Chocolate Mint Delights Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until easy to handle., Shape dough into two 6-in. rolls; wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm., Unwrap dough and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place one slice on waxed paper; top with a peppermint patty and a second dough slice. Press edges of dough together to completely cover the peppermint patty. Repeat., Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 325° for 11-13 minutes or until set, watching carefully. Cool for 5 minutes before removing to wire racks. , For icing, in a microwave, melt peppermint patties and butter; stir until smooth. Cut a small hole in the tip of a pastry bag or in a corner of a food-safe plastic bag; fill with icing. Pipe over cookies as desired.

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• Prepare pudding with milk according to package directions. Divide among individual dessert dishes., Reserve 2 tablespoons crushed cookies; sprinkle the remaining cookies over pudding. Top with crushed candy. Spoon whipped topping over candy. Sprinkle with reserved crushed cookies. Serve with additional peppermint candies.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. Beat butter, sugars and vanilla until creamy. Add eggs, one at at ime, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixtures. Stir in morsels. Drop by well rounded tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 11-13 minutes or until cookies are puffed and centers are set. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes then removeto wire racks to cool completely.

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• Crust:.
• Oven at 375ºF.
• Press mixed ingredients onto the bottom of a 13x9 baking pan.
• Bake for 15 minutes, let cool completely.
• 1st Layer:
• Mix cream cheese, confectioners sugar, and cool whip.
• Pour on cooled crust.
• 2nd Layer:
• Mix chocolate instant pudding, vanilla instant pudding, and milk.
• Combine with a mixer until mixture becomes thick.
• Pour on top of cream cheese mixture.
• Top with Cool whip.
• Chill in refrigerator until ready to serve.

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• Put almond bark into a microwave-safe bowl; heat in microwave oven for 90 seconds and stir. Continue to heat in microwave in 15-second intervals until completely melted and smooth, 15 to 60 seconds.
• Stir peanut butter with the melted chocolate bark until smooth; add crispy rice cereal and pecans and stir to coat. Fold marshmallows and chocolate chips into the mixture to coat.
• Spread a sheet of waxed paper onto a flat surface. Drop the mixture by the spoonful onto the waxed paper and allow to cool completely.

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• In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the extracts, salt and, if desired, a few drops food coloring. Gradually add flour and mix well., Shape into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Using a glass dipped in sugar, flatten to 1/4-in. thickness. Bake at 375° until set, 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., In a double boiler or metal bowl over hot water, melt chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip cookies in chocolate glaze, allowing excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper until set, refrigerating if necessary. Brush tops with pearl dust. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

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• melt both chocolates over hot water.combine rest.
• mix well.
• drop onto waxed paper.

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• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• Start with the crust: Mix the pecans and flour together. Melt butter; add to mixture and stir until moist.
• Press into a deep ungreased 9x11 inch pan--crust should be thin.
• Bake until lightly brown; cool completely.
• Blend the cream cheese and Cool Whip together until smooth. Add sugar slowly until mixed well (make sure the Cool Whip is defrosted and the cream cheese is at room temperature before starting). Spoon filling into crust and let sit in the refrigerator while you mix the pudding.
• Mix the 2 boxes of pudding with the milk. When the pudding is thickened, add it to the top of the cream cheese mixture. Let set in the refrigerator.
• Next spread the last tub of Cool Whip on top of the pudding, being careful not to mix with the pudding.
• Top with chopped pecans.

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• Mix the ground wafers with the melted butter. Pat into the bottom of a 9x11 pan.
• Spread the chocolate ice cream over the crust and freeze until firm.
• Blend the vanilla ice cream with the desired amount of Creme de Mint and enough green food coloring to bring the mixture to desired flavor and color.
• Spread on top of chocolate ice cream. You can sprinkle a few more chocolate wafers, crushed Oreo cookies, or even some mint chocolate chips that have been crushed over the top. Return to freezer and freeze until firm. Serve.
• Passive work time is the approximate time this needs to freeze between layers.