Toffee

1 C. sugar
2 cubes butter
3 Tbsp. water

Cook on high. Boil till light brown on edges. Pour in a buttered pan and sprinkle with Chocolate chips on top. When chips are glossy, spread. Sprinkle with chopped nuts, and let cool completely before cutting into pieces.

Pretzel Treats

My kids have already been asking for these.... You can make these anytime, but the festive colored M&M's make these treats perfect for holiday gatherings.

Waffle style Pretzels, round or square
Hershey's kisses
Holiday M&M's

Place pretzels on baking sheet, top each with an unwrapped kiss. Place in oven on very low temp, just until warm. Immediately top with a M&M and press down slightly. Allow to cool and enjoy.

Peppermint Chocolate Fudge

12 oz. Milk Chocolate chips
1 C. semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 can sweetened condensed milk
dash salt
1/2 tsp. peppermint extract
1/4 C. crushed hard peppermint candy

In a saucepan, over low heat, melt chips with milk and salt. Remove from heat, stir in extract. Spread evenly into foil lined 8 or 9 inch square pan. Sprinkle with candy. Chill 2 hours or until firm. Turn onto cutting board; peel off foil and cut into squares.

Eggnog Fudge

1/8 c. butter, chilled
3 C. sugar
1 C. eggnog
6 oz. white chocolate chips

1 1/2 c. mini marshmallows
1 C. almonds, chopped
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Line a 9 inch square pan with foil and set aside. Spray the sides of a large saucepan with butter flavor non-stick spray. Add the eggnog and sugar, and bring to a rolling boil over medium to medium high heat, stirring constantly. Boil for 2 full minutes. Fold in the marshmallows, cinnamon and nutmeg. Bring back to a rolling boil for another 6 minutes, stirring constantly. The mixture will start to turn brown, which is normal, but if you see brown flakes in the mixture then turn down the heat a little. Remove from heat and add the butter, chips and nuts. Stir until thoroughly mixed or until the mixture starts to lose its glossy appearance. Pour into prepared pan. cool at room temp. Remove from pan, remove foil, and cut into squares.

Chocolate Snowswirl Fudge

3 cups (18 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 can sweetened condensed milk
4 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
dash salt
1 C. chopped nuts
2 C. mini marshmallows

Melt chips with milk, 2 Tbsp. butter, vanilla and salt. Remove from heat; stir in nuts. Spread evenly into foil lined 8 or 9 inch square pan. Melt marshmallows with remaining butter. Spread on top of fudge. With knife, swirl through top of fudge.
Chill at least 2 hours or until firm. Turn fudge onto cutting board; peel off foil and cut into squares. Store loosely covered at room temperature.

Candy Cane Cookies

1/4 C. butter or margarine
1/4 C. shortening
1/2 C. powdered sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/4 C. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
red food coloring
1/4 C. crushed peppermint candies
1/4 C. granulated sugar

Heat oven to 375. Mix thoroughly butter, shortening, powdered sugar, egg and vanilla. Blend in flour and salt. Divide dough in half. Blend food coloring in half of the dough. Use 1 tsp. dough from each color and make into 4" ropes. Lay ropes side by side: press together lightly and twist, shape into a cane. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake 7-9 minutes. Mix candy and sugar and sprinkle immediately over cookies.

Thanksgiving Chain

About 10 days before Thanksgiving we got a cute box and cut some construction paper into strips. We then had a little "lesson" on being thankful and how blessed we are. We then wrote on the strips of paper things that we are grateful for and put them in the box. Throughout the week we would write things down as we thought of more. Then a few days before Thanksgiving we took them out of the box and read them as we made a chain. We strung this chain across our family room and will wrap it around our Christmas Tree to remind us to continue to be thankful!