Double Chocolate Treats Recipes

Steps:

• Melt chocolate over a double boiler or in the microwave, stirring occasionally until smooth. Sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, cream butter with white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in coffee crystals and vanilla until well blended. Stir in melted chocolate. Using a wooden spoon, stir in the dry ingredients just until everything comes together. Cover, and let stand for 35 minutes so the chocolate can set up.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Roll dough into walnut sized balls, or drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets, leaving 2 inches between cookies.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Cookies will be set, but the centers will still be very soft because of the chocolate. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheets for 10 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips., Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool for 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

Steps:

• Combine zucchini, brown sugar, baking soda and margarine.
• Mix egg and vanilla into zucchini mixture.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Chill dough 1 hour in the refridgerator.
• Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 10-15 minutes --
• Do not overbake, these will be soft to the touch but, will firm after sitting.

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Coat an 8-inch round cake pan with spray.
• Whisk water and cocoa in a small bowl until smooth. Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl, and make a well in center. Add cocoa mixture, oil, and vanilla. Whisk until smooth. Whisk in vinegar. Pour into pan.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack for 20 minutes. Run a knife around edge of cake, invert it onto rack, and turn cake right side up. Let cool completely. Transfer cake to a serving plate or a cake stand.
• For the glaze: Melt chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over simmering water, stirring until smooth. Let cool slightly.
• Whisk together sugar and water until smooth. Add melted chocolate in a slow, steady stream, whisking until thickened, about 1 minute. Immediately pour glaze onto center of cooled cake. Using an offset spatula, gently spread glaze over top and sides.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray 2 sheet pans with non-stick cooking spray.
• In a medium mixing bowl, cream together the butter, cream cheese, sugar and brown sugar.
• Beat in the vanilla.
• Into a small bowl, sift the flour, cocoa and salt and stir to combine.
• Blend the dry ingredients into the butter mixture.
• Stir in the chocolate chips.
• Divide the dough into quarters.
• Divide each quarter into eight (8).
• Form a ball with each piece of 8 by rolling between your palms.
• Place each ball on a sheet pan.
• Using the bottom of a glass, press the nuggets into 2" rounds.
• Bake 8 minutes or until slightly puffed and very soft to touch.
• Let cool on the sheetpans for 1 minute before transferring to racks to cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9-inch square baking pan and line with parchment, leaving a 2-inch overhang on two sides; butter parchment.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, and salt. In a large heatproof bowl set over (but not in) a pot of simmering water, combine 1 1/2 cups chocolate (6 ounces) and butter; heat, stirring, until melted. Remove from heat. Immediately add sugar and whisk 10 seconds.
• Add eggs, one at a time, then vanilla; whisk vigorously until glossy and smooth, 45 to 60 seconds. Using a rubber spatula, stir in flour mixture until just combined, then fold in remaining 1/2 cup chocolate (2 ounces). Transfer batter to prepared pan, smoothing top with spatula.
• Bake until top is shiny and crackly and a tester comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack and let cool 20 minutes. Using parchment overhang, lift brownies from pan. Let cool completely on rack before cutting into squares. Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 days.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C/ Gas 4
• Cream together the butter and sugars.
• After creamed, combine in the egg and vanilla extract.
• Sift in the flour, salt and cocoa powder.
• Then add the chocolate chips and place on a floured work surface.
• Roll cookie dough into a sausage (about 1.2cm in height and width), then cut the cookie dough (about 1cm in thickness).
• Shape dough into cookie shapes (bearing in mind that the mixture does expand in the oven)
• Place on a greased baking tray and place in the oven for 10 minutes (or until the cookie starts browning).
• Leave to cool slightly and enjoy.
• (The cookies last for 1-4 days in a sealed container)