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Ganache and mini m&m topped brownies for ALCS Game 3

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Today, I present brownies, topped with ganache and mini m&ms for my coworker friend Eric’s birthday and game 3 of the ALCS between the Blue Jays and Mariners.

What is ganache,  you ask?  Why a combo of chocolate chips and heavy cream heated and then poured over brownies that are completely cooled.  And frankly, m&ms make everything better, so that’s why I added them.

Remember to scoop your flour and cocoa from their containers into your measuring cup so you get the right amounts.   Also preheat your oven to 350 degrees before baking.  And, I made the ganache while the brownies were baking so it thickened up a little more.

  • Ganache ingredients
  • 1/4 heavy cream
  • 3/4 cup chocolate chips

Directions – in a microwave safe bowl, heat cream for 1 minute.  In another microwave safe bowl, heat  chips 1 minute.  Pour hot cream over chips.  Let sit for 5 minutes.   Stir until smooth and set aside.

  • Brownies ingredients
  • 1 1/2 cups butter, melted
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed into measuring cup
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 3/4 cups unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 2 tbs corn syrup
  • 1 1/3 cups flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tbs cornstarch

 directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees.  line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper and spray with baking spray.  Set aside.  In a bowl. Combine butter, sugar, brown sugar and cocoa.  Blend in eggs, yolks, vanilla and corn syrup.  Stin in dry ingredients.   Batter will be thick.  Evenly spread into prepared pan.   Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs.  Cool completely.   Top with ganache.   Sprinkle with m&ms.   Store in covered container.

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Week 4 victory treats – Cookies and cream cookies stuffed with brownies

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Whew!  That was a very stressful Bills win today!  But a win is a win and worthy of victory treats!

I feel like I haven’t made stuffed cookies in a while, so I decided to whip some up.  These are a cookies and cream cookies, with crushed oreos and milk chocolate chips stuffed with brownies.  

You can use your favorite brownie recipe or a mix for these.  After they are completely cooled, I recommend cutting them in squares and putting them in the fridge.  

When baking the cookies – remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.   Also, after assembling the cookie dough stuffed with a brownie, chill the doughs a few hours.  And, preheat your oven before baking.

  • Ingredients list
  • 3/4 cup crisco
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed into measuring cup
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 tbs  sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 yolks
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 3/4 cups plus 2 tbs flour
  • 1 cup plus 2 tbs cake flour
  • 2  tsp cornstarch
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 15 oreos, chopped into pieces
  • 1 cup milk chocolate chips
  • Brownie squares

Directions – in a bowl, cream crisco, brown sugar and sugar.  Blend in egg, yolks and vanilla.  Mix in dry ingredients.   Fold in chopped oreos and chips.  Scoop out 1/4 cups of dough.

Divide in two pieces and flatten each. 

Top with a brownie square

Place other flattened half on top

Seal edges, completely covering brownie.  Chill a few hours.  When ready to bake, preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  Stagger cookies on sheet. 

Bake 10 to 14 minutes.  Cool completely..

store in covered container

Brown sugar brownies

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Stunningly, I am out of sugar.  I have no idea how that happened.  I am usually so on top of things.  But, when I went to bake brownies for Rob, I had no granulated sugar, so i had to use  brown sugar instead.  These are easy to make,  and fudgy and soft.  I will rectify the grave sugar error tomorrow and buy a huge bag from BJs.

Remember to preheat your oven to 350 degrees before baking.  I used an 8×11 Corning ware pan, so these bake in about 22 minutes.  If you use an 8×8 or 9×9, they will take longer.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed into your measuring cup
  • 1 cup chocolate chips (I used dark chocolate)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3/4 cup flour

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray a 8×11 pan with baking sprat and set aside.  Place butter, brown sugar and chocolate chips in  a microwave safe bowl.  Place in microwave for 1 minutes.  Stir until chips are completely melted.  You may have to continue to heat in additional 15 second increments to completely melt mixture. Add 2 eggs and vanilla.  Blend in flour.   Evenly spread into pan.  Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs.  Cool completely.  

Store in covered container. 

Oreo brookies

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Our selection committee list yesterday was all about best desserts.   One of our callers mentioned oreo brookies, which are a layer of tollhouse bars, a layer of oreos and a layer of  brownies.  They also have a pg-13 name, but i won’t go into it here.

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  Also preheat your oven to 350 degrees before baking.

Someone was a little eager and cut these while they were still hot!
  • Chocolate chip layer
  • 7 tbs butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tbs sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a 9×13 pan with tin foil and spray with pam.  Set aside.  In a bowl, cream butter, sugar and brown sugar.  Add egg and vanilla.  Blend in dry ingredients.   Fold in chips.  Press into prepared pan.

Layer with oreos

  • Brownie layer ingredients
  • 6 tbs butter
  • 1 cup dark chocolate chips
  • 2 tbs unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • Extra chips

Directions – in a microwave safe bowl, heat 1 cup chocolaye chips and butter in 45 second increments until you can stir smooth.  Set aside.  In another bowl, mix eggs, vanilla and sugar.  Add chocolate mixture.   Blend in dry ingredients.   Drop by spoonfuls on top of oreo layer and spread evenly. 

Sprinkle extra chocolate chips on top.  Bake 350 degrees 30 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs. 

Cool completely. 

Store in covered container.

