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Fudge brownie cupcakes with cookie dough frosting. Fudgy homemade brownie cupcakes with cookie dough frosting on top. One incredible dessert that you’ll want to make again and again! There’s also nothing like kicking off the summer with dense fudgy brownies, cupcakes, and cookie dough. Step aside bikini… These fudge brownie cupcakes are so chocolatey that your head will spin. Now, let’s move on to the frosting. I’m really just going to shut up with the blabber because… let’s face it, when you put a brownie & a cupcake & cookie dough together, there really are no words.

Ingredients: Brownie Cupcakes 4 ounces unsweetened or bittersweet chocolate, chopped (I used Ghirardelli) 1/2 cup (115g) unsalted butter, cut into cubes 1 and 1/4 cups (250g) granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 large eggs 3/4 cup (94g) all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt Cookie Dough Frosting Directions: Preheat oven to 325F degrees. Sally's Notes: *I find these cupcakes are best served cold. . © Sally’s Baking Addiction. Chocolate Chip Cookie Granola Bars. Summertime Cheesecake. Currently Baking {Rocher-stuffed Brownies} « Miss Renaissance.

Truly (in my little world, at least), there’s hardly a better combination than chocolate and hazelnuts. It’s the perfect marriage of intense cocoa flavor & nutty sweetness. I could go on and on about this….those close to me know how intense my love for this combo really is (hence, my crazy addiction to Nutella!) This being said, let me introduce you to heaven in brownie form: the Tartine Bakery Brownie.

This recipe is deep, dark, luscious, fudgy…it’s all chocolate and very little flour….nom! The only thing better than a deliciously rich brownie or a handful of yummy Rocher is this mash-up of sorts. I used Tartine’s brownie recipe from their book (pictured above, click to see it larger), and simply “dunked” 16 Rocher into the batter before baking. {All images by Miss Renaissance.} Whisk: a food blog: Peanut Butter Bars: two versions. These are a favorite around our house at Christmas. What could be better than peanut butter and chocolate?

I have two versions of this recipe. Both are good, and I will devour either one if it’s sitting in front of me, but my favorite version is Recipe #1. The second recipe contains oatmeal in the base, which gives it a nice chew (or crunch if you over-bake them). Recipe 1 Makes one 13x9 pan 1 cup sugar1 cup dark corn syrup16-24 ounces semisweet chocolate chips (depends how much chocolate you like on top)1½ cups peanut butter (either smooth or crunchy works)6 cups Special K cereal Cook sugar and syrup until bubbling. For a twist, I saved the insert of a chocolate box and pushed the Special K mixture into it. Recipe 2 2/3 cup unsalted butter1 cup brown sugar½ cup light corn syrup1 tablespoon vanilla4 cups quick cooking rolled oats, uncooked6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips2/3 cup peanut butter (either smooth or crunchy works) Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Cream butter and blend in sugar.

How to make Oreo lasagna. Colin Joliat Oreo lasagna is a perfect alternative to cake, or lasagna, or pretty much any food. It’s easy enough that even I could figure out how to make it. Step your food game up with this dish fit for the internet. I come across a lot of things that make me say, “I should definitely try that.” Whether it’s a recipe for something ridiculous like Oreo lasagna or a new way to sneak alcohol into a game, there are brilliant ideas floating around on which none of us capitalize. That all changes today. It’s time to put some of these to the test and see if it really is that easy to do something awesome. Let the fun begin. Layer 2 is a crazy concoction of cream cheese, milk, sugar, and cool whip. The third layer is where things started to go wrong. The penultimate layer is fancy talk for next-to-last. Finally, just add chocolate chips.

Throw the whole thing in the freezer for an hour, have a few cocktails, and in no time you’re ready for the finest Oreo lasagna the internet has to offer. David Lebovitz's Best Brownies. Did I ever tell y’all about the time I ran away from home in an attempt to go meet Bob Dole? You remember Bob Dole, right? He was the senator of Kansas and I think he ran for president when I was in high school. Of course, he was also in Viagra commercials, and as a high school student, that was the selling factor for me.

Viagra commercial + high school student = comedy gold Anyway, one day my bestie just let it slip out in regular conversation that her father’s cousin was somehow related to Bob Dole. Our parents were thrilled. Okay, actually they called the cops and had to come pick us up somewhere in Missouri. I was grounded for, like, ever. That story has nothing to do with anything, but I was just remember how we ate Tootsie Pops for lunch on our trip (we were on a really tight budget, you guys) and thinking how that would never fly now. I might be able to call these brownies lunch, though. These were chewy and super chocolatey. Print Save Ingredients: Directions: Don’t miss a post!

