Fudge - Lime Milk Fudge

By Strange 12-11-10

Buried Cherry Cookies

10 min 350F

½ cup butter
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
1 10-oz jar (about 48) maraschino cherries
1 egg
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
6 oz (1 cup) semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 ½ cups flour
½ cup unsweetened cocoa
½ cup Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon baking powder

In a large bowl, cream butter. Add sugar and beat until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla and mix well. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and alt, and gradually add dry mixture to the butter mixture, beating well. Chill dough if necessary for easy handling. Shape into 1” balls and place about 2” apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Make a deep thumb print in the center of each ball. Drain the cherries, reserving juice. Place a cherry in each thumbprint. In a small saucepan, combine the chocolate chips and the condensed milk and stir over low heat until chocolate is melted. Stir in about 4 teaspoons reserved cherry juice. Spoon 1 teaspoon of frosting over each cherry, covering it completely.
Bake at 350°F for about 10 minutes until edges are firm.
Makes about 48.

Chocolate Fudge - Foolproof

Not as good as real fudge, but lots less work. and still tasty.

1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 can (14oz) Sweetened condensed Milk
dash salt
1/2 to 1 cup chopped nuts
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

In heavy saucepan, over low heat, melt chips with sweetened condensed milk and salt. Remove from heat; stir in nuts and vanilla. Spread evenly into was paper lined 8 or 9” sq. pan. Chill 2 hours or until firm. Turn fudge onto cutting board; peel off paper and cut into squares. Store loosely covered at room temperature. Makes about 2 lb.

Sweetened condensed milk - make your own

1 cup instant dry milk
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup boiling water
3 tbsp melted butter

equivalent to 15 oz can of expensive stuff.

Peanut Butter Kisses Cookies

6-8 Min 375°F

YIELD: LOTS
1 (14 -oz) can Sweetened Condensed Milk
3/4 cup Peanut Butter
2 cups Baking Mix - Jiffy
1 tsp. vanilla extract granulated sugar

Preheat over to 375°F
In large mixer bowl, beat condensed milk and peanut butter until smooth.
Add biscuit mix and vanilla; mix well.
Shape into 1-inch balls. Roll in sugar.
Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until lightly browned - do not overbake.
Press milk chocolate candy kiss in center of each ball immediately after baking. Holiday Saver:

To make your own Sweetened condensed milk:
1 cup instant dry milk
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup boiling water
3 tbsp melted butter
equivalent to 15 oz can of expensive stuff.