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Two Tiny Kitchens. Salty and sweet. Crunchy and melt-in-your-mouth. Peanut butter and chocolate. Dangerous and delicious (you know what I mean). One little bite, so much to experience. Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites recipe courtesy Foodaphilia.com Calorie estimate: 4,000 – 5,000 for complete recipe (depending upon dipping chocolate and pretzels used, etc.) Yield 60 – 80 pretzel bites Ingredients 1 cup creamy peanut butter 2 tbsp softened butter 1/2 cup powdered sugar (maybe more) 3/4 cup brown sugar (maybe more) Pretzels 1 bag semi-sweet chocolate chips Directions Combine peanut butter and softened butter in a large bowl with a fork or whisk, or in a stand mixer. Use a teaspoon measure to scoop the filling. Pour the chocolate chips into a microwave safe bowl and heat at 30-second intervals, stirring occasionally until completely melted. The Infamous Jacques Torres Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Now, I have a chocolate chip cookie recipe that I swear by. I love it, I think it is incredible, and I haven’t changed my mind about that. However, as much as it pains me to say it, these chocolate chip cookies by Jacques Torres are absolutely, without a doubt, the best chocolate chip cookies that I have ever made or tasted in my entire life.

I guess that’s why they call him Mr. Chocolate! Either way, I made these and everyone that tried them went nuts. Edit: For more Jacques Torres deliciousness, check out my Jacques Torres Chocolate Mudslide Cookies! Your ingredients. Whisk together the cake flour, bread flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Beat together the butter and sugars, until light and fluffy, at least 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, followed by the vanilla. Add in the flour mixture, very gradually, until just moistened. Fold in your chocolate. Milk is, in fact, an essential component to enjoying these amazing cookies. Author: The Crepes of Wrath Prep time: 25 Days of Christmas Cookies Christmas at Epicurious.

Quick Easy Holiday Treats - Must Like Food. Easy Oreo Truffles. These easy Oreo truffles are what we refer to as cheater chocolates at our house. My sister-in-law makes them around Christmas, along with several other “cheater” goodies like Wheat Thins with peanut butter sandwiched in between and then the whole thing dipped into chocolate until you can only tell it’s a square and not crackers and everyday peanut butter. My favorites remain chocolate-dipped pretzels, just for the record. These simple truffles take your ordinary Oreo cookies, mix them with a bit of flavoring to give them that homemade flavor, and look impressive on the cookie tray — cheater chocolate or not.

My favorite flavors are peppermint dipped in white chocolate and orange dipped in dark chocolate. Oreo Truffles 1 16-ounce package Oreo Cookies 1 8-ounce package Philadelphia Cream Cheese 1 teaspoon flavored extract: orange, peppermint, almond, etc. 16 ounces dark chocolate or white melting discs candies for garnish. Peppermint Marshmallow Dips for Hot Chocolate {Great Gift Idea!} - Rose Bakes. Thanks so much for visiting Rose Bakes! I hope you're inspired to bake a cake, decorate something fun, or try a new recipe!

Sign up for FREE updates in your inbox or in your feed reader to keep up with all the latest things I'm sharing! Happy Baking! Please hover over any of the photos in this post and you can “Pin it” in the upper right corner! Note: See a Valentines version here… Marshmallow Heart Pops! So, my friend Kathy posted on Facebook that she had made some Marshmallow Dips for gifts and I had to know what she was talking about. First of all, I use marshmallows all. the. time for homemade marshmallow fondant on my cakes… but I rarely do anything else with them, so this was appealing. Also, I love me some hot chocolate with mini marshmallows so making these was a no-brainer!! She said she found the idea in Good Housekeeping ($6.99 per subscription on Amazon right now!)

So, you can make these as simple or fancy as you’d like. Here’s how I make these! Ingredients Instructions Enjoy!! Coconut-Raspberry Thumbprints - Dessert Recipes - Holiday Desserts. Bittersweet-Chocolate Bark with Candied Orange Peels - Dessert Recipes. Hazelnut-Nutella Sandwich Cookies - Dessert Recipes. Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites (dipped in chocolate!) March 25, 2011 at 12:07 am Inspiration has hit me again. Pretty hard. And this time I think it’ll be harder to shake. I had some free time between classes, so I went to the store. For the first time in my life, I bought myself basic ingredients, starting with absolutely nothing.

When the total came up and I took out my wallet, I mentally calculated how many tables I’d have to wait to gain it back. This being-an-adult, shopping-for-your-own-groceries thing is tough. As the week went on, the anticipation grew. Faced with the freedom of no guidelines, I couldn’t decide whether to go crunchy or chewy, warm or chilled, chocolate-glazed or baked with fruit. Then, considering the mediocre fruit selection in the dining hall at lunchtime, it hit me. The kitchen was a bit of a letdown. I pulled the puffed, golden-brown custard out of the oven and experienced a more real satisfaction than I could have possibly imagined. Empty-handed, without photos or a taste. No mixer required. Like this: