Homemade Fudge to die for!

Fudge is always popular around the Christmas season and turns out it's pretty easy to make too! It makes a great treat and great gift if your looking for homemade ideas. And the extra plus is that you can do the simple chocolate fudge or spice it up and get creative with different mix-ins and flavors too! Enjoy!
What you'll need to get started is:
3 cups (12 oz. pkg.) milk chocolate chips
1 (14 oz.) can Sweetened Condensed Milk
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon vanilla extract


1) LINE an 8- or 9-inch square pan with wax paper, extending paper over edges of pan.
2) MELT chocolate chips with 1 cup sweetened condensed milk in heavy saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat; stir in nuts, if desired, and vanilla. Spread evenly into prepared pan.
3)CHILL 3 hours or until firm. Remove from pan by lifting edges of wax paper. Cut into squares.

*If desired you can add in marshmallows or if you want it swirled with white chocolate, just repeat step 2 but add the melted white chocolate on top of the milk chocolate in lines and swirl with a clean fork!

*Photo credit fudgehut.com

Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

With Thanksgiving just around the corner an awesome idea that is well liked by many are the cranberry oatmeal cookies. Like many of my own recipes, I've adapted them through trial and error and here's the best adaptation recipe that I absolutely LOVE and hope you do as well! Enjoy!!!

What you'll need...
* 1 cup unsalted butter
* 3/4 cup granulated sugar
* 3/4 cup brown sugar
* 2 eggs
* 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
* 2 cups flour
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 2 teaspoon cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
* 1/4 teaspoon cardamon
* 3 cups rolled oats
* 1 cup dried cranberries
* 1 cup white chocolate (or milk chocolate works too, but I prefer the white chocolate taste, especially with the cranberries!)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and sugars until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients. Add to butter mixture and stir until well blended. Add dried cranberries. Drop by teaspoonful onto parchment covered baking sheet. Bake about 10 to 12 minutes, or until lightly golden. Cool. Enjoy!!

*Note: You can also use this recipe to make oatmeal raisin cookies, just substitute the raisins instead of the cranberries!
*Photo credit to powderfish.com