Mid-Atlantic Gardening: A virtual Holiday Cookie exchange. , 0 by Buttoneer

Buttoneer wrote:
Happy Holidays good gardening people. This is NOT a cookie recipe but it'll titillate your taste buds:
White Christmas Fudge
2 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
2/3 cup of milk
1/4 cup of butter
12 oz white chocolate coarsely-chopped kisses (I used Nestles)
1/2 tsp Almond extract
3/4 cup oen one or more of the following: dried cherries, cranberries, apricots, or maraschino cherries (last one doesn't have to be dried; you can use right out of the jar) drained & coarsely chopped.
3/4 cup toasted almond slices (I used 3 oz pkg of sliced almonds) toast @ 350 deg. 5-10 mins, shaking pan to brown both sides of almonds. (this releases the flavor)
Line an 8" square pan with aluminum foil. Grease foil with butter. Mix conf. sugar & milk in a heavy 3-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add butter, stirring constantly & bring to a boil & boil for 5 minutes. Over low heat, add white chocolate & almond extract. Stir, then whisk until white chocolate melts & mixture is smooth. Stir in fruit & toasted almonds. Pour mixture into prepared pan. Refrigerate for 2 hours, or until firm. Invert pan, peel off foil, cut into 1-inch squares.
Makes 36 squares. Garnish as desired.

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