Chocolate Mint Cookie Crunch Fudge Food

HOLIDAY MINT FUDGE

Steps:

• LINE 9-inch square pan with foil. Coat with no-stick cooking spray.
• COMBINE 1/3 can sweetened condensed milk (scant 1/2 cup), 2 tablespoons butter and chocolate wafers in microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH 60 seconds. Stir until smooth and melted. Pour evenly into prepared pan. Chill 20 minutes. Repeat for red and green wafers, adding peppermint extract to the red layer and chilling between layers.
• CHILL one hour more. Remove fudge from pan using edges of foil. Remove from foil. Cut into 3/4-inch squares.
• *Candy coating wafers can be purchased in larger grocery stores, craft stores or candy supplies stores.

LAYERED MINT CHOCOLATE FUDGE

Steps:

• LINE 8- or 9-inch square pan with wax paper.
• MELT chocolate chips with 1 cup sweetened condensed milk in heavy saucepan over low heat; add vanilla. Spread half the mixture into prepared pan; chill 10 minutes or until firm. Hold remaining chocolate mixture at room temperature.
• MELT white confectioners' coating with remaining sweetened condensed milk in heavy saucepan over low heat (mixture will be thick). Add peppermint extract and food coloring, if desired. Spread on chilled chocolate layer; chill an additional 10 minutes or until firm.
• SPREAD reserved chocolate mixture on mint layer. Chill 2 hours or until firm. Remove from pan by lifting edges of wax paper; peel off paper. Cut into squares.

TWO-LAYER COOKIE CRUNCH FUDGE

Steps:

• Line 8-inch square pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Microwave semi-sweet chocolate and 2/3 cup milk in medium microwaveable bowl on MEDIUM (50%) 1-1/2 min. or until chocolate is almost melted, stirring after 1 min.; stir until completely melted.
• Add chopped cookies and vanilla; mix well. Spread onto bottom of prepared pan.
• Microwave white chocolate and remaining milk in separate microwaveable bowl on MEDIUM (50%) 1-1/2 min. or until chocolate is almost melted, stirring after 1 min.; stir until completely melted. Spread over dark chocolate layer. Refrigerate 2 hours. Use foil handles to lift fudge from pan before cutting into pieces.

CHOCOLATE MINT CANDY (FUDGE)

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, melt chocolate chips with 1 cup milk.
• Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla.
• Spread half into a waxed paper-lined 8-in. square pan; (I personally prefer to line the pan with foil and grease the foil with butter) chill for 10 minutes or until firm.
• Meanwhile, in a heavy saucepan over low heat, cook and stir candy coating with remaining milk until coating is melted and mixture is smooth.
• Stir in peppermint extract and food coloring.
• Spread over bottom layer; chill for 10 minutes or until firm.
• Warm remaining chocolate mixture if necessary; spread over mint layer.
• Chill for 2 hours or until firm.
• Remove from pan; cut into 1-in. squares.

CHOCOLATE MINT FUDGE

Steps:

• in heavy saucepan over low hear, melt chocolate chips w/ 1 cup sweetened condensed milk and vanilla.
• Spread half of the mixture into a wax paper-lined 8 or 9 in square pan; chill 10 minutes or until firm.
• Reserve remaining choloate mixture at room temperature.
• IN another heavy saucepan over low heat, melt white confectioner's piecees with remaining sweetened condensed milk (mixture will be thick).
• Stir in peppermint extract and food coloring (if desired).
• Spread this mixture on chilled chocolate layer; chill 10 minutes longer or until firm.
• Spread reserved chocolate mixture over the mint layer.
• Chill 2 hours or until firm.