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Red Velvet Cookies

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If you are looking for a simple dessert recipe to make for your Valentine then this is the recipe for you! Red Velvet is extremely popular right now, are you familiar with it? Red Velvet is basically a chocolate based cake mix with red food coloring added in.

Red Velvet Cookies

Red Velvet Cookies

This recipe only has 4 ingredients and one of those is the frosting for on top of the cookie.

Soft & Chewy

Soft & Chewy

 

 

 

It’s amazing how soft & chewy these cookies are.

 

 

 

Add colorful sprinkles

Add colorful sprinkles

 

It’s hard to each just one, luckily this recipe makes a large amount of cookies.

 

 

 

 

 

Before they are frosted.

Before they are frosted.

Box them up for your Valentine!

Box them up for your Valentine!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enjoy!

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Red Velvet Cookies

Rating: 51

Yield: Approx. 24 Cookies

Red Velvet Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 – 15.25 ounce box red velvet cake mix
  • ½ cup (1 stick) butter, softened
  • 2 eggs, room temperature
  • 1 – 16 ounce container frosting (I used vanilla)
  • Sprinkles, optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line the baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking sheets.
  • In a mixer, combine the cake mix and butter, add in the eggs, one at a time until each is combined.
  • Use a cookie scoop or 2 teaspoons to form the cookies, place on the baking sheets.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes until puffy. Let the cookies rest on the baking sheets for 2 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack. Cool completely, then frost.
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Espresso Brownies with Frosting

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For all the coffee lover’s out there, you will want to take a peek at this recipe for Espresso Brownies with White Chocolate Frosting. Even is you are not a coffee lover, you still will want to take a peek at this recipe.

Espresso Brownies with White Chocolate Frosting

Espresso Brownies with White Chocolate Frosting

The base of the Espresso Brownies with White Chocolate Frosting is a decadent brownie with cocoa powder and coffee granules.

 
 
 
I love the fact that there is as much frosting as there is brownie.
 
Espresso Brownies with White Chocolate Brownies
Look at all that frosting!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think my favorite part of this recipe is the frosting, there is melted chocolate added to the butter cream, it is the best!

So Scrumptious!

So Scrumptious!

Espresso Brownies with White Chocolate Frosting

Espresso Brownies with White Chocolate Frosting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enjoy!

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Espresso Brownies with White Chocolate Frosting

Rating: 51

Yield: 20 Bars

Espresso Brownies with White Chocolate Frosting

Ingredients

  • For the brownies:
  • ½ cup (1 stick) butter, room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 1/4 cups flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tbsp. cocoa powder
  • 3 tsp. instant coffee
  • For the frosting:
  • ½ cup (1 stick) butter, room temperature
  • 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 4 ounces white chocolate, melted
  • 1/2 tablespoon milk
  • Sprinkles, if desired

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8 x 8 pan with cooking spray, you can line the pan with parchment paper if you wish, then spray with cooking spray.
  • In a small bowl, sift the flour, salt, cocoa powder and coffee, set aside.
  • With a mixer, cream together the butter and sugar, add in the vanilla and mix to combine. Add the eggs, one at a time until incorporated into the mixture. Slowly mix in the flour mixture until well incorporated.
  • Spread the mixture in the prepared pan, distribute evenly. Bake for 25-30 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the brownies comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting.
  • Cream butter with mixer, very slowly mix in the powdered sugar until well combined. Add the melted chocolate to the bowl and mix until completely combined. Add in the milk and mix until combined. Frost the brownies. Decorate with sprinkled if you wish.

Notes

I used Starbuck's Via for the instant coffee, a dark blend, so the coffee taste is very intense.If you don't care for the taste of espresso you can eliminate the coffee granules.

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Triple Chocolate Cheesecakes

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It’s hard to believe January is over, it was a cold month so I am glad it’s over. Now that we are into February that means it’s close to being Valentine’s Day. This week I will be featuring desserts you can make for your Valentine. Today’s featured recipe is Triple Chocolate Cheesecake’s.

Triple Chocolate Cheesecakes

Triple Chocolate Cheesecakes

Triple Chocolate Cheesecake’s have a chocolate crust and two kinds of chocolate in the cheesecake. These are densely delicious!

Triple Chocolate Cheesecakes.

Triple Chocolate Cheesecakes.

You blend Oreo cookie’s with butter and press the mixture into the bottom of the cupcake liners.

Then you mix cream cheese with cocoa powder and melted bittersweet chocolate to make the cheesecake portion.

I added Nutella and Raspberry Jelly to the top of the cheesecakes after they were cooled off. The extra toppings really add a depth of flavor.

Triple Chocolate Cheesecakes

Triple Chocolate Cheesecakes

If you are looking for chocolate overload, this is the recipe for you!

Enjoy!

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Triple Chocolate Cheesecakes

Triple Chocolate Cheesecakes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Triple Chocolate Cheesecakes

Rating: 51

Yield: 24 - 28 Individual Cheesecakes

Triple Chocolate Cheesecakes

Ingredients

  • Oreo Cookies crushed, enough to make 1 ½ cups crushed
  • 4 tbsp. butter
  • 3 – 8 ounce packages of cream cheese
  • 1 1/3 cups sugar
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 ounces semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted
  • Nutella, optional
  • Raspberry Jelly, optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line 2 cupcake pans with liners (I prefer to use foil because the cheesecake is heavy).
  • Melt the butter and combine with the crushed Oreo’s. Spoon a heaping tablespoon of the mixture into each of the liners and press the mixture down. Set the pans aside.
  • Mix the cream cheese in a mixer until smooth. Add in the sugar and vanilla, mix to combine. Add in the cocoa powder and mix to combine. Add in one egg at a time until combined. Add in the melted chocolate and mix to combine.
  • Pour the cheesecake mixture into the liners, enough to fill it up ¾ of the way up. The batter will be thick so will need to even the cheesecake batter in the liner.
  • Bake 28-30 minutes, until the cheesecakes have set in the center. Let cool until room temperature. Store in the refrigerator.
  • I added Nutella and Raspberry Jelly to the top of my cheesecakes, feel free to do so. For the Nutella, warm ½ cup in the microwave for 30-45 seconds with 1 tbsp. of milk. Stir to combine and add a dollop on the cheesecakes. For the Raspberry Jelly, warm for 30-45 seconds in the microwave and add a dollop on the cheesecakes. Let the cheesecake's chill so the topping firms up.
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