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Marta writes: s'more brownies / just in time for july. My friend laney cooked up these killer s'more brownies for bookclub the other night and all the ladies went back for more. i had to hurry and make them again, for the fetus' sake. simple to make, ooey and gooey and delicsh. benji pounded a piece during a glowstick enhanced past-bedtime soccer game. these are getting me in the mood to sleep under the stars at the big family camp-out next week. can you believe the fourth of july is right around the corner?! Happy weekending. S'more Browniesoriginal recipe from allrecipes 1 (21.5 ounce) package brownie mix6 graham crackers2 cups miniature marshmallows8 (1.5 ounce) milk chocolate bars, coarsely choppedPreheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare brownie mix according to package directions.

Spread into a greased foil-lined 9x13 inch pan.In a medium bowl, break graham crackers into 1 inch pieces and toss with miniature marshmallows and milk chocolate. Funnel Cake. Tootsie Roll fudge. I mentioned in one of my recent posts that I have many favorite types of candy. Candy, candy, candy, oh how I love my candy. If you peek inside my mouth you will go, "Ahh, yes, you do, indeed! " I had a dentist growing up who (I believed) took pleasure in my constant need for fillings. I'm sure my memory of him is distorted, but I remember him grinning as he poked giant needles into my mouth. My dad and I still share grim stories about him, so maybe I'm not far off. Anyhow, back to my favorite candies! I spotted this recipe in a holiday edition of Taste of Home magazine and marked the page.

You will need Tootsie Rolls, obviously, for this fudge recipe. Line an 8x8-inch baking dish with aluminum foil. In a heavy saucepan, melt together over low heat: 12-oz. package Tootsie Rolls, unwrapped 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter 2 tablespoons butter Stir constantly. 2 tablespoons milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar Stir until smooth. Quickly spread into prepared pan. How to: Frost Cupcakes. Plus: Candy Corn Cupcakes! If you’re looking for a video about how to frost cupcakes, it’s moved! Click here for our instructional post on How to Frost Cupcakes. One of the most common questions we get is how to get the swirly cupcake icing. This is something I really wondered about, too, for a REALLY long time and honestly, I had a hard time finding clear instructions. It was almost like there was this code of secrecy among cupcake-eers. Well, I’m here to bust that code right open, not only because it makes your cupcakes impressive and professional-looking, but once you get the hang of it, it makes frosting cupcakes SO much easier and faster!

Also, I’m in no way affiliated with Wilton; I recommend their products only because they’re inexpensive, easy to find at “normal” stores, and widely available in most areas. Here’s what you’ll need: –A Wilton 1M star tip. As you can see, the 1M tip is significantly larger than a standard decorating tip: –A large coupler that fits the 1M tip. –Cake decorating bags. 3 large eggs. Dr pepper cupcakes with cherry almond frosting. This started as a completly experimental recipe and uses some of my favourite flavours. Sometimes it's just got to be done. This is a little trashy but good. Go on, you know you want to. Ingredients 100g unsalted butter 330ml can dr pepper 100g plain flour 50g cocoa powder 2 tbsp dark cherry jam/conserve 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp almond extract 150g dark muscovado sugar 2 eggs Makes 10 cupcakes. Start by reducing the dr pepper in a saucepan over a low heat until it is 1/3 of the original volume (110ml) Preheat the oven to 180C fan oven.

Put the paper cases in the muffin tray and fill a large oven proof dish with water and place in the bottom of the oven. Cherry Almond Frosting It has been difficult to decide what to top the Dr Pepper cupcakes with. Ingredients 120g butter, at room temperature 240g icing sugar, sieved 1-2 tbsp sour cherry cordial to taste 1 tbsp cherry jam 1 tsp almond extract In a bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the butter until soft. World's Best Peanut Butter Cookies, Chef Chuck Kerber | Pittsburgh Hot Plate PittsburghHotPlate.Com | Pittsburgh Restaurant Reviews | Food Blog| Cooking Tutorials And Much More | Food | Cooking | Recipes | Food Blog | Pittsburgh. World’s Best Peanut Butter Cookies Creamy Peanut Butter Serves 8-10 Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees Ingredients: 1 cup creamy peanut butter ½ cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 cup brown sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla 2 large eggs 2 ¼ cups unbleached flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon kosher salt Directions: Place the peanut butter, butter, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla in a mixing bowl.

