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Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies. Alright, confession time. My first impression of these cookies was not a super positive one. I mean, don’t get me wrong…I love a good chocolate chip cookie. And Oreos easily top the list among my favorite “store bought” cookies. The idea of combining them just threw me. When I first saw this Oreo creation on Picky Palate I thought they looked a little gross (sorry Jenny). Just a bit too sweet for my taste, which sounds so very wrong by the way. I am really not even sure how to describe these. Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe from the fantabulous Jenny of Picky Palate 2 sticks (1 cup) softened butter 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar 1 cup granulated sugar 2 large eggs 1 tablespoon pure vanilla 3 1/2 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 10 oz bag chocolate chips 1 pkg. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a separate bowl mix the flour, salt and baking soda. NOTE: Some bakers have had some trouble with their dough spreading too much during baking.

Stumble. Creamy Caramel Apple Shortcakes. You remember those caramel apples on a stick that you loved as a kid, I don’t know too many people that don’t like them, except for maybe those with dentures or braces. This is a great grown up version of caramel apples, or a great substitute for baking an entire apple pie. This caramel sauce is creamy divinity and makes enough for you to add to anything you put in your mouth, at least for the next few days! Make this for your Valentine or as an addition to any great meal!

Don’t be intimidated by making your own shortcakes or the length of this recipe. It’s super easy and the perfect basic stepping stone for any kid of shortcakes or biscuits. The addition of lemon really takes this to another level and brightens the whole dish. The original recipe can be found in this wonderful cookbook, Luscious Creamy Desserts by Lori Longbotham. Shortcakes Directions To make the shortcakes: Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Meanwhile, make the caramel apples: Someone Left The Cake Out In The Rain. Deep Fried Strawberries. I know what you may be thinking.

It’s a little out of the ordinary BUT if you give this a try, I think you just might be pleasantly surprised. Strawberries are everywhere right now and I’m always looking for ways to use them. We’ve already shared a trio of beverage ideas using strawberries: STRAWBERRY MARGARITA GRANITA , STRAWBERRY AGUA FRESCA , and a NUTELLA STRAWBERRY SMOOTHIE. When my friend mentioned to me that she had DEEP FRIED STRAWBERRIES for dessert while dining out the other night I knew immediately I HAD to make them and I’m so happy I did. I went with a more savory batter to compliment the sweet, sweet strawberries and was super pleased with the results.

If you wanted to try a tempura batter I imagine that would be equally tasty, too. We dipped ours in NUTELLA and the kids enjoyed theirs with a small bit of Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup. I also left the stems on making it easier to hold onto while battering. What to do: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Want more of your favorite red fruit? Cookie-Stuffed Cookies. [Photographs: Adam Kuban] Have you seen Pinterest yet? (Yeah, we're on there — go follow us if you'd like.) I was on that site a couple weeks ago when I saw the most friggin' amazing thing: Oreo-stuffed chocolate chip cookies. WTH!? This Picky Palate woman is a genius, I thought. Problem is, I don't like Oreos. I felt I had to try the original recipe, though, before messing around with a tweak. Oreo-Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies A picture is worth a thousand words, they say, so I'm not going to blab too much here. See also: The Best Chocolate Chips for Chocolate Chip Cookies » Here's the takeaway: Use a 1 1/2-tablespoon cookie scoop to dole out equal-size portions of dough, plopping one on either side of the Oreo.

Palm the sandwiched Oreo and apply gentle, even pressure to mash the cookie dough around the Oreo, being careful not to crush the boring little cookie as you do so. If you've done it right, it'll bake up to look like the cookie above, at right. Genius! Concluding Thoughts. La La Love You.

Is it weird that Valentines Day is one of my #1 favorite holidays? Especially considering the fact that I can't actually remember the last time I've had a boyfriend during this emo-as-hell day? Maybe it's just that I le love the idea of love (and that i want my life to be a magnetic fields song). But this also might stem from my preconceived ideas about living in New York. When I moved up here I had this really romantic idea that I'd find a super cute boyfriend who listened to good music, had a nice pup pup, and a sweet smile. But enough about me, let's talk about this super sweet and kindhearted breakfast-in-bed grilled cheese that won't stand you up on a Friday night I'm making for you and your lovie. And now here are the sweet ingredients: - 2 tbs of Nutella (ZOMG, right?)

