BRRRR! Snow, snow and more snow! Just getting back to double digits in the temperature would feel like a heat wave! You really have to bundle up to go outside! Our dog, Teddy (a Samoyed) is the only one at our house who has loved…
Brownie Bites Valentine Treats During the Christmas holidays, my sister, Laurie, gave me Espresso Brownie Bites with Kahlua Buttercream Kisses as a gift – and the Kahlua and espresso powder needed to make more of them. What a great gift idea! Chocolate, Kahlua and Espresso…
If you love chocolate and Peanut Blossoms, then you will really love these Valentine Chocolate Kiss Cookies! Quick and easy to make!
Did you know that you can now buy “conversation” chocolate kisses? The bright pink, purple and blue chocolate kisses have little Valentine sayings on the bottom of each one.
Start by whisking flour, cocoa and salt. Cream butter and sugar, then beat in egg yolk, milk and vanilla. Add dry ingredients to egg mixture and combine. Roll into balls, about 1 tablespoon of dough in each.
Pour Valentine sprinkles into a small bowl and roll each ball into the sprinkles to coat. Place on a prepared baking sheet and bake 10-12 minutes.
Cool the cookies for 5 minutes on the baking sheet, then press chocolate kisses into the center of each cookie. Then transfer the cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely.
What a cute Valentine treat – but you can vary the sprinkles for any holiday or occasion.
For the recipe and complete instructions, click on the link below:
https://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/chocolate-kiss-cookies/
Here is another Valentine Cookie with Chocolate Kisses that you will want to try:
Happy Valentine’s Day! Enjoy!
This Chocolate Pudding Cake is a long time favorite. This cake has many names – Chocolate Upside Down Cake, Chocolate Sauce Pudding, Hot Fudge Sauce Cake and in Maida Heatter’s Book of American Desserts she called it Kansas City Chocolate Dream. Paula Deen calls it…
Little desserts are so cute! And perfectly sized when you don’t want so many leftovers. This recipe is for a one-layer 6″ cake, which could serve 4 to 6 people. It would make a fun birthday cake -or a little cake to decorate with the…
Fresh from the oven – gooey mocha chunk cookies! My sister, Laurie, sent me this recipe last week. She had just made them and said that they were amazing. These remind me of the Brownie Drops we used to make as kids, but these are enhanced with espresso powder and chocolate chips.
Laurie loves the espresso and chocolate combination, and I agree. The mocha flavor intensifies the chocolate – so good! These are very easy and quick to make- they only take about 20 minutes from start to finish!
These called for 1 cup of semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate chips and 1 cup of chocolate chunks. Laurie had used Heath Toffee Bits in hers, so I did the same. I used 1 cup of chocolate chips, along with 1/2 cup of the Heath Toffee Bits and 1/2 cup of chocolate espresso chips.
Yum! These make small rounded chunky cookies – perfect for snacking! If you like a flatter cookie, just gently press the dough down before baking with your fingers. Fast – and Easy – and Chocolate – with a hint of Espresso – it doesn’t get much better than that! Enjoy!!!
The King Arthur Baking Company has a wide array of wonderful recipes. Click on the link below for the recipe for Double-Shot Mocha Chunks.
https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/double-shot-mocha-chunks-recipe
The old-fashioned Brownie Drop recipe is included in the link below:
Christmas Crack Chex Mix is irresistible! A little salty, a little sweet, a little crunchy…and a little chocolate! YUM! And so very easy!!! You just need Chex cereal, Cheerios, pretzel rods, cocktail peanuts, M&Ms, white chocolate chips and shortening or solid coconut oil. In a…
I just may have a new favorite cookie! These cookies, from Sally’s Baking Addiction blog are amazing! Deep chocolate – almost like chocolate fudge cookie – with a caramel stuffing! The dark chocolate chips and chocolate covered caramels (I used Rolos) make these an extra…
It is National Chocolate Day! I think that means “no guilt” when eating chocolate goodies today! Here are some of our favorite chocolate treats:
Enjoy National Chocolate Day!!!!!
Did you know that you can make your own Nutter Butter cookies? Tastes even better – and definitely more healthy than the ones you buy in the store! These cookies are simple to make and would be a fun family project. Another no chilling required…
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Mary Beth shares her love of family, food, DIY projects and being outdoors.
