Chocolate Eggnog Truffles

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! A great recipe I made for our neighbors! I found this recipe on the back of the Land-O-Lakes butter pack!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
1/3 cup regular fat eggnog
1/4 cup butter
1/2 tsp rum flavoring
1/4 tsp gr nutmeg
2 cups milk chocolate chips
powdered sugar
almond bark white for dipping
nutmeg for dusting
Directions:
Line large baking sheet with waxed paper; set aside.
Combine eggnog, butter, [...]

Creamy chocolate fudge

This week H and I are going to see some of our friends to give their kids their Christmas presents since they will be in Brazil for the holidays and we wont get to see them. So of course since we were going over to see them, I just had to bring treats. I brought [...]

Hot Chocolate Muffins with Marshmallow Cream Cheese Centers

Ok these are A-MAZING. Enuf said. I recently saw these on Culinary Concoctions and fell in love!
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Ingredients:
Hot Chocolate Muffin:
2 cups all-purpose flour
4 ounces hot chocolate (powdered)
1 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp baking powder
½  tsp baking soda
½  tsp salt
2 large eggs
½ cup buttermilk
½ cup sour cream
4 ounces unsalted butter, melted
1 tsp vanilla
Marshmallow Cream Cheese Filling:
8 ounces cream [...]

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Whipped Cream PB Cream Cheese frosting

I have had this recipe bookmarked for quite a while now and drool over them everytime I look at it. But for some reason I just have not made them, until today. My brother and his family were coming to town so this was the perfect opportunity to bake them!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
For the filling and cupcakes:
2/3 cup [...]

Cream Cheese Brownies

For my brother’s visit I wanted an easy and fun dessert that the adults and kids would both enjoy. So I thought of brownies! Who doesnt like a rich, chewy brownie??? I found this recipe and was very impressed with it!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
2/3 cup All-Purpose Flour
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
6 oz Bittersweet Chocolate
1 Stick Unsalted Butter
1 [...]

Chocolate-Caramel Cookie Bars

Still baking for H bake sale, I wanted something decadent but easy to portion out. I found this recipe and had it on my list to bake soon, so this was the perfect time to bake them. They are decadent, yet easy to make and went over very very very well!! This recipe is from [...]

Lighter Double Chocolate Biscotti

I have been craving lots of chocolate lately…lately? Like everyday, so when I searched for some chocolate recipes that werent too bad for me, I found this recipe on Cooking Light and thought it would satisfy my chocolate cravings quite well. This, as all biscotti is, was easy to make. Just remember never over mix [...]

Rocky Road Squares

What a DELICIOUS and easy dessert. I recently saw these on Dinner and Dessert and thought they would be great to make especially when it is so hot here and heating up my oven isnt always wise!! They are a perfect dessert bar!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
1 (12-ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
2 tablespoons butter
2 [...]

Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies

I saw these thru the Daring Baker’s Challenge a while back and have been dying to make them. Well, I was going to the dentist, my good good good friend, and decided to make her and the office staff some cookies..maybe they’ll go easy on me..LOL I did try one and they were great. A [...]

Hershey’s perfectly chocolaty cupcakes

Finally making these and they are A-MAZING. These are super chocolaty, soft, moist,….perfect! Found on the back of the Hershey’s dark cocoa, these are wonderful! I used my new favorite buttercream…yumm…I wanted to originally make this into a cake, but needed to take them somewhere and cupcakes are easier to transport. Definitely gonna try this [...]