Peanut Butter, Sugars, Vanilla, and Butter Peanut Butter Cookie Mixture Add Eggs, Mix Thoroughly Sift the flour with the baking soda and salt. Using a scooper, place round balls of the dough on a baking sheet covered with a silpat, or wax paper, 1.5 inches apart. Scooped Cookie Dough Using the palm of your hand, gently press on the balls of dough. Pressing Cookies Make a criss-cross pattern on the cookie dough with a fork. Marking Cookies Before Baking Pre-Baked Cookies Place in a 375 degree oven, and bake for approximately 12 minutes, or until the edges of the cookies become brown. Southern Blondie: Southern Apple Dumplings. Here are some words for you ... melted butter ... sugar ... cinnamon ... crescent rolls ... ice cream. How does that sound? It should sound like heaven if your mouth because it is. After I went apple picking and bought my apples I realized that now I had to do something with all these apples. Don't get me wrong, a apple a day keeps the doctor away, but if the doctor is cute, then screw the fruit!

I kid. Anyways, a while back in the Twitter world someone mentioned that I should make Apple Dumplings. This might be the easiest recipe you will make besides a boxed brownie mix. Here are the main ingredients for this delicious apple recipe. I did leave one out by accident, but we will add that in a little bit. Betsy, my kitchen cow snuck into the picture. Take two apples. Captain obvious with this picture, huh? And remove their out-beings. They're naked! Now, really get personal with your apple and remove its core. This should make 8 wedges. Now it's time to make friends with your butter. Mmhmm.

Look! Fresh and Easy Chocolate Dipped Clementines with Sea Salt Sprinkles. It’s funny how sometimes I see a recipe and I mark it as a *must try*. Then there is other times that I see a recipe, and I get up and make it immediately. That was the case when I saw these Chocolate Dipped Clementines over at Jessica’s blog. I knew I had to make them right then and there! In fact, I made these bad boys twice in two days. Although through no fault of my own, these fresh and easy little munchies just seemed to disappear. Just three ingredients! Clementine oranges. Dark Chocolate. And some course sea salt. I know a lot of you are freezing in you neck of the woods but here in California, it’s been beautiful. I made the first batch to take to the races on Saturday. They got eaten at home. The second batch I took with me over to a friends.

And a bonfire! Check out the new fire pit my friend Donna got for Christmas. Pretty dang nice, huh? Sooo, Good company, Fine wine, and chocolate Dipped Clementines. That’s what makes my world go around! Print This Recipe. Day 1: Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Roll. It’s December! December 1st.Ready to gain 5 pounds? Okay, hopefully not.Buttttt (sorry), let the countdown to Christmas begin! ….with something gooey, chocolatey, and freaking good.

This is my sister Camille’s go-to recipe.And last month I was totally craving a slice.So I asked her to for the details, made it that day, and almost finished it off that night (with the help of a few friends).Seriously, it’s soooo good…… Are you sold? Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Roll Prep:Line a cookie sheet with wax paper. In a large bowl, microwave for 2 min:1 package mini marshmallows – 10.5 oz or 297 grams (appx 6 and 2/3 cups)1/4 cup butter1/4 cup peanut butter Stir ingredients and add:5 1/2 cups Rice Krispies Mix well and spread mixture on the greased waxed paper. Melt together in microwave, in 20 second intervals: 1 1/3 cup Chocolate Chips3/4 cup peanut butter chips (if you don’t have PB chips in your area, use more chocolate or mix it up with butterscotch chips?) Enjoy! How to Make Left-Behinds - Project. Read the recipe »1. Gather the items needed to bake the cookies: the cookie dough, a sharp knife, parchment paper, two baking sheets, two wire racks, a butter knife, a 1/2 teaspoon measuring spoon, and a dinner fork. 2.

Remove a dough log from the refrigerator, remove the plastic wrap, and slice the dough into 1/8-inch coins. Place the cookies 1/2 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet. (About 30 cookies will fit on one sheet.) Rewrap the extra cookie dough in plastic and refrigerate until ready to bake the second batch. Fudge Topped Brownies. I had LOTS of chocolate to bake up for our Decorators’ Show House party last week. I volunteer for this marvelous organization that raises funds for our county hospital…and this year our Show House is the Historic Schnull-Rauch home just north of downtown Indianapolis. 30+ interior decorators will transform this empty house into a dream home with the latest designer trends.

