combination to get a good result.  You want a soft set.  To runny and its messy.  Too hard and they are a pain to eat.

Melt the jam in a pan over low heat.
Melt the chocolate in a double boiler (or equivalent), mixing in the liquid ingredients.
Following instructions on the box, put the shells in the oven for 4 or 5 minutes to crisp up.

Let the shells cool a bit after taking them out of the over.
Fill each shell about half full with the melted jam.
Fill each shell the rest of the way with chocolate.
Top each filled shell with 1 raspberry, open end down.

Let cool and enjoy.

This is my own recipe and has always been very well received.