Ok lover, once you get your bread cut up into hearts and your french toast batter whisked, heat your skillet to medium high and melt some butter. Now lay on some of those pretty, pretty strawberries. . Xoxo, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles | recipegirl.com. I’ve never liked chocolate chip cookies. Go ahead and throw tomatoes at me if you’d like, but I don’t like ’em. They’re just a plain old cookie, after all, with a few studs of chocolate chips in them. They’re nothing special to me, unless you get some cookie dough-action before it meets its fate in the oven. Now you’re talkin’. I’d much rather drown my sorrows in a bowl of cookie dough than nibble a dozen “cookies” dipped in milk. I know there are plenty of cookie-dough-nay-sayers out there… you know, the salmonella scare and all . Chilled dough is rolled into 1-inch balls. Those chilled dough balls are dipped in chocolate and then placed onto waxed paper to set.

I dipped a few in Ghirardelli White Chocolate Bark and a few in the Chocolate version too. Oh yeah! Yield: 3 to 4 dozen truffles Prep Time: 45 min + chilling time Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles Best served cold, these treats are for cookie-dough lovers. Ingredients: Directions: 1. 2. 3. Tips: The ice cream you’ve never seen before (32 pics) This is one cool recipe. I would not have enough patience to do this, though I love ice cream. But it can be a great surprise for your friends ) Strawberry Buckle Muffins. Occasionally, I take an online stroll through this blog to check on things, as I did yesterday. Aside from finding, and correcting, an embarrassing number of typographical errors that somehow slipped past me earlier (blush), I also asked myself: What’s missing here in terms of foods that readers and I both love and cook often? And I was surprised to find that I hadn’t published a single muffin recipe. Zero. What? Cakes galore but no muffins on a comfort food recipe site (blush again)?

So I immediately set out to remedy this oversight through this post. This recipe almost wrote itself. Ingredients For the muffins: 1 1/3 cups whole wheat or unbleached flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup butter, at room temperature 1/2 cup sugar 1 large egg 1/2 cup yogurt 1/2 teaspoon (or more) lemon zest 1 1/4 cups (about 7 ounces) coarsely chopped fresh strawberries For the topping: Preparation Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. and adjust the oven rack to the middle position.

Funnel Cakes - Two Ways. Who can resist those soft and ever so slightly crispy rafts of fried dough? Most folks only get them one or two times a year at a fair or some other outdoor overeating extravaganza. That need not be the case. They are fun and fairly easy to make. A wild hair emerged last night and I decided ditch the standard powdered sugar for dark chocolate ganache and lemon vanilla glaze. Ingredients1 1/3 cup Flour3/4 cup Milk1 Egg, beaten2 Tbsp Sugar1 1/4 tsp Salt3/4 tsp Baking powder1/2 tsp Baking sodaCanola oil for frying For the ganache3 oz Good dark chocolate, chopped (I used Scharffen Berger Semisweet)1/3 cup Heavy cream For the glaze1/4 cup Sugar2 tsp Heavy cream1/4 tsp Vanilla extractZest of one lemonJuice of one lemon (about two tablespoons)Pinch of salt MethodMake the ganache by bringing the cream just to a simmer in a small sauce pan over medium heat.

Add the chocolate and remove the pan from the heat. Let sit for five minutes to allow the chocolate to melt. Set aside and let cool. Enjoy! Warning! What goes into making chocolate bowls. Leave it up to me to mess up every recipe in the world... but on the flipside, by experiencing everything that goes wrong, I end up learning the most.I had seen these bowls from Stephanie's Kitchen, and decided it was a fantastic idea for my food independent study. ingredients: chocolate, and balloons!

First, a giant bar of chocolate all the way from taiwan! And it's -special- grade, whatever that means. (i actually tried to pipe pretty lacy chocolate bowls first, but uh, that completely failed so i moved on. plus i don't like that pink fake chocolate.) balloons! Tip number 2, after you have melted your chocolate in a double broiler and poured it into a bowl for dipping, let it cool before you dip your balloons. because although you are really excited to dip them and set them down like this... five seconds later you shall hear a POP and you (as well as your kitchen) will be covered in chocolate because apparently latex doesn't like heat. Cookie Dough Dip. Go put on your stretchy pants. Seriously. Do it now. Some days, I find that certain recipes speak to me. Better-Than-Crack-Brownies, Peanut Butter Pretzel Truffles, Cake Batter Bark… those things excite me.