Fudge brownies cookies with 3 kinds of chips (and special colored M&MS)

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These are a chocolate brownie cookies.  Some have peanut butter chips, some have milk chocolate and others have semisweet.  To differentiate between the milk and semisweet, I placed one red M&M and one blue M&M on the semisweet ones.   You guys guess why I chose red and blue.  🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  Also, after your scoop out your dough, gently press the chips around the cookie instead of mixing them in with the batter.  Chill the individual doughs for a few hours to prevent spreading.  And, preheat your oven before baking so it cycles to the right temp.

  • Ingredients list
  • 2/3 cup butter crisco
  • 2 cups of sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • Chips!

Directions – in a bowl, cream crisco and sugar.  Add eggs, one at a time, and blend well.  Mix in dry ingredients.   Scoop out 1/4 cups of dough.  Gently press chips on top and sides.  Chill a few hours.  line  a cookie sheet with parchment and stagger cookies (I fit 6 or 8 per sheet, depending on size of the sheet) Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Bake 10 to 12 minutes, no longer.  Cool completely.  

Store in covered container.

Peanut butter frosted brownies

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  • Brownies ingredients
  • 10 tbs butter, melted
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tbs corn syrup
  • 2/3 cup flour
  • 1 tbs cornstarch
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Directions- preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line an 8×8 baking pan with tin foil and spray with pam.  Set aside.   In a bowl, combine butter, sugar, and brown sugar.  Add eggs and yolk.  Blend well.  Fold in dry ingredients. Spread into prepared pan.  Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs.  Cool completely.

  • Peanut butter frosting ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup peanut butter
  • 2- 2 1/2 cups cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tbs milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Directions – In a bowl, cream butter and peanut butter.  Blend in powdered sugar slowly.  Add vanilla and  enough milk to get the consistency you want.  Frost brownies.

White chocolate brownies

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I have a few non chocolate loving friends and work, so I wanted to bring in something non chocolate they would enjoy, so I used white chocolate chips and made white chocolate brownies.  Very fudge like.  The only thing missing- sprinkles!

Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount, and preheat your oven to 325 degrees before baking

  • Ingredients list
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 1/4 cups white chocolate chips
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup flour

Directions – preheat oven to 325 degrees.  Line an 8×8 pan with tin foil and spray with pam.  Set aside.  In a microwave safe bowl, combine white chips and butter.  Microwave in 45 second increments until you can stir smooth.  Add sugar.  Beat in eggs, one at a time.  Mix in flour.  Evenly spread into pan.  Bake 20 to 25 minutes, edges will be light golden and center will be set.  Cool completely.

  • Topping ingredients list
  • 1/2 cup white chocolate chips 2 tbs heavy cream

In a microwave safe bowl, combine and microwave in 45 second increments until you can stir smooth.  Spread on top of brownies.  Cut and store  in covered container.

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Flourless chocolate brownies

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I got a request for dark chocolate brownies, so I went with a flourless version this time.  Super simple and they only take 20 to 25 minutes to bake.

Remember to preheat your oven before baking.

6 tbs butter

1 cup dark chocolate chips

1/4 cup sugar

1/3 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

3 tbs unsweetened cocoa powder

3 tbs cornstarch

Directions – line an 8×8 pan with tin foil and spray with pam.  Set aside.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a microwave safe bowl, combine butter and chocolate chips.  Microwave in 45 second increments until you can still smooth. Add sugar and brown sugar.  Mix in eggs one at a time.  Blend in cocoa and cornstarch.   Spread evenly into prepared pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes (a toothpick inserted into center comes out with a few moist crumbs).  Cool completely.  Cut and store in covered container.

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Fudgy brownies filled with chocolate chip cookies and topped with melted Hershey Kisses

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When it’s 100 degrees outside, some people may hesitate wanting to turn on their oven.  I am NOT one of those people.   So today, I made fudgy brownies, pressed pieces of chocolate chip cookie dough on top and topped them with melted hershey kisses after they are baked and cooled.

Remember to scoop your flour from your flower bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount.  Also preheat your oven before baking so it bakes these treats properly.

  • Chocolate chip cookie ingredients
  • 1/2 cup crisco
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar,firmly packed into measuring cup
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 1 tbs cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions – in a bowl, cream crisco, butter and brown sugar. Blend in eggs and vanilla.   Blend in dry ingredients.  Fold in chips.  Set aside

  • Brownies ingredients
  • 1 1/2 cups butter, melted
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1 tbs vanilla
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1 1/2 cups flour (scooped from flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount)
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper.  Set aside.  In a bowl, blend melted butter and sugar.  Add baking cocoa and vanilla, then eggs, one at a time.  Blend well.  Mix in remaining dry ingredients.   Evenly spread into prepared pan.

Spread pieces of cookie dough on top. 

Bake 27 to 35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs.  Cool completely.  

Top with melted chocolate. 

Frosted brownie cookies

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Today’s treat frosted brownie cookies… so simple because they  use a brownie  mix and a few other ingredients.  

You probably could leave them unfrosted, but i think the frosting adds a little extra goodness.

I do recommend chilling the dough and few hours to keep them from spreading too much.

  • Ingredients list
  • 1 brownie mix
  • 2 tbs cocoa powder
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1 tbs chocolate syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Directions – in a bowl, mix all ingredients.  Scoop out 1/4 cups of dough and chill a few hours.   Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or nonstick baking liners.  Stagger cookies on prepared sheet.sheets.  bake 9 to 11 minutes.  They were a little gushy in the middle, but I did not cook them any longer because I was worried about the bottoms burning).  I did pop them in the fridge to firm them up.  Cool completely.

  • Frosting ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup baking cocoa
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla

In a bowl, mix ingredients well.  Frost cookies.   Store in covered container.

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