But we get to throw a party before all the work begins…and guess who volunteered to bring chocolate dessert for 75? I don’t think anyone is surprised…yup, me. First up are these lovely First up are these lovely Fudge Topped Brownies with a decadent frosting that is just poured on top of the hot brownies. Bill sampled the edges as I trimmed these into bars for the serving platter. He nodded with approval and shoveled in a few more shards. This month’s Chocolate Party theme is double chocolate…any recipe with two or more kinds of chocolate will suffice. (Linkup closed) Fudge Topped Brownies…#Chocolate Party Ingredients. Cook’s illustrated’s perfect chocolate chip cookies. If you’re at all familiar with my blog, you must have known that I would be all over Cooks Illustrated’s new chocolate chip cookie recipe.

Not because it might become my new favorite – I knew beforehand that it wouldn’t. The thing is, I’m a major cookie dough eater. To me, the baked cookies are just a bonus dessert; the dough is the reason I make chocolate chip cookies. And I don’t like dough made with melted butter. No, the real reason I wanted to try this recipe is because it has some interesting tricks in it, and I thought I might learn something. It also makes the recipe very easy – you just melt the butter, whisk in a few more ingredients, let it set, then stir in the remaining ingredients. Here are, for me, the things the recipe has against it. 1) The dough has a greasy texture from the melted butter. 2) It uses portions of eggs. You may have noticed that none of my complaints take issue with the outcome of the baked cookie? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Bake a Cake Inside an Orange Peel for a Tasty Campfire Treat. Best Peanut Butter Cookies Ever Recipe. Three Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe.

Baked Pumpkin Donuts with Maple-Cinnamon Glaze. Baked Pumpkin Donuts with Maple-Cinnamon Glaze My kids wanted donuts so I decided to bake some. I found a delicious looking recipe at Taste and Tell that look perfect. They were really simple to make, smelled amazing while they baked, and tasted even better. The kids absolutely loved them and each gobbled up two. My husband thought they were delicious and I tried a small bite and thought they were fantastic too… it took all of my willpower not to eat more! I will be making these again – soon! Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves together until well combined. In another large bowl, cream together with a mixer, the brown sugar, butter, and pumpkin. Place the mixture into a large zip lock bag. Place into the oven and bake for 13-15 minutes or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.

Meanwhile make the glaze. Place some wax paper under the wire rack. Thousand Dollar Bars: King Arthur Flour. Peanut butter pretzel bites « 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. How to Make Homemade Candy Bars (Resolution Breaker) - Oh Nuts Blog.

If you’re like most people, you probably started off the year with a whole list of resolutions: more sleep! Less coffee! More exercise! Less television! More vegetables! I call them “Resolution Breaker Candy Bars,” and if you’re absolutely wedded to your healthy eating habits, stop reading now before it’s too late… Still here? Resolution Breaker Candy Barsyield: about 20 bars Ingredients 24 ounces chocolate candy coating1/2 stick (2 oz) butter1 cup granulated sugar1/4 cup evaporated milk1 jar (7 oz) marshmallow creme or fluff1 tsp vanilla extract1/3 cup peanut butter, creamy or chunky14 oz soft caramels, unwrapped1.5 cups roasted, salted peanuts To make it easier to remove and cut the bars, line a 9×13 pan with aluminum foil.

Most nougat recipes are pretty complicated and involve whipping egg whites into a meringue and using a candy thermometer to boil a sugar syrup. Bring the mixture in the pot to a boil, and boil it for four minutes, stirring constantly to keep it from scorching. Cheesy Poofs Kick Ass! « Croque-Camille. The apéro is one of the most fully embraced French institutions in our house.

Paris doesn’t have the preponderance of Happy Hours that you find in most American cities (“Le Happy Hours” usually go from about 5-8pm which is nice, but beers are still 5 euros – not exactly a deal), so Nick and I almost always have an apéro when he gets home from work. Often the nibbles consist of peanuts or pretzels or something equally simple. But if we’re having company, or I’m feeling energetic, we’ll do something a little more involved. The ever-popular bacon-onion dip makes frequent appearances, but the subject of cheesy poofs has been coming up more and more. Gougères are a French classic: airy puffs of savory pâte à choux flavored with cheese (traditionally Gruyère). They make perfect little bites for the apèro - bite-size, no plates or forks required, and very very more-ish. Being a pâtissière, I have made a batch or two of choux in my day, so I really have no excuse not to make these more often. Profiteroles.

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