This only has happened a handful of times and when I find or create a delicious recipe that I am so passionate about, I can hardly wait to share it with all of you. After all, these recipes wouldn’t be as much fun without you. This is the situation I found myself in late Monday evening. Or the couch from which I was laying on after eating 16 snickerdoodles. You can only imagine what I did first thing yesterday morning. So let’s hit all the major points: 1. 2. 3. Or you can do dirty things like eat it with a spoon. Cookie Dough Dip makes about 1 1/2 cups 1/2 cup butter 1/3 cup brown sugar 1 8-ounce block of cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3/4 cups chocolate chips Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.

Garnish with additional chopped chocolate. Delicious Meliscious - a cooking blog by Melissa: Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries. Not being a fan of chocolate covered strawberries, I was happy to find these CHEESECAKE stuffed strawberries on The Novice Chef. You only need a few ingredients to put these together and they turn out to be quite impressive. Try them - you won't be disappointed!

Ingredients:2 quarts of fresh Strawberries1 box Jello No Bake Cheesecake (I used this box mix and it came with the graham cracker crumbs. This was good, but next time I think I'd try making my own filling - just to compare.)Crushed Graham CrackersMilk Chocolate for drizzling (I also used white chocolate because I had some) Directions:Wash the berries and hollow out the centers. Chocolate Cupcakes with Flaming Strawberries. Call me easily amused, but these little torch-topped cupcakes delight me. Besides being a cute novelty item for a party, I think they would add a little drama to the end of a romantic meal. I've been looking for something different to serve for Valentine's dessert, and this is definitely different.

The strawberries are hollowed out and filled with a bit of liquor, then ignited with a match. For the cake portion, I chose a One Bowl Chocolate Cupcake recipe because 1. it's quick 2. it is easy, and 3. it fits my prerequisite for a light ending on date night. I should say, a light ending provided you don't eat too many. The cakes are just sweet enough, and have a light, fluffy crumb - the perfect vehicle for rich chocolate buttercream. Notes for flaming strawberries:Any alcohol below 80 proof will not ignite well. Shaina made a margarita version of this on Babble Food. Chocolate Cupcakes with Flaming Strawberries Yield: About 20 cupcakes [click to print]Cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cakespy: Behemoth Crumb Cake.

Jessie Oleson (aka Cakespy) drops by every Monday to share a delicious dessert recipe. —The Mgmt. [Original artwork and photographs: Jessie Oleson] When it comes to crumb, I have a theory: if some is good, more is better. This theory was proven when I discovered something called the Colossal Crumb Cake at New Jersey's Ocean Grove Bake Shoppe. Their version had a ratio of roughly 9 parts crumb to 1 part cake, and it was just as amazing as it sounds (theirs is the one pictured above).

Could it be possible to recreate this magic at home? Turns out, halving the cake recipe wasn't necessary—using the full recipe worked just fine, as the weight of the crumb crushed it into a sliver of buttery submission. Behemoth Crumb Cake About the author: Jessie Oleson is a Seattle-based writer, illustrator, gallery owner, and cake anthropologist who runs Cakespy, an award-winning dessert website.

Know your apples: The spectrum of apple flavors. Anonymous said... Saved to my iPhone for future reference. THANKS! July 20, 2010 at 4:39 PM the only one i like is granny smith ha ha.. August 11, 2010 at 4:48 AM granny smith for the win! August 11, 2010 at 5:22 AM missing a lot of good apples... i'm mad August 11, 2010 at 5:44 AM Yea the best apple is Granny Smith hands down. August 11, 2010 at 6:06 AM This chart, without the Macintosh, is useless August 11, 2010 at 6:40 AM macintosh is clearly the best. although a tip of the hat to granny smith, a good runner up.tart apples ftw August 11, 2010 at 7:13 AM CalicoJenn said... fujis are the best!

August 11, 2010 at 8:20 AM sam curtis said... Honey Crisps are far superior to any apple. August 11, 2010 at 8:36 AM damn, for real, Im the only one that loves the golden delicious? August 11, 2010 at 8:44 AM Anyone who says Granny Smith is the best has clearly never tasted a Honey Crisp apple. August 11, 2010 at 9:22 AM Are there apples not available to humans? August 11, 2010 at 10:20 AM Benny Lava said... Macoun? Apple Pie Egg Rolls : : Miss in the Kitchen. Apple Cake in an Iron Skillet. Blog Archive » Caramel-Apple Pie. Upside Down Apple Pie. Apple Jalapeno Gruyere Grilled Mini Calzones. Apple BBQ Sauce.