This weekend was our annual holiday cookie bake. This year was much easier than last. The kitchen in this apartment is larger, the counter tops are longer and there is enough room that we could work in assembly line fashion.

This year’s recipes are: * Pfefferneusse * Molasses spice * Chocolate-Ginger biscotti * Orange Almond shortbread * fudge balls

The first four are from cookbooks but the last, which everyone thinks are hard to make but are too easy to believe, is adapted from the back of a can of sweetened condensed milk: * 3 cups chocolate morsels * 1 can sweetened, condensed milk * 1 tsp. vanilla extract

In a heavy pot combine morsels and milk. Stir over low heat until combined. Mix in vanilla. Remove from heat and chill. Once cold form fudge into balls and roll in choice of topping. We chose to use the following toppings: * sweetened shredded coconut * powdered sugar * a mixture of two tablespoons cocoa and one tablespoon cinnamon

Easy!