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Philly Fudge

Source of Recipe


From "American Century Cookbook" by Jean Anderson






List of Ingredients



• 1 (6-ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips
  
• 2 (3-ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
  
• 2 Tbsp milk or cream
  
• 4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
  
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
  
• 1/4 tsp salt
  
• 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
  






Instructions



1. Butter a 9x9x2-inch baking pan well and set aside. Melt chocolate chips in double boiler over hot, not boiling, water.
   
   
2. Blend cream cheese and milk in large electric mixer bowl, beating at high speed until smooth. Add sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, and beat at low speed until creamy. Blend in melted chocolate, vanilla and salt, beating until smooth. Stir in nuts.
   
   
3. Press mixture into pan, cover with plastic wrap, and chill overnight or until firm. Cut into 1 ¼-inch squares.
   
   Makes 5 ½ dozen (1 ¼-inch) pieces.