No Fail Fudge

No Fail Fudge

1 teaspoon plus ½ cup butter, softened, divided
3 ½ cups confectioners’ sugar
½ cup baking cocoa
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup M&M miniature baking bits

Line an 8 inch square pan with foil and grease the foil with 1 tablespoon butter; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the confectioners’ sugar, cocoa and salt. Melt remaining butter; add milk and vanilla. Stir into sugar mixture until blended; whisk until smooth. Stir in M&M’s. Immediately spread into prepared pan. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.

Using foil, lift fudge out of pan. Discard foil; cut fudge into 1 inch squares. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Yield: 1 ½ pounds