Part of the week 8 celebratory treats for the Bills win over the Seahawks – triple chip cake bars. I used milk, semisweet and white chocolate chips and a yellow cake mix. You can use whichever flavor chips and cake mix you want. Super simple recipe.
Ingredients list
1 cake mix (i used yellow)
1/3 cup butter, melted (5 tbs plus 1 tsp)
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup chocolate chips
Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9×14 pan with parchment paper. In a bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, melted butter and vanilla. Blend in chips. Moisten hands with water. Evenly press dough into pan. Bake 15 to 18 minutes. Cool completely. Chill bars a few hours on fridge.
Today’s Friday football treats is a request from my coworker, Eric, who’s celebrating a birthday today. They are a version of Little Debbie brownies, which I loved as a child. These even have rainbow chips on top (shout out to Price Rite for having them)
I made these amid a crazy game three of the ALCS between the Yankees and Guardians. What a nutty last few innings – the Judge and Stanton home runs. The Noel and Fry home runs. Rob and I are Yankees fans (but he is more invested than me). He was quite mad afterwards and broke into hot brownies (which I warned him against). He mangled them, as you can see below.
Remember to scoop your flour and baking cocoa from your containers into measuring cups so you get the right amount. Also, preheat your oven for 20 minutes so it cycles to the right temp. If you don’t have milk chocolate chips, you can use all semisweet for the ganache.
Brownies ingredients list
2 1/2 sticks of butter, melted
2 cups sugar
2/3 cup brown sugar, packed into measuring cup
1 3/4 cups unsweetened baking cocoa
2 tsp vanilla
4 eggs
2 yolks
2 tbs corn syrup
1 1/3 cups flour
2 tbs cornstarch
1/2 tsp salt
Directions – preheat oven to 350 degre3s. Line a 9×13 cake pan with parchment paper and spray with baking spray. In a bowl, mix butter, sugar, brown sugar, and baking cocoa. Add eggs, one at a time, yolks, corn syrup and vanilla. Blend in dry ingredients. Mixture will be very thick. Evenly spread into pan. Bake 30 to 40 minutes (until toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs). Cool completely.
Ganache ingredients
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
1/2 cup heavy cream
Directions – in one microwave safe bowl, heat chips for 1 minutes. In another microwave safe bowl, heat cream for one minute. Combine cream and chips. Stir smooth. Let sit 5 minutes. Spread on cooled brownies and sprinkle with rainbow chips or m&ms
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A simple, easy treat for nfl week 6 – little Debbie brownie cookies, frosted, with rainbow chips on top. These are made with a brownie mix and a few extra ingredients. They might not need frosting, but I think everything is better with frosting! I don’t recommend baking these longer than 10 minutes. They seem undone on top, but pop them in the fridge to firm them up before frosting them and keep them in the fridge for a few hours. Better a gushy cookie than a dry, overbaked one, right?
Big game for my Bills this week – at the Jets on Monday night football. Our third straight on the road and our 4th night game in 6 games this season. I gotta admit the night games are killing me!
Ingredients list
1 brownie mix (18 oz or 18.2 oz)
2 tbs unsweetened baking cocoa
2 eggs
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 tbs chocolate syrup
1 cup mini chocolate chips
Directions – preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a bowl, combine brownie mix, cocoa, eggs, butter and syrup. Fold in chips. Scoop out 2 tbs dough. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Stagger cookies. Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Cool
Frosting ingredients
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tbs unsweetened baking cocoa
2 tbs water
1 tsp vanilla
1 tbs chocolate syrup
In a bowl, combine all ingredients. If you want a thicker frosting, add additional powdered sugar. Feost cookies. Sprinkle with rainbow chips, sprinkles or m&ms. Store in covered container.
These Bills gameday treats for week 3, a request from Rob- brownies. I grabbed the wrong size pan (8×8) instead of what my recipe indicated (9×9), so these are thicker and took a bit longer to bake. Oops! 🙂 I will have the directions for the 9×9 pan in this recipe.
Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount. Also preheat your oven so it cycles to the right temp.
Ingredients list
12 tbs butter
1 1/2 cups dark chocolate chips
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup flour
1 cup chocolate chips
Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9×9 pan with tin foil and spray with baking spray. In a microwave safe bowl, melt butter and chips in 45 second increments until you can stir smooth. Add brown sugar and sugar. Mix in eggs, one at a time, and vanilla. Fold in flour and salt. Blend in chips. Evenly spread into prepared pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes (toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs). Sprinkle warm brownies with powdered sugar. Cool completely. Cut and store in covered container.
For part 2 of the week 2 Bills victory treats, I present frosted chocolate chip cake bars. You can use any flavor cake mix (I used French vanilla), any kind of chips (I used traditional semisweet), and any kind of frosting (I used vanilla).
Bars ingredients list
1 cake mix
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup chocolate chips
Extra chocolate chips
Directions – preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper. Set aside. In a bowl, combine cake mix, oil, eggs, and vanilla. Mix in 1 cup chocolate chips. You may want to wet your hands for this next part – gently, evenly press dough into prepared pan. Sprinkle extra chips on tip. Bake 15 to 18 minutes (toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs). Cool completely.
Frosting ingredients
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla
4 cups powdered sugar (scooped from powdered sugar container into cup)
Milk or heavy cream
Directions – in a bowl, cream butter and vanilla. Blend in powdered sugar and enough milk or heavy cream to get the consistency you want.
