312. Mint Chocolate Chip Cheesecake
1 1/2 c Crushed oreos
2 1/2 tb Melted butter
24 oz Cream cheese, softened
14 oz Sweetened condensed milk
3 Eggs
3/4 ts Mint extract
1/4 ts Green food coloring
1 c Mini-chocolate chips
1 ts Flour
Combine crumbs and butter and press on bottom of 9" springform pan. Beat cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in milk until smooth. Add eggs, extract and coloring. Toss 1/2 cup of the chips with flour to coat and stir into cheese mixture. Pour into crust. Sprinkle remaining chips on top. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour. Cool to room temperature and chill thoroughly. Garnish as desired.
313. Raspberry Chocolate Cheesecake
1/8 c Graham cracker crumbs
1/8 c Sugar
2 lb Cream cheese; softened
2 1/2 c Sugar
4 Eggs
1 1/2 lb Semi-sweet chocolate
20 dr Raspberry candy concentrate;
9 In spring-form pan
Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees.
For the crust: Lightly spray the spring-form pan with a non-stick spray such as PAM. Mix graham crackers and sugar in a bowl and dust the pan.
For the filling: Soften the cream cheese by microwaving in a bowl approx. 30 seconds for every half-pound (2 - 2 1/2 minutes). Add two eggs and mix with an electric mixer until well incorporated. Slowly add the sugar; about 1/2 cup at a time until incorporated. Add the remaining two eggs and mix until there are no more lumps and the batter is smooth (about three minutes).
In a seperate container melt the chocolate. This could be done in the microwave. I prefer to melt it over the stove. The later method requires a little more attention to the chocolate. Do not scortch the bottom. Not only will the chocolate taste bitter but it's not fun trying to clean.
Add melted chocolate to the batter. Mix on high. While mixing, add the candy concentrate with an eye-dropper. Experiment with this step. The more concentrate you add, the stronger the flavor. You don't want too much, though. I have made cheesecake that tasted like cough syrup. So, don't over-do-it.
Pour the mixture in the spring-form pan and bake until the center is set (The top of the cheesecake will be glossy while baking. When the luster of the center begins to dull, it is ready.) The cheesecake may still be "jiggly" (like jell-o).
314. Rich Chocolate Cheesecake
1 1/2 c Chocolate wafer crumbs
1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
1/2 c Butter -- melted
24 oz Cream cheese -- softened
3/4 c Sugar
3 Eggs
8 oz Sour cream
6 Squares semisweet chocolate melted
1 tb Cocoa
3/4 ts Cocoa
1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract
1/2 c Whipping cream -- whipped
Additional whipped cream (optional)
Chocolate curls (optional)
Almonds (optional)
Maraschino cherries (optional)
Combine first 3 ingredients, mixing well. Press mixture into bottom of a 9-inch springform pan; chill. Beat cream cheese with electric mixer until light and fluffy; gradually add sugar, mixing well. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in sour cream, melted chocolate, cocoa, and vanilla, mix well. Gently fold in whipped cream; spoon into prepared pan. Bake at 300 for 1 hour. Turn oven off; allow cheesecake to cool in oven an additional 30 minutes. Refrigerate 8 hours. Remove sides of pan and garnish with additional whipped cream, chocolate curls, almonds, and cherries. Yield: 10 to 12 servings.
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315. Almond Joy Cookies
2 Squares unsweetened chocolate
1 cn Sweetened, condensed milk
3 c Sweetened, flaked coconut
1 ts Vanilla extract
pn Salt
Almonds for garnish
Heat in a double boiler, 1 can sweetened condensed milk and 2 squares of unsweetened chocolate, until chocolate is melted. Stir until mixture is smooth. Pour over a bowl containing 3 cup of sweetened, flaked coconut. Add 1 tsp of vanilla extract and a pinch of salt. Mix well until coconut is completed coated. Drop on a cookie sheet which is line with parchment paper, by tspfuls. Press a whole almond into the top.
Bake at 350 degrees F. for 10 to 12 minutes. Check at 8 minutes, as bottoms of cookies brown quickly. Remove from oven, cool, remove from pan.
316. Baked Chocolate Marshmallow Treats
6 Graham crackers, halved
6 large marshmallows, halved
3 Milk chocolate bars
Preheat oven to 500 degrees F. Place cracker halves on ungreased cookie sheet.
Top each half with two 1" squares of chocolate. Add marshmallow half on top of chocolate. Bake until marsmallow roasts, about 2 minutes.
Serve open faced. May also be served "sandwich style" by placing another half of graham cracker on top.
317. Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Cookies
3/4 c Margarine
1 Egg
1 c Bananas -- mashed
1 c White sugar
1 1/2 c Flour
1/2 ts Baking soda
1 ts Salt
1/4 ts Nutmeg
1 ts Cinnamon
1 3/4 c Quick oats
1 pk Chocolate chips
1/2 c Nuts
Mix all the ingredients together. Then drop by teaspoon on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 15 minutes at 400 degrees.
318. Bittersweet Chocolate Chunk Cookies
1/2 c Butter or margarine
1/2 c Sugar
1/4 c Packed brown sugar
1 Egg
1 ts Vanilla
1 c Plus 2 Tbsp unsifted flour
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
2/3 c Chopped walnuts or pecans
8 oz Ghirardelli Bittersweet chocolate
For food processor method, place butter (cut up), sugar, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla into processor bowl; process about 10 seconds. (Or in a mixer, cream softened butter with same ingredients.) Stir flour with baking powder and salt; blend into creamed mixture. Add nuts. Chop chocolate bars into small pieces; stir into dough. Drop by rounded teaspoon onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375 degrees F for 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool on racks. These cookies are delicious served warm when the chocolate is still soft. To reheat cookies in the microwave, process 2 or more cookies for 15 to 20 seconds.
319. Brownie cookies
4 oz Semisweet chocolate
1 oz Unsweetened chocolate
2 1/3 c Sifted all-purpose flour
1 1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Baking powder
1/4 lb Unsalted butter
1 c Granulated sugar
1 tb Vanilla extract
2 ea Egg
1 tb Milk
3/4 c Finely chopped walnuts
Melt the chocolate over hot water. Sift the flour, baking soda, and baking powder together. Set aside. In the bowl of a mixer, cream the butter. Add the sugar slowly and continue to beat. Add the vanilla, then the eggs 1 at a time. Add the chocolate and stir to blend. Stir in the dry ingredients and the milk by hand. When just blended, mix in the walnuts. Cover and refrigerate dough for 30 minutes before rolling. Preheat oven to 375 degres. Lightly grease a cookie sheet. To form the cookies, scoop out a portion of dough and roll out on a well-floured surface. When dough is 1/4 inch thick, cut it into rounds or other desired shapes. Re-roll scraps and cut again. Place on cookie sheet (leave room for expansion) and bake for 6 to 8 minutes. Watch for any hot spots in the oven and don't let these cookies overbrown.
320. Butterscotch Chocolate Chunk Cookies
1 c Unsalted butter - room temp
1 c Light brown sugar
1/2 c Dark brown sugar
3/4 ts Vanilla (optional)
1 Egg
1/8 ts Salt
1 1/2 c Unbleached all purpose flour
2 c Semisweet chocolate cut into coarse chunks
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Cream the butter with both sugars until very well blended. Mix in the vanilla and egg, then fold in the salt, flour and chocolate chunks.
Form into small (walnut sized) or large (golf ball sized) balls as desired.
Place on the baking sheets and press down slightly. Bake until done about 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on racks.
Makes 2 dozen large cookies or 4 dozen small cookies.
321. Carob Chip Cookies
1/4 c Mashed banana
1/4 c Vegetable oil
1 lg Egg
1 c Unbleached White Flour
1 c Rolled Oats
3/4 c Carob Chips
Mash ripe banana with a fork, to measure 1/4 cup. Beat together with oil until creamy. Beat in egg. Add flour, oats, and chips; mix well. Drop batter by teaspoons onto lightly oiled baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until cookies just start to brown around the edges. Cool on wire racks.
322. Cherry Chocolate Cookies
1 c Margarine or butter
3/4 c Packed brown sugar
2 Egg yolks
2 oz Semiswet chocolate; melted and cooled
1 1/2 ts Finely shredded orange peel
1 ts Ground cinnamon
1 ts Vanilla
1/4 ts Salt
2 1/4 c All-purpose flour
1 1/2 c Finely chopped pecans (to 2)
2 Egg whites
3/4 c Cherry jelly or preserves
In large mixing bowl beat margarine or butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add egg yolks, beating well. Blend in melted chocolate, orange peel, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt. Stir in flour. Place pecans and egg white in two separate small, shallow bowls. Slightly beat egg whites with a fork. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Dip eah ball into egg white; roll in pecans to coat. Place balls, 2 inches apart, on lightly greased baking sheets. Using your thumb, make slight indentation in top of each cookie. Bake in 350 degree oven about 12 minutes or till edges are firm. Cool cookies on a wire rack. Fill centers of cooled cookies with a small spoonful of jelly or preserves. Makes about 60 cookies.
