Catching up on The Virtual Cookie Exchange...all 19 recipes linked!

Ok...just to get caught up without my getting cramped fingers trying to move all those recipes around, here is a full listing of all 19 Virtual Cookie Exchange sharings I've posted here, the family blog, the HSB blog and so forth....

The Start of The Virtual Cookie Exchange...with recipes linked
VCE: Chocolate Truffles
VCE: Amish Sugar Cut-Outs
VCE: Peanut Butter Bon Bons
VCE: Chocolate Chip Shortbread
Gingerbread and More!
Special 4-in-1 Cookies
Oatmeal Gingerbread Cookies
Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies
Easy Fudge...and a Craft
An Alternate Fudge from Carnation with variations
Peanut Butter Kisses
Another Great and Easy Fudge
Chocolate Toffee Cookies
Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies
Brownie Bites & Shortbreads
Chocolate Roll Outs>br/> Sourdough Fruit Cake
Quick & Easy Cheese Danish

VCE: Easy Fudge...and a cute craft

VCE: Easy Fudge

A great recipe and a fun craft, from The North Pole...

Fantasic Fudge

You will need:

• 3 cups chocolate chips
• 1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

• 1) Grease an 8 by 8 inch pan.
• 2) Combine chocolate chips, milk, and butter in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium- low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate chips are melted. Remove pan from heat. To microwave, place chocolate chips, milk, and butter in a microwave safe dish. Microwave on high for 2 minutes and stir. If chocolate is not completely melted, microwave on high for 20 seconds more and stir. Repeat until chips are melted.
• 3) Stir in vanilla and walnuts.
• 4) Pour chocolate mixture into pan and smooth with a spoon.
• 5) Refrigerate for about 1 hour or until set. Cut into small squares.

Makes 49 to 64 pieces.

And a fun craft -- origami ornaments ;o)

Origami Ornaments

Ornaments inspired by Origami, the traditional Japanese paper-folding craft, are colorful, inexpensive, and easy to make. You only need a few materials - a box of slightly shiny, lightweight origami paper, string, white glue, and scraps of colored tag board or paper.

To make the Santa, we used an 8 inch square of paper and folded it as shown in the drawing below. Complete the Santa by adding a beard, trim, and hanger. You can secure the arms with glue, if necessary.

For the tree, use a 5 inch square and fold as for the Santa; stop when you have the triangle in the fourth step. Take two horizontal tucks to give a tiered effect. Glue on a tag board star, a hanger, and tiny ornaments made of contrasting origami paper.

To make the reindeer, start with a 6 inch square of paper and follow the folding instructions. Cut antlers from tag board and glue on.

Make the bell by folding a 7 inch square according to the drawing. Finish the bell by separating the points at the top and fold them down each side of the bell; secure with glue. Invert the figure and glue a clapper into the opening and a handle on top.

Fig 1

Cheerful origami ornaments are cleverly folded, then decorated with your individual touches.