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Ingredients 1 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter 1/2 cup butter softened 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 cups powdered sugar 12 oz bag of chocolate chips 2 tablespoons shortening Instructions Line a baking sheet with waxed paper and set aside. Mix peanut butter, butter and vanilla together in a large bowl. Slowly add one cup of powdered sugar to the creamy mixture, mixing well each time. *Note -- I do not sift my powdered sugar! I just scoop out 1 cup full and dump it in my bowl.* By the time you get to the third cup of powdered sugar, the mixture will become very difficult to stir with a spoon. Take your rings off and start mixing with your hands. Once all of the powdered sugar is incorporated into the peanut butter mixture, you can start making your balls. Simply pinch off a small amount and roll between your hands to form a small ball. Place the peanut butter balls on the prepared cookie sheet wi...

Ingredients: Apple Mixture: 2 medium granny smith apples, diced small, and mixed with: 3 tablespoons granulated sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon Cinnamon Topping: 1 c. butter, softened 1 c. brown sugar 2 Tbsp. flour 1 Tbsp. cinnamon Cake: 3 c. flour 1/4 tsp.salt 1 c. sugar 4 tsp. baking powder 1 1/2 c. milk 2 eggs 2 tsp. vanilla 1/2 c. butter, melted Glaze: 2 c. powdered sugar 5 Tbsp. milk 1 tsp. vanilla Directions: Grease a 9×13 inch pan (I like to line it with a parchment paper sling as well) and preheat the oven to 350°. Make your apple mixture: Dice the apples and mix them with the cinnamon and sugar.  Set aside. Make your cinnamon topping: With a spoon, mix together the butter, sugar, flour, and cinnamon together until smooth.  The consistency of this will be like a paste.  Set aside. Make your cake batter: Mix together flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, milk, eggs and vanilla until smooth. ...

Ingredients 1/2 cup unsalted butter 3 oz dark chocolate 3/4 cup white sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 large eggs room temperature preferred 3/4 cup Nutella or other chocolate hazelnut spread 3/4 cup all purpose flour extra Nutella for decorating Instructions Preheat the oven to 350F degrees.  Line an 8x8 inch pan with aluminum foil and lightly grease, or line with parchment paper In a large microwave safe bowl melt together the butter and dark chocolate in 30 to 45 second bursts, stirring after each, until the mixture is melted together. Whisk in the sugar, followed by the vanilla extract.  Stir in the Nutella (for easier stirring, microwave for 30 seconds before). Whisk in the eggs. Carefully stir in the flour an salt.  Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes or until the top looks set and an inse...

INGREDIENTS For the crust: 2 ½ cups Oreo cookie crumbs, about 26 Oreo Cookies 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted For the cheesecake filling: 24 oz cream cheese, softened 2 cups Nutella 1 cup powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup heavy whipping cream For the glaze: 1 cup Nutella ½ cup heavy cream For garnish: Hazelnuts, roasted and roughly chopped, optional Ferrero Rocher, optional INSTRUCTIONS To make crusts: Finely crush the cookies in a food processor, add melted butter and blend until it's all moistened Press crumb mixture onto the bottom of prepared 9-inch springform pan by lightly greasing the edges of the pan with cooking spray Place in the freezer while you make the filling To make cheesecake filling: In a medium bowl, mix cream cheese and sugar until smooth and creamy, set aside In separate bowl whip heavy cream until soft peaks form add vanilla extract and continue mixing until stiff pea...

INGREDIENTS 4 ounces semisweet baking chocolate, chopped 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for greasing custard cups 2 tablespoons sugar, plus more for the custard cups 2 large eggs 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt PREPARATION 1. Preheat oven to 425°F, and grease two 6 to 8-ounce custard cups or ramekins generously with butter. Put a small spoonful of sugar in each cup, then turn the cup sideways and rotate it so that the sugar is coating the butter all around. Dump out any excess sugar. Place the greased cups on a baking sheet or oven safe dish. 2. Put the chopped chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave it on high for 30 seconds, take it out and stir it, then microwave it for another 30 seconds and stir it again. It should be completely melted. If there are still chunks of unmelted chocolate, microwave for another 20 seconds and stir. 3. In a medium mixing bowl, cream the room temperature ...

Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 tablespoon cinnamon 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar 2/3 cup unsalted butter , softened 2 teaspoons vanilla 3 large eggs 2/3 cup whole milk Cinnamon Syrup Glaze 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup water 6 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Generously grease and lightly flour a 10-inch bundt pan. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. In a large bowl, beat together the sugar, butter, and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, fully incorporating between each one. Beat in the flour mixture, alternating with the milk. Pour batter in the prepared pan. Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove cake from oven; cool 10 minutes. While th...

INGREDIENTS: 1 1/3 cup warm water (about 110°F*) 2 teaspoons sugar or honey 1 (0.25 ounce) package active-dry yeast 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling 2 teaspoons flaked sea salt 2 sprigs fresh rosemary flaked sea salt DIRECTIONS: Add warm water (*about 110°F, which you can measure with a thermometer if you want to be sure it’s the right temp) and sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer with the dough attachment, and stir to combine.  Sprinkle the yeast on top of the water.  Give the yeast a quick stir to mix it in with the water.  Then let it sit for 5-10 minute until the yeast is foamy. Turn the mixer onto low speed, and add gradually flour, olive oil and salt.  Increase speed to medium-low, and continue mixing the dough for 5 minutes.  (If the dough is too sticky and isn’t pulling away from the sides of the bowl, add in an extr...