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Since the Bills win over the Dolphins ended after 11 pm, there was no time to make victory treats. I needed to go to bed because I had a 430 am wakeup to work out! Oh, and I do not believe in premature baking of the victory treats. They can not be made until the victory is complete. The football gods must not be angered. So these will be brought in Monday. Dark chocolate brownies, requested by Rob.
Couple of notes – these bake at 325, lower than most brownie recipes. Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the correct amount.
Ingredients list
1 1/3 cups dark chocolate chips
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter
2 tbs water
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup flour (scooped from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount)
1 tsp salt
Additional 1/2 cup chocolate chips (opt)
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line an 8×8 square pan with tin foil and spray with baking spray. Set aside. In a microwave safe bowl, heat in 45 second increments – – 1 1/3 cups dark chocolate chips, butter, sugar and water until you can stir mixture smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, then vanilla. Blend in dry ingredients. Mix in additional chips, if using. Evenly spread into prepared pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs. Cool completely. Cut and store in covered container.
Thanks so much for stopping by today. I wish you peace, love and joy today. Remember to be kind. We are all fighting a battle and some are more difficult than others.
Another simple, easy to whip up treat. You can stuff these with anything – oreos, candy. You can also make them unstuffed (but what fun is that? 😉)
I want to estimate this makes around 12 cookies.
Ingredients list
1 brownie mix
1/4 cup flour
2 eggs
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup mini chocolate chips (opt)
Oreos
Directions – preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. In a bowl, combine brownie mix and flour. Add oil and eggs. Mix in chips if using. Scoop out 2 tbs dough and evenly form around an oreo. Stagger on prepared cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes (be careful not to burn bottoms). They may seem a little gushy on top. Cool a few minutes. Place in fridge to help cookies firm up. Store in covered container.
I could not bring in just one treat for a Bills victory Monday tomorrow. So Rob suggested black cocoa brownies with peanut butter chips and black cocoa frosting. Black cocoa is what makes oreos taste like oreos. I found some on Amazon that I like to use. Of course, my hershey’s classic is my standby/old faithful, but the black cocoa is nice to use once in a while.
Ingredients list
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 /2 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup corn syrup or honey
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup flour (scooped from your bag into your measuring cup)
1/3 cup black cocoa
1 cup peanut butter chips
Directions – preheat oven to 350. Line an 8×8 or 9×9 baking pan with tin foil and spray with baking spray. Set aside. In a bowl, combine butter, sugar, brown sugar and corn syrup/honey. Add eggs and vanilla. Blend in flour and black cocoa. Fold in chips. Evenly spread into prepared pan. Bake 13 to 17 minutes (toothpick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs). Immediately start prepping frosting.
Frosting ingredients
3 tbs butter softened
3 tbs black cocoa
1 tsp corn syrup or honey
1 tsp vanilla
3 to 6 tsp milk
1 cup powdered sugar
Directions – in a bowl, blend butter and cocoa. Add vanilla and corn syrup/honey. Mix in powdered sugar. Blend in enough milk to get the consistency you want. Frost warm brownies. Let cool completely. Cut and store in covered container.
Not a great start for the Bills in the season opener – down at home to the Cardinals 17-3 in the 2nd quarter! Thankfully, we put it together and pulled out a win, including another Josh leap over a defender play (this one ended in a td). Stress inducing for sure, and plenty for the team to clean up before facing the Dolphins Thursday night, but glad to start the season 1-0.
To celebrate, Rob asked for chocolate chip cookies for one of the treats. I am making two for work tomorrow bc everyone will be in Bristol for the week. It’s always nice to see old friends on campus, share some hugs, and laughs.
Remember to scoop your flour from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount. I also recommend freezing the individual doughs for 30 min to an hour to avoid too much spreading.
Ingredients list –
1 cup butter, melted and cooled 10 minutes
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1/2 sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup maple syrup, honey or corn syrup
3 3/4 cups flour (scooped from your flour bag into your measuring cup so you get the right amount)
2 tsp cornstarch
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 cups chocolate chips
Directions – in a bowl, combine melted butter, brown sugar and sugar. Add eggs. Stir in vanilla and maple syrup/honey/corn syrup. Blend in dry ingredients. Fold in chips. Scoop put 1/4 cups of dough. Freeze 30 min to an hour. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Stagger cookies on a sheet. Bake 11 to 13 minutes, no longer. They will be a little doughy on top. Cool completley. Store in fridge a few hours to firm up. Store in covered container.
Thanks for stopping by today! Go Bills! Squish the Fish!
Confession – These are huge cookies because I got a late start and used my quarter cup scoop to make the baking process go faster. I also didn’t have a chance to chill the dough. So I cut them in half after they cooled down and brought them into work.
Does oatmeal make them healthier? 😉
Ingredients list
2 1/2 cups quick oats
2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup chocolate chips
Directions – in a bowl, combine dry ingredients. Mix in vegetable oil, eggs and vanilla. Fold in chips. Scoop out quarter cups of dough. I recommend chilling the dough for a few hours. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Stagger cookies in a row of 2, one, two and one, as seen below.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Bottoms will be browned. Tops may be gushy, but let the cookies cool and pop them in the fridge to firm up.
Store in covered container. Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you have a wonderful day. Remember to be kind. Everyone is fighting some sort of battle.
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