1 1/2 c Crushed oreos
2 1/2 tb Melted butter
24 oz Cream cheese, softened
14 oz Sweetened condensed milk
3 Eggs
3/4 ts Mint extract
1/4 ts Green food coloring
1 c Mini-chocolate chips
1 ts Flour
Combine crumbs and butter and press on bottom of 9" springform pan. Beat cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in milk until smooth. Add eggs, extract and coloring. Toss 1/2 cup of the chips with flour to coat and stir into cheese mixture. Pour into crust. Sprinkle remaining chips on top. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour. Cool to room temperature and chill thoroughly. Garnish as desired.
313. Raspberry Chocolate Cheesecake
1/8 c Graham cracker crumbs
1/8 c Sugar
2 lb Cream cheese; softened
2 1/2 c Sugar
4 Eggs
1 1/2 lb Semi-sweet chocolate
20 dr Raspberry candy concentrate;
9 In spring-form pan
Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees.
For the crust: Lightly spray the spring-form pan with a non-stick spray such as PAM. Mix graham crackers and sugar in a bowl and dust the pan.
For the filling: Soften the cream cheese by microwaving in a bowl approx. 30 seconds for every half-pound (2 - 2 1/2 minutes). Add two eggs and mix with an electric mixer until well incorporated. Slowly add the sugar; about 1/2 cup at a time until incorporated. Add the remaining two eggs and mix until there are no more lumps and the batter is smooth (about three minutes).
In a seperate container melt the chocolate. This could be done in the microwave. I prefer to melt it over the stove. The later method requires a little more attention to the chocolate. Do not scortch the bottom. Not only will the chocolate taste bitter but it's not fun trying to clean.
Add melted chocolate to the batter. Mix on high. While mixing, add the candy concentrate with an eye-dropper. Experiment with this step. The more concentrate you add, the stronger the flavor. You don't want too much, though. I have made cheesecake that tasted like cough syrup. So, don't over-do-it.
Pour the mixture in the spring-form pan and bake until the center is set (The top of the cheesecake will be glossy while baking. When the luster of the center begins to dull, it is ready.) The cheesecake may still be "jiggly" (like jell-o).
314. Rich Chocolate Cheesecake
1 1/2 c Chocolate wafer crumbs
1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
1/2 c Butter -- melted
24 oz Cream cheese -- softened
3/4 c Sugar
3 Eggs
8 oz Sour cream
6 Squares semisweet chocolate melted
1 tb Cocoa
3/4 ts Cocoa
1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract
1/2 c Whipping cream -- whipped
Additional whipped cream (optional)
Chocolate curls (optional)
Almonds (optional)
Maraschino cherries (optional)
Combine first 3 ingredients, mixing well. Press mixture into bottom of a 9-inch springform pan; chill. Beat cream cheese with electric mixer until light and fluffy; gradually add sugar, mixing well. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in sour cream, melted chocolate, cocoa, and vanilla, mix well. Gently fold in whipped cream; spoon into prepared pan. Bake at 300 for 1 hour. Turn oven off; allow cheesecake to cool in oven an additional 30 minutes. Refrigerate 8 hours. Remove sides of pan and garnish with additional whipped cream, chocolate curls, almonds, and cherries. Yield: 10 to 12 servings.
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315. Almond Joy Cookies
2 Squares unsweetened chocolate
1 cn Sweetened, condensed milk
3 c Sweetened, flaked coconut
1 ts Vanilla extract
pn Salt
Almonds for garnish
Heat in a double boiler, 1 can sweetened condensed milk and 2 squares of unsweetened chocolate, until chocolate is melted. Stir until mixture is smooth. Pour over a bowl containing 3 cup of sweetened, flaked coconut. Add 1 tsp of vanilla extract and a pinch of salt. Mix well until coconut is completed coated. Drop on a cookie sheet which is line with parchment paper, by tspfuls. Press a whole almond into the top.
Bake at 350 degrees F. for 10 to 12 minutes. Check at 8 minutes, as bottoms of cookies brown quickly. Remove from oven, cool, remove from pan.
316. Baked Chocolate Marshmallow Treats
6 Graham crackers, halved
6 large marshmallows, halved
3 Milk chocolate bars
Preheat oven to 500 degrees F. Place cracker halves on ungreased cookie sheet.
Top each half with two 1" squares of chocolate. Add marshmallow half on top of chocolate. Bake until marsmallow roasts, about 2 minutes.
Serve open faced. May also be served "sandwich style" by placing another half of graham cracker on top.
317. Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Cookies
3/4 c Margarine
1 Egg
1 c Bananas -- mashed
1 c White sugar
1 1/2 c Flour
1/2 ts Baking soda
1 ts Salt
1/4 ts Nutmeg
1 ts Cinnamon
1 3/4 c Quick oats
1 pk Chocolate chips
1/2 c Nuts
Mix all the ingredients together. Then drop by teaspoon on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 15 minutes at 400 degrees.
318. Bittersweet Chocolate Chunk Cookies
1/2 c Butter or margarine
1/2 c Sugar
1/4 c Packed brown sugar
1 Egg
1 ts Vanilla
1 c Plus 2 Tbsp unsifted flour
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
2/3 c Chopped walnuts or pecans
8 oz Ghirardelli Bittersweet chocolate
For food processor method, place butter (cut up), sugar, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla into processor bowl; process about 10 seconds. (Or in a mixer, cream softened butter with same ingredients.) Stir flour with baking powder and salt; blend into creamed mixture. Add nuts. Chop chocolate bars into small pieces; stir into dough. Drop by rounded teaspoon onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375 degrees F for 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool on racks. These cookies are delicious served warm when the chocolate is still soft. To reheat cookies in the microwave, process 2 or more cookies for 15 to 20 seconds.
319. Brownie cookies
4 oz Semisweet chocolate
1 oz Unsweetened chocolate
2 1/3 c Sifted all-purpose flour
1 1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Baking powder
1/4 lb Unsalted butter
1 c Granulated sugar
1 tb Vanilla extract
2 ea Egg
1 tb Milk
3/4 c Finely chopped walnuts
Melt the chocolate over hot water. Sift the flour, baking soda, and baking powder together. Set aside. In the bowl of a mixer, cream the butter. Add the sugar slowly and continue to beat. Add the vanilla, then the eggs 1 at a time. Add the chocolate and stir to blend. Stir in the dry ingredients and the milk by hand. When just blended, mix in the walnuts. Cover and refrigerate dough for 30 minutes before rolling. Preheat oven to 375 degres. Lightly grease a cookie sheet. To form the cookies, scoop out a portion of dough and roll out on a well-floured surface. When dough is 1/4 inch thick, cut it into rounds or other desired shapes. Re-roll scraps and cut again. Place on cookie sheet (leave room for expansion) and bake for 6 to 8 minutes. Watch for any hot spots in the oven and don't let these cookies overbrown.
320. Butterscotch Chocolate Chunk Cookies
1 c Unsalted butter - room temp
1 c Light brown sugar
1/2 c Dark brown sugar
3/4 ts Vanilla (optional)
1 Egg
1/8 ts Salt
1 1/2 c Unbleached all purpose flour
2 c Semisweet chocolate cut into coarse chunks
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Cream the butter with both sugars until very well blended. Mix in the vanilla and egg, then fold in the salt, flour and chocolate chunks.
Form into small (walnut sized) or large (golf ball sized) balls as desired.
Place on the baking sheets and press down slightly. Bake until done about 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on racks.
Makes 2 dozen large cookies or 4 dozen small cookies.
321. Carob Chip Cookies
1/4 c Mashed banana
1/4 c Vegetable oil
1 lg Egg
1 c Unbleached White Flour
1 c Rolled Oats
3/4 c Carob Chips
Mash ripe banana with a fork, to measure 1/4 cup. Beat together with oil until creamy. Beat in egg. Add flour, oats, and chips; mix well. Drop batter by teaspoons onto lightly oiled baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until cookies just start to brown around the edges. Cool on wire racks.
322. Cherry Chocolate Cookies
1 c Margarine or butter
3/4 c Packed brown sugar
2 Egg yolks
2 oz Semiswet chocolate; melted and cooled
1 1/2 ts Finely shredded orange peel
1 ts Ground cinnamon
1 ts Vanilla
1/4 ts Salt
2 1/4 c All-purpose flour
1 1/2 c Finely chopped pecans (to 2)
2 Egg whites
3/4 c Cherry jelly or preserves
In large mixing bowl beat margarine or butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add egg yolks, beating well. Blend in melted chocolate, orange peel, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt. Stir in flour. Place pecans and egg white in two separate small, shallow bowls. Slightly beat egg whites with a fork. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Dip eah ball into egg white; roll in pecans to coat. Place balls, 2 inches apart, on lightly greased baking sheets. Using your thumb, make slight indentation in top of each cookie. Bake in 350 degree oven about 12 minutes or till edges are firm. Cool cookies on a wire rack. Fill centers of cooled cookies with a small spoonful of jelly or preserves. Makes about 60 cookies.