Chocolate Chip Lava Cookies. I am so in love with these darn chocolate lava cookies! What is it about a warm, gooey chocolate chip cookie stuffed with decadent, rich, melted chocolate that makes it so irresistible?? Especially when topped with vanilla ice cream. These are one of Kev’s favorite homemade treats, and he usually asks me to make them at least once a week. They are so simple to whip up, and such a treat! All you really need for these fabulous cookies is your favorite cookie dough and a bag of chocolate chips. Since these cookies are absolutely gushing with delicious rich chocolate, my favorite chocolate chips for this recipe are the Hersey’s Milk Chocolate chips.

Now let’s make some chocolate lava cookies! Place the flattened cookie dough in the bottom of a well-greased standard sized muffin tin. Now for our gooey, rich milk chocolate filling. Lay the Ziploc bag flat in the microwave, spreading out the chocolate chips in a single layer. Cut a small tip off the Ziploc bag and layer over the cookies. 1. Three-ingredient-nutella-brownie-bites. This recipe is crazy. The good kind of crazy though. The genius kind of crazy. Have you ever had a craving for something, but didn’t have everything that you needed to make it? Of course you have! Yes- 3. Are you already scouraging your cabinets for nutella? Nutella + eggs + flour= BROWNIES Even the most kitchen weary individual could mix these up in less than five minutes and be eating them in just 15. Have I sold you yet? Look at how much extra space is left in that muffin cup! Kind of silly. When you bake an exact dozen out of this recipe, you’ll get this height of a brownie.

Despite how you and I might feel about this, do NOT overfill the cups! They are supposed to be bites overall… and that’s the proper size for a bite. SO- withstand all urges to fill the muffin cup. My Nutella was a bit stiff so I microwaved it for a few seconds to loosen it up. It helps so that you can mix the eggs in much easier. And if you don’t like Nutella, don’t even worry about it. Maybe 1/3 cup? Nutella Brownie Bites. Pudding Cups. Wicked Good Chocolate Peanut Butter Pudding Cups. They’re from the book, Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey Treats for Kids by Jill O’Connor and just as good as their name states. Jill sent me and my niece a copy of her book as a little thank you for a post I did inspired by her Cheesecake Pops. We had a hard time deciding which recipe to try first, but we kept coming back to these pudding cups.

They were really fun to make and even more fun to eat. You’ll see what I mean in a minute. From separating the egg yolks, to the measuring and mixing. She cooked the pudding. And mixed in the peanut butter… (thank you, Jill) … and the extra chocolate chips … Oh my! Let the pudding chill for at least four hours before eating. Here’s a link to the Pudding Recipe so you can print it out. Now, here’s the best part. It involves balloons to make bowls. Okay, I did help a little bit here. After you blow up the balloons, wash them off and let them dry. Okay, here’s what you do. And repeat. Repeat. It’s as easy as one… Red Velvet Chocolate-Swirled Brownie Bars. Red Velvet Chocolate-Swirled Brownie Bars Red velvet fever has begun in advance of Valentine’s Day. It’s everywhere. Here’s my contribution. They’re in between a brownie and a bar.

Not over-the-top chocolaty to give them true brownie status, but much fudgier, denser, and richer than your typical bar. Classic red velvet is known to have chocolate undertones, but isn’t overly chocolaty, and these hit that mark. And they’re as far away from red velvet cake that you can get. Nothing light, fluffy, or cakey about them. They’re an easy, no-mixer, scratch recipe that comes together in minutes. I made them by adapting my trusty blondies base recipe. Then I added the red food coloring, and lots of it.

My grocery stores stopped carrying the old fashioned drops and gel is being sold, and in package sets. After you get the batter as red as you like, stir in flour, turn it out into the pan, and drizzle with melted chocolate chips to create the swirling. Print Recipe Prep Time: 10 minutes Ingredients: 30 Surprise-Inside Cake Ideas (with pictures & recipes) Sweet saturday: chocolate peanut butter banana pops. On Monday, while we were in New York, we stopped into the NBC Experience store. For those of you that have never been there, it is basically an awesome store where you can buy a ton of fun souvenirs related to your favorite NBC shows. There were quite a few fun shirts and knickknacks I wanted, but the shirt that I almost walked out of there with was this one: If you are an Arrested Development fan you know how awesome this shirt is.

If you’ve never seen Arrested Development, open another tab in your browser and go add it to your Netflix queue right now. I’ll wait. Even though I didn’t walk out of there with the t-shirt, I was inspired to make my very own Bluth-style dessert. I’m one of those people who absolutely must have a dessert for my meal to feel complete. The process for making peanut butter banana pops is super simple. Using candy-making sticks that you can get from any craft store, push a stick into each banana half about 1-1/2 inches.

In the meantime, chop up your “toppings”. - StumbleUpon. Baker's Edge - Edge Brownie Pan and Simple Lasagna Pan.