Oreo Cookie Fudge

This is an amazingly tasty recipe from my friend Carrie who makes it every Chritmas and gives to her (lucky) friends, she has moved to Ontario so this year I will have to make it myself.....and possibly share. Carrie made it in the microwave (you could to), but I choose to make it on the stove. I am just waiting to buy a really square pan as my 8x8 has really rounded edges that make weird bars.

Anyways, an easy recipe, great for sharing and even better for eating.

8 squares of semi-sweet  or unsweetened chocolate or the equivalent in chocolate chips


1 can of sweetened condensed milk (evaporated)
2 tbsp vanilla extract

10 Oreo cookies cut into chunks

parchment paper


Put condensed milk and chocolate in sauce pan and heat for until choclate is melted. Stir. Add vanilla. Stir. add cookie pieces. Stir


Pour into a parchment lined 8x8 or 9x9 square pan. Cool in fridge. Cut into squares.

Best Oatmeal Cookies

My mother in law, Mary, made these and I liked them for Lochlan because they are a nice round shape and are not super crumbley (come on, it is oatmeal so donèt quote me on that). I make them with raisins for Lochlan and choclate chip for his dad.

Butter ½ C

Brown Sugar 3/8 C
White Sugar 3/8 C
Egg 1
Soda ½ t
Flour 1 & 1/8 C
Oatmeal 1 C
Raisins or chocolate chips or ? 1 C
Cream butter well. Add sugars gradually. Add egg, cream well, add soda, flour and oatmeal, mix well.
Stir in raisins etc. Roll in to 1 T balls and flatten onto greased or non stick pan. Bake for 8-9 minutes at 375.
Cool on rack.

Sugar Cookies

These are Andrew's favorite

Ingredients:
3 1/4 C Flour
1 1/2 C Sugar
2 1/2 t Baking Powder
1 1/3 C Butter
2 Eggs
2 T Milk
1 t Vanilla

Method:
Combine flour, sugar, b.p. in a large bowl and cut in butter until fine and crumbly with a pastry cutter or mixer.
in a smaller bowl combine wet ingredients and mix well, add to dry until thoughroughly mixed.

Wrap in plastic wrap and chill dough for 2-3 hours.

Roll out 1/8"-1/4", but only 1/3 of the dough at a time, keep rest in fridge. Cut into shapes. Bake on a lightly greased sheet at 400 for 7-8 minutes.

Variation: Butterscotch Pecan,
Substitute 2 C brown sugar for 1 1/2 C white Sugar. Add 1 C finel chopped pecans.

Note: Doubles well.
To get even coloured cookies, I bake a whole sheet of one shape at a time (all hearts, or all stars)