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Chocolate Cheesecake Bars

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Holy. Cow.  These chocolate cheesecake bars are incredible.

My go-to dessert lately has been cookies.  I’ve made SO MANY cookies lately that I quit taking pictures of them to post on here because I didn’t want to bore you all.

As I was visiting my parents this weekend, I looked in their cabinets to see what they had.  I like to play a little “game” where I pick an ingredient, then Google “{Insert ingredient here} dessert recipes.”  So, after I spotted some evaporated milk in the cabinet, I Googled “Evaporated Milk desserts,” ignored all of the fudge recipes, and stumbled upon these delicious little bars.

I am all about pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving, but I would totally forego the pie for these bars.  That’s how good they are.  They’re very decadent and you’ll probably need some milk to go with them. Chocolate Cheesecake Bars 4

Chocolate Cheesecake Bars
Recipe from: Very Best Baking

Ingredients:

 

  • 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts
  • 3/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine, (1/2 a stick) melted
  • 1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/3 cup evaporated milk
  • 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

Instructions:

    1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Lightly grease 8×8 inch baking pan.
    2. Combine flour, nuts, brown sugar and butter in medium bowl; reserve 1/2 cup mixture for topping. Press remaining mixture onto bottom of prepared baking pan.
    3. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or just until light golden brown.
    4. Make the filling:  beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla extract in small mixer bowl until smooth. Beat in eggs. Gradually beat in evaporated milk.
    5. Microwave 1 cup of the chocolate chips in medium, uncovered, microwave-safe bowl for 1 minute; stir. If necessary, microwave at additional 10 to 15-second intervals, stirring just until chocolate chips are melted. Beat into cream cheese mixture. Gently stir in the remaining 1/2 cup of the chocolate chips.
    6. Pour over hot crust. Sprinkle with reserved topping mixture.
    7. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes or until center is set. Cool in pan to room temperature. Refrigerate for about 1 hour, then serve.

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Pumpkin Spice Pudding Cookies

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Happy National Dessert Day!

I made some pretty delicious Pumpkin Gingersnap Blondies…. but, then I forgot to take pictures of them.  So, here are some awesome pumpkin spice cookies instead! 

I’m obsessed with Target’s seasonal candy.  They always have all the good stuff.  I actually never end up really loving any of the candy, but they make for great desserts!  These Pumpkin Spice Hershey’s Kisses aren’t great on their own, but they are wonderful in these cookies!

Pumpkin Spice Pudding Cookies

Ingredients:

Cookies:

½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, very soft
½ cup packed brown sugar
¼ cup granulated sugar
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
¼ teaspoon baking soda
1 ½ cups All-Purpose Flour
1 packet (4.2 oz) Pumpkin Spice Pudding
24 Pumpkin Spice Hershey’s Kisses

Glaze:
½ cup chocolate chips
¼ tablespoons milk or heavy cream

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Place the very soft butter in a medium-large mixing bowl. Add the sugars, salt, vanilla, and stir well. Add the egg and stir until well blended.
3. Add the baking soda, flour, and Pumpkin Spice pudding, mixing until blended.
4. Scoop rounded tablespoons of dough onto light-colored baking sheets. Flatten into disks, using gentle pressure from your fingers.
5. Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes, until the bottoms and edges are lightly browned; the tops shouldn’t brown, they should still be slightly gooey.
6. Remove the cookies from the oven. Press the Pumpkin Spice Hershey’s Kisses into each cookie while the cookies are still warm. Slide the cookies onto a rack to cool completely.
7. Make the glaze by warming the milk until it starts to bubble; either by stove or by microwave.  Add the chocolate chips until they are melted. Mix together until the consistency is smooth.  Drizzle over cookies. Let cool and eat!

Easy Brownie Sandwiches

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I’m not typically a fan of box mixes, but they can be made into so many other desserts than the box mentions and sometimes I just want to whip something up with little effort. If you visit the website of your boxed cake mix of choice, you’ll find tons of recipes.  This recipe is from Duncan Hines.

I’m a huge fan of brownies and a huge fan of frosting and I have an out of control sweet tooth, so these are perfect for me, but may be too sweet for some. 

Brownie Sandwiches

Straight from Duncan Hines

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 375 ºF. Grease cookie sheet.
  2. Combine brownie mix, egg, water and oil in large bowl. Stir until well blended and soft dough forms. Drop by level measuring tablespoons about 2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheet.
  3. Bake at 375 ºF for 7 to 8 minutes or until cookies are set in center. Do not over bake. Cool for 1 minute before removing to cooling rack. Cool completely before assembling.
  4. Spread frosting on half the cookies. Top each frosted cookie with another cookie. Gently press together.