No Bake Brownies

Prep: 15 Min + Chilling
Yields 8 servings

Ingredients

½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
¼ cup plus ½ tsp evaporated milk, divided
¾ cup crushed vanilla wafers (about 20 wafers)
½ cup mini marshmallows
¼ cup confectioner’s sugar
¼ cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Directions

In a microwave safe bowl, melt chocolate ships with ¼ cup milk; stir until smooth. Transfer 2 Tbsp to another bowl; stir in remaining milk and set aside for topping.

In a small mixing bowl, combine the crushed wafers, marshmallows, confectioner’s sugar and pecans; beat in remaining chocolate mixture. Press into a 5-3/4 x 3 x 2 inch loaf pan coated with nonstick cooking spray. Spread with reserve chocolate mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hr or until firm. Cut into bars.

Cookies ‘n Crème Brownies

Ingredients

1 package fudge brownie mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs as called for on brownie mix package
1 cup oreo crumbs
½ tub chocolate or vanilla frosting
2/3 cup oreo crumbs

Directions

Heat oven to 350oF. Make brownies as directed on package in 13 x9 inch pan – except stir 1 cup cookie crumbs into the batter. Bake as directed. Cool completely. Frost with frosting. Sprinkle with 2/3 cup cookie crumbs.

Mint Capped Brownie Cookie Cups

Makes 4 dozen cookies.

48 Hershey Kisses (Mint Truffle in Dark Chocolate)
2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
1-1/4 cups granulated sugar
1 tbsp water
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa or Hershey’s Cocoa
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
Powdered sugar

Heat oven to 350oF. Line 48 small muffin cups (1-3/4 inches in diameter) with paper or foil baking cups. Remove wrappers from chocolates.

Beat butter, granulated sugar, water and vanilla in large bowl on medium speed of mixer until well blended. Add eggs; beat well.

Stir together flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda. Gradually add to sugar mixture, beating on low speed just until blended. If necessary, refrigerate dough until firm enough to handle. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; place in prepared muffin cups.

Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until cookie surface is set. Cookies will appear soft and moist. Do not overbake. Cool about 5 minutes on wire rack. Press chocolate piece into surface of each cookie cup. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Sprinkle each cookie with powdered sugar.

Homemade Brownies

1 c. Cocoa
4 Eggs
2 Tbsp Shortening
1 c. Flour
½ lb. Butter (2 sticks)
1 tsp. Baking Powder
2 c. Sugar
1 tsp. Vanilla

Melt chocolate & butter together. Beat eggs & sugar;
add flour and baking powder. Mix well, then add
chocolate mixture. Add vanilla. Bake at 350 degrees
For 30 minutes.