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Chocolate Shells

Line muffin tin with paper baking cups.
Place 24 Hershey kisses in microwave bowl. Microwave on medium til melted (1 min; stir; 15 seconds; stir, then repeat in 15-second increments). Using a soft bristled brush, paint insides and bottoms of paper cups. Refrigerate 10 minutes, perform any necessary touch-ups. Then refrigerate at least 2 hours before use.

Fudge Walnut Brownie Pie

2 eggs
1 c sugar
1/2 stick butter, melted
1 t vanilla
2/3 c flour
1/3 c cocoa
1/4 t salt
1 c chocolate chips
1/2 c walnuts

Heat oven to 350. Lightly grease 9-inch pie plate or 8-inch baking pan.
Combine dry ingredients and set aside. Beat eggs. Stir in sugar, vanilla, and butter. Add dry ingredients. Stir in chips and walnuts. Pour into pie plate. Bake 30-35 min. Cool. Serve at room temp or warmed with ice cream. Drizzle with chocolate syrup.

Snacking Brownies

1/2 c butter
1 c sugar
1-1/2 c Hershey syrup
4 eggs
1-1/4 c flour
1 c chocolate chips

Heat oven to 350. Grease 13x9 pan.
Beat butter and sugar. Add syrup, then eggs, then flour, then chips. Pour into pan. Bake 35-40 minutes; cool completely.

Double Peanut Butter Paisley Brownies

1/2 c butter
1/4 c Reese’s peanut butter
1 c sugar
1 c brown sugar
3 eggs
1 t vanilla
2 c flour
2 t baking powder
1/4 t salt
10-oz pkg peanut butter chips
1/2 c Special Dark syrup.

Heat oven to 350. Grease 13x9 pan.
Combine dry ingredients and set aside. Beat butter and peanut butter. Add sugars, then eggs, then vanilla. Add in dry mixture and chips. Spread half the batter in a prepared pan; spoon syrup over the top. Top with remaining batter and swirl with knife for marbles effect.
Bake 35-40 minutes; cool completely.

Black and White Sundae

1 to 2 chocolate wafer cookies
2 to 3 tablespoons HERSHY'S syrup
1 scoop (about 1/2 cup) chocolate ice cream, softened
1/2 cup HERSHEY'S MINI KISSES milk chocolates
1 scoop (1/2 cup) vanilla ice cream, softened
1 tablespoon HERSHEY'S Cocoa 
1 tablespoon powdered sugar

 

Crush cookies, place on bottom of ice cream dish. Cover cookies in syrup. 

Combine 1 scoop chocolate ice cream while with chocolate pieces, place on top of cookies and syrup. Top with scoop vanilla ice cream. 

Stir together cocoa and powdered sugar of desired. Sprinkle of ice cream. Garnish as desired. 

Chocolate Brownies Deluxe

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
1-1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup HERSHEY'S chocolate syrup
1 cup Reese's peanut butter chips 
Frosting (recipe below)

Heat oven to 350 degrees, grease 13x9x2 inch baking pan. 

Beat butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla in large bowl until fluffy. Stir together flour cocoa and baking soda; add alternatively with syrup to butter mixture, beating well after each addition. Stir in peanut butter chips. Spread batter in prepared pan. Bake 40-45 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Prepare frosting and spread over brownies. Cut into bars.

FUDGE BROWNIE FROSTING

3 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
3 tablespoons HERSHEY’S cocoa
1 cup powdered sugar 
1 tablespoon milk
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Beat butter and cocoa in small bowl until well blended; gradually add powdered sugar alternately with combined milk and vanilla, beating until smooth and spreading consistency. Add additional milk, 1/2 teaspoon at a time, if needed. 

Chocolate Indulgence

1 Chocolate Fudge Brownie
1 scoop (about 1/2 cup) chocolate ice cream
2 tablespoons HERSHEY's Syrup 
Whipped Cream
1 Tablespoon Hershey's Milk Chocolate Chips

PLACE Brownie in sundae dish; top with scoop of chocolate ice cream.

 

DRIZZLE syrup over ice cream and brownie. Garnish with whipped cream and milk chocolate chips.

Kid Stuff Brownies

1/2 c cocoa or 2 squares unsweetened baker's chocolate
1 stick unsalted butter
1 c sugar
2 eggs
1/4 c flour
1 t vanilla
pinch of salt

Melt the butter with the cocoa or chocolate together in a heavy saucepan over medium low, whisking constantly until blended. Remove from heat and stir in the sugar, then whisk in eggs and vanilla. Last, stir in the flour. Mix well and pour into a well-buttered 8x8 baking pan. Bake at 325 for about 40 minute or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.Cool completely and cut into squares.  

Oreo Parfait

3 cups milk
2 sm boxes instant vanilla pudding
8oz cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
12 oz Cool Whip, thawed
1 bag Oreos, crushed

Mix milk and pudding; chill until set.

Cream together cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla.

Take pudding out of refrigerator and fold in Cool Whip, then combine pudding and cream cheese mixtures and pour into serving bowl or dish, layering with Oreos. Chill until ready to serve.

Double Chocolate Chip Cookies with Bourbon Ganache

¾ c butter
¾ c sugar
¾ c dark brown sugar
2 eggs
1-1/2 t vanilla
2-1/2 c flour
1 t baking soda
¾ t salt
12 oz chocolate chips

 

Preheat oven to 350. Cream butter and sugars. Add eggs, one at a time, til blended, then vanilla. Combine dry ingredients in a bowl, then add to butter mixture slowly. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop dough by spoonfuls onto baking sheet and bake 12 minutes. Cool completely, spread flat sides with ganache, and fit cookies together as sandwiches. Cover and chill 2 hours.

Ganache

12 oz chocolate chips
½ c heavy cream
3 T bourbon
3 T butter
½ t vanilla

Microwave chips and cream for 2 minutes, stir, then continue alternating stirring and heating at 30-second intervals until chocolate is melted. Whisk in bourbon, butter and vanilla. Cover and chill, stirring occasionally, for an hour and a half or until thickened to spreadable consistency.