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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! These are a chocolate chip cookie of another color, that’s for sure. 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. Author: The Crepes of Wrath Prep time: Cook time: Root Beer Float Cake. Before I made this cake on Sunday afternoon, I sat down with a nice, tall root beer float. Sure, it was 10:30 in the morning. I suppose that technically that means I had a root beer float for breakfast.

That’s one of the great thing about being an adult, you can have a float for breakfast with no resistance. Something about a root beet float puts me on a conveyor belt back to some really random childhood memories. The taste, the bubbles, the increasingly creamy soda… it take me back to constantly skinned knees, playing in a beat-up old red wagon with my sister, and sitting in front of an old black and white television watching baseball with my grandfather. Funny what a little ice cream and soda can do in your brain, right? But cake!? Answers and cake, just a click away. Here’s what you should know about the Root Beer Float Cake.

The cake doesn’t have the same memory inducing effects as a real root beer float. Try this cake. Root Beer Float Cake Baked: New Frontiers in Baking 1 teaspoon salt. Brownie Covered Oreos. Can it really be December 6th? I LOVE this time of year, but wish it would SLOW down just a little! Mama’s got lots of shopping to do still To help the you in the kitchen this Holiday Season I have whipped up an ULTRA simple cookie that is not only the cutest little thing I’ve seen but is absolutely delicious! I mean come on, can’t you just imagine how good oreos wrapped in fudgy brownies are? Well lucky for you this recipe only involves a couple ingredients and is done in record time! These will be so cute on any Christmas plate or cookie exchange, have fun and enjoy!! Can you even stand how cute these are? Here’s your line up. . ….and if you can’t find the icing writer by Wilton, feel free to melt white chocolate to drizzle on top.

Whip up your brownie mix…. Time to dip! Place your dipped Oreos in muffin tins that have been sprayed with cooking spray. Drizzle with icing, sprinkle and you get these little cuties! Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Makes entire package of Oreos. Dirt Cake | The Family Kitchen. By Kelsey Banfield | Mmmm, cake!! I’ll try just about any cake that comes my way. But what do you do when you are tired of regular cake? When you are ready for a new kind of cake that may or may not need to be baked? One those occasions I turn to something easier, like one of these delicious cakes made from unusual ingredients like popcorn, candy bars, and more.

Delicious Cakes Made from Unusual Things Donut Cake This delicious festive donut cake would be perfect for a children's birthday, brunch party, or just an everyday celebration! Photo: Kelsey Banfield Halloween Popcorn Cake Why not enjoy your leftover candy a second time around? Photo: Taste & Tell Blog Candy Cakes Who said a festive cake has to be made with cake mix?

Photo: Paula Jones Ice Cream Sandwich Cake Oh baby, now THIS is a summer cake that is not made from... cake! Photo: Jen Tater Tots! Chocolate Chip Cookie Freezer Cake This delicious chilly Chocolate Chip Cookie Freezer Cake is the perfect hot summer dessert. More on Babble. My I-thought-I-had-an-original-idea ice cream cone cupcake pan. Don’t you hate it when you get all your ice cream cones filled with batter only to have them tip over and spill in the pan when you try to put them in the oven? I decided to make a pan prototype to bake my cones in to stop the spills and mess! Yup, I made a prototype. And I was going to mass-produce it and sell it on HSN and become a billionaire, er, or at least a thousand-aire. But my dreams were crushed when I realized someone else already designed one. And it was better than mine. And they already mass-produce them. So much for my big break. BUT considering I wasted so much time making my pan, I’m going to show you it anyway.

I bought this cheap tin pan from the 99 cent store. I took a sharpie and measured out a 3 x 4 square grid. Once my circles were cut out I just flipped it over and put it on a cookie sheet. Brilliant, right? And just for fun I took a picture of what it looks like from the underside. So there you have it. And now for a 2nd tutorial on how to make Cupcake cones. St. Patrick's Day Rainbow Slice and Bake Cookie. St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Slice and Bake Cookie Cookies, Dessert, Holiday Recipes, Kid Friendly Recipes | 82 comments If I had to pick a recipe that I’ve made so far this year that was most popular with the kids I would have to say it was these Rainbow Slice and Bake Cookies that I tested out for St. Patrick’s Day. And not just because my kids love cookies, but because they thought that this was the coolest looking cookie recipe I have ever baked for them.

Because, according to legend, the leprechaun’s pot of gold is hidden at the end of a rainbow I thought it would be fun to come up with a cute treat for the kids to eat on St. I didn’t make the entire batch at once and froze half of the dough for later because we didn’t need that many cookies at once. Really you can use this same method for slice and bake cookies with any colors of your choosing. If possible, use gel food coloring instead of the traditional food coloring found in grocery stores. More St. About the Author: Martha Stewart's Cookies and Cream Cheesecakes Recipe. Posted by Grace Massa Langlois on Wednesday, 21st July 2010 I have yet to meet a person who doesn’t like Oreo cookies or Cream Cheesecake Cupcakes. Who could resist cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies?

Not Me! Especially the double-stuffed Oreo cookie, it’s one of the best cookies for dunking into a cold glass of milk. I went out yesterday to do my weekly shop, came home, and before I was able to bring in the first grocery bag Matt was hunting for the cookies and cream ice cream. Much to his disappointment I forget to put it on the list and came home without it. Luckily I remembered the Oreo cookies. One of Matt’s favourite desserts of all time is cherry cheesecake and I thought to myself why not Oreo Cookies and Cream Cheesecakes, that should satisfy his craving.

Drop an Oreo cookie into each muffin tin, make filling, add chopped cookies, bake, and enjoy, how easy is that? I can’t wait to try my hand at homemade Oreo cookies. (from Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes) Makes 30 Comments (225) Dump Cake. Please don’t hate me. Because I’m here to tell you one thing: there is nothing—nothing—good about this dessert. It’s loaded with sugar. It’s packed with fat.

And its ingredients are so prosaic and processed…I don’t even know what to say. But guess what? The Cast of Characters: Cherry Pie Filling, Crushed Pineapple, Yellow (or white) cake mix, Margarine, and Butter. DUMP 1 can of cherry pie filling into a baking dish. Now, seriously, who knew cherry pie filling was so pretty? Next, DUMP (are we seeing a pattern here?) Seriously, with colors this pretty, how bad can it be?

Note: I think all different combinations of fruit would work just fine. Now stir the mixture together… And while you’re stirring… Think about the extra four miles you’ll need to walk this evening as a result of eating this dessert. Trivia: I do not own an Ipod. Once it’s all combined… Open the bag of cake mix (I used white, but I think yellow’s better) and begin sprinkling the dry mix over the top. Weird, isn’t it? Mmmm. Oreo-Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies. There is just one word to describe these cookies: ridiculous. In the best way possible, of course. A cookie within a cookie is just pure genius.

Like, a "why didn't I think of that? " kind of genius. Luckily for all of us, Jenny at Picky Palate did think of it, and I'm here to vouch for her recipe. If you want to make something completely over-the-top and indulgent that is sure to impress your friends (and even your enemies), you should consider making these cookies. Oreo-Stuffed Chocolate Chip CookiesAdapted from Picky PalateMakes ~16 cookiesPrintable Recipe2 sticks unsalted butter, softened3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed1 cup granulated sugar2 large eggs1 Tablespoon pure vanilla3 1/2 c all purpose flour1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon baking soda10 oz bag chocolate chips1 package Oreo Cookies (regular or double stuff) 1. 2. 3. 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. Brownies, as they should be. Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe.