Hershey's Kisses Brownies

If you love chocolate, you love Hershey's mini kisses, and you're a fan of super moist brownies, this is the perfect recipe for you! Very easy and quick recipe, all you have to do is mix the ingredients together, bake in the oven, and TA-RA you're done!

These brownies can be served either hot or cold. If you like the taste of hot melted chocolate then serve hot (bake then chill for 10 minutes and consume!)... If you prefer the taste of chocolate that melts in your mouth, then chill for at least 40 minutes and consume! I personally like to eat these brownies while still hot, especially on a cold day with a glass of milk, and when I'm craving chocolate! Trust me, these are to die for!

Hershey Kisses Brownies Recipe

(Serves: 10 bars )

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup cacao
• 1 cup of Hershey's mini kisses
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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 220°.
2. In a small saucepan melt the butter and the sugar. Bring to boil and set aside.
3. Mix all the remaining ingredients together using a spoon (except for the chocolate). Then gradually start adding the butter mixture (to prevent cooking the eggs) and mix until well combined. Add Hershey's mini kisses.
4. Line a baking pan with baking paper. Pour the batter.
5. Bake for 20 minutes, or until the edges are fully baked and the centre is under baked.
6. Let brownies cool down and enjoy!

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Hot Chocolate with Marshmallows

Today is a snowy day! Plus, it is weekend! What could be a better way to spend such an afternoon than putting your warm clothes on, and going outside to make a huge snowman with the kids and take lots of lovely pictures. Or you can stay warm watching your favourite tv show on your cozy coach watching the snowflakes out there falling from the sky. Better, you can do both! This is what I did today! Put on warm hat and gloves, for my nephew and my niece, and of course mine too. Found a carrot and an empty bucket. And went out to make a snowman. We had lots of fun! After coming inside, I felt that something was missing... Something that would warm me up... So I decided to make delicious creamy hot chocolate made from real dark Swiss chocolate topped with yummy Marshmallows and a pinch of cinnamon! I served it in beautiful Christmassy mugs. Sat down on my cozy coach and watched my favourite cooking program. This soothing hot chocolate warmed me up despite the freezing weather outside. You will love it too!

Real Hot Chocolate Recipe

(Serves: approx. 4 servings)

Ingredients

• 4 cups milk
• 1/3 cup single cream
• 4 tbsp sugar
• 50 grams dark chocolate
• a pinch of cinnamon

Instructions

1. Chop the chocolate to small pieces.
2. Heat the milk over medium heat in a medium sized saucepan.
3. Add the chopped chocolate to the milk and stir as the chocolate melts.
4. Add cream, sugar, and cinnamon.
5. Top with marshmallows and serve.

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Shortbread Cookies

When I was little my Mum made these cookies, I used to love helping her press the dough using the cookie press! I also enjoyed choosing different shapes of the cookie press disks, two of them looked like flowers, one was a Christmas tree, another like an ornament,  and there were 2 more that I never liked!

You will need a cookie press to make these cookies. In the picture above is my Mum's cookie press that comes with a variety of disks to make various shapes, we had it when I was little so I think she bought it about 25+ years ago. Still works perfectly fine!

These cookies are very easy to make, all you have to do is mix the few ingredients very well, insert the dough into the cookie press and start making loads of the little cookies!

For the centre of the cookie, you can add whatever you like! I used M&M's and Chocolate chips... But you can also add Jelly or Jam or simply colourful sprinkles.
If you try this recipe out, let me know how that goes, don't be a stranger!

Keep in mind that once baked, cookies get a little bit bigger, so leaving about 2cm gap between them would be a good idea.

A friend of mine asked for the recipe and made some snowflake shaped cookies. I thought that was a great idea for Christmas goodies. Sadly I don't own a snowflake disk, but next time I see one I will definitely buy it.

These simple, crisp, fragile, and buttery tasting cookies are great to have with your morning coffee or afternoon tea. 

Shortbread cookies Recipe

(Serves: approx. 50 cookies)

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• M&M's or chocolate chip cookies or jam

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 220°.
2. In a bowl mix all ingredients together.
3. Take a handful of dough and roll it in the palm of your hands so it looks like a snake. Fill cookie press with dough.
4. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Press down cookie handle and dough will come out. One you have pressed enough dough lift the cookie press up and you will see the cookie.
5. Add M&M's or chocolate chips to the centre of the cookie and press it down. Or to add jam, put a little jam on the tip of the knife and put the jam in the centre of the cookie.
6. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until cookies become slightly browning. Let cool for 20 minutes and enjoy!

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KitKat Brownie Bars

If you're a big fan of Kitkat, these brownies taste like heaven!
You will love these brownies because they're crunchy and moist at the same time, my favourite way to eat them is with a cold glass of milk. I used four types of chocolates to make these brownies but that's optional... If you want these brownies to be super chocolatey add 1 tbsp of cacao (I skipped this time).

Not to mention how the Kitkats add their classic crisp to every bite! A-M-A-Z-I-N-G

If you're looking for low-calorie brownies, follow exactly the same recipe but skip the chocolate chips and substitute the sugar with maple syrup or honey.

