Christmas Kitchen & Fudgy Cookies

I always like to add a few touches of Christmas to the kitchen.

One year I had a big tree in the kitchen and another I had a smaller one on the island.

This year~ it's just a little garland,  boxwood wreaths and a couple rosemary trees.

Boxwood garland along the tall shelf and boxwood wreaths from Lowes in the windows.

Transferware plates bring a little touch of red

and a favorite holiday saying on the chalkboard in the breakfast area.

Simple but Christmasy.

I also wanted to share a favorite Christmas cookie~ Fudgy Bon Bons 

I have been making these for years- and the recipe is from Pillsbury.

Here's the original recipe  

1  12 oz package chocolate chips

1/4 cup butter

1  14 oz can sweetened condensed milk

1/2 cup finely chopped nuts (if desired)

2 c flour

1 tsp vanilla

60 unwrapped Hersheys hugs or kisses

2 oz white chocolate

1 tsp shortening or oil

1.  Heat oven to 350. In medium saucepan combine chocolate chips & margarine

Cook over low heat- stirring until melted ( will be thick) Add sweetened condensed milk

and mix well.

2.  In a large bowl

mix flour, nuts, chocolate mixture and vanilla and mix well.

Shape cookie dough around the kiss covering completely 

 3.  Place 1" apart on cookie sheet and bake for 8 minutes.

Do not overbake- cookies will be shiny.

Remove from cookie sheet to cool.

4.  Mix the white chocolate and oil and drizzle over baked cookies.

5.  Be prepared to eat a BUNCH of them... don't ask me how I know. ;)

(photo courtesy of Pillsbury)

I have also made them with peanut butter cups and kisses with almonds inside.

Delish.

Happy Sunday Everyone.