They're very easy and quick, 15 minutes to prepare and 25 minutes to bake! Chill at room temperature, then cut into squares and enjoy!

KitKat Brownie Bars Recipe

(Serves: 8 bars)

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 70 grams unsalted butter (melted)
• 30 grams melted chocolate
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 50 grams powdered sugar
• 30 grams all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 standard Kitkat chocolate bar (4 fingers)
• 2 tbsp milk chocolate chips (optional)
• 2 tbsp dark chocolate chips (optional)
• 1 tsp cacao powder (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 220°.
2. In a medium sized bowl mix the egg, melted butter, melted chocolate, vanilla, sugar, flour, baking powder and cacao powder.
3. Line a baking pan with baking sheet (I used a loaf pan 8cmx24cm).
4. Crush 2 kitkat fingers and add to butter along with half of the chocolate chips.
5. Pour batter into pan and sprinkle with 2 crushed kitkat fingers and chocolate chips left.
6. Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. open the door of the oven and let the brownie sit there for 10 more minutes. The brownie is very soft when hot, let it cool down before slicing. Serve with a cold glass of milk.

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Chocolate Dipped Cumquat

Cumquats are interesting fruits that we usually eat raw with their peel on. But what if you want to eat them cooked or baked? Having only few delicious recipes to prepare and bake cumquats, this one will make you adore this fruit!

There are two cumquat trees in my garden and these trees are veeery generous! I'm a big fan of citrus chocolates so chocolate dipped cumquats sounded like a spectacular idea.

I got some cumquats, sliced them, soaked them in sugar syrup, then baked them in the oven to dry a little. After cooling them, I dipped them in chocolate and served for my family. In a couple of hours, they were all gone!

Chocolate Dipped Cumquat Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups fresh cumquats
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/3 cup dark chocolate melted
• 1/3 cup white chocolate melted
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Instructions

1. Slice cumquats into halves and place in a bowl
2. In a small saucepan heat the water and the sugar until the sugar dissolves.
3. Add cumquats to saucepan and simmer for 30 minutes allowing them to soak.
4. Preheat oven to 150c°.
5. Place cumquats on a lined baking tray with foil.
6. Bake for 25 minutes. Set aside to cool.
7. Melt chocolate in the microwave. 
8. Dip each cumquat into chocolate halfway and place on tray until the chocolate has set.

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Reese's Peanutbutter Bars

If you love Peanutbutter you will love this recipe! These no-bake peanutbutter bars are just like huge Reese's peanutbutter cups and are made with only 5 ingredients! This is probably the easiest dessert that I ever made as it only takes 15 minutes to prepare!

The good news is that you can use less sugar if you don't have a sweet-tooth. I used 2/3 cup powdered sugar and they turned out just perfect. 

Reese's Peanut butter bars Recipe - makes 16 bars

Ingredients

• • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs. (I used classic Petit beurre biscuits about 8)
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter 
  • 1 cup chocolate chips (I used Today chocolate bar)
  Instructions:
  1. Line 9 x 9 inches (22 x 22 cm) pan or container with aluminium foil. Set aside.
  2. In a medium sized bowl, mix the melted butter, cracker crumbs, and powdered sugar together until combined. Stir in 3/4 cup peanut butter. Spread/press into prepared pan/container.
  3. In a small bowl microwave 2 tablespoons of peanut butter with the chocolate until melted. Stir until smooth.
  4. Stir melted chocolate over peanutbutter layer.
  5. Chill until completely firm, at least 1 hour.
  6. Cut with a hot knife to serve.

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براونيز الأوريو

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براونيز الاوريو الغنية بالشوكولا...

طريقة تحضير براونيز الاوريو سهلة جداً، ولا تحتاج للكثير من الوقت. تقطع البراونيز إلى مربعات وتُقدم مع كوب من الحليب البارد.

لمحبين الاوريو فهذه هي الوصفة المثالية. ولكن يمكن تحضير البراونيز دون الاوريو وذلك بإتباع الوصفة أدناه من دون إضافة اوريو.

طريقة تحضير براونيز الأوريو

المكونات

• نصف كوب زيت ذرة
• ٣/٤ كوب سكر
• ملعقة صغيرة فانيلا
• بيضتين
• ربع ملعقة صغيرة بايكنج باودر
• ثلث كوب كاكاو
• ربع ملعقة صغيرة ملح
• نصف كوب طحين
• ٨ قطع أوريو

طريقة التحضير

• نسخن الفرن إلى ١٨٠ درجة وندهن القالب بالزيت.
• في وعاء متوسط الحجم نخلط الزيت مع السكر، ثم نضيف البيض والفانيلا ونخلط جيداً.
• في وعاء آخر نخلط الطحين مع البايكنج باودر والكاكاو والملح. ثم نضيف هذه الخلطة إلى خليط الزيت ونخلط.
• نضيف ٦ قطع أوريو المكسر إلى الخليط. 
• نصب الخلطة في صينية الخبز ونضيف قطعتين من الأوريو المكسر إلى الوجه ونخبز في الفرن لمدة ٢٠ دقيقة.
• نترك البراونيز لمدة ١٠ دقائق لتبرد ثم نقطعها إلى مربعات متساوية.

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