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Chocolate Cookie Dough
By kmad
1.Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl
- 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder (omit if making thumbprints, ball cookies, or spritz cookies)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 sticks unsalted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Cream Cheese Pastry Dough
By kmad
For a novice baker, this is the most forgiving dough to work with
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour plus 2 tablespoons, plus more for rolling out the dough
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
Caramel Cheesecake Apple Dip
By kmad
Place cream cheese in a mixing bowl and using an electric mixer, whip cream cheese until smooth and fluffy for abou...
- 2 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, chilled
- 1 cup caramel ice cream topping, chilled (I used Hershey's in the glass jar)
- 1 store bought graham cracker pie crust, crumbled
Berry-Lemon Cheesecake Squares
By kmad
Heat oven to 450°F. Unroll crusts on lightly floured work surface
- 1 box Pillsbury® refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed on box
- 1 teaspoon milk
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- Filling
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 to 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
- Berries
- 1 cup fresh blackberries
- 1/2 cup fresh raspberries
- 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
Lemon-Espresso Bites
By kmad
Process almonds and 1 tablespoon granulated sugar in a food processor until finely ground
- 1 cup sliced blanched almonds
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar, plus more for dusting
- 3 large egg whites
- Pinch of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Zest of 1 lemon, plus 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice (preferably Meyer)
- 6 tablespoons heavy cream
- 2/3 cup chopped bittersweet chocolate
- 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
Potato Gnocchi with Gorgonzola Sauce
By kmad
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F
- 1 pound baking potatoes, washed
- Vegetable oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup, plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 pound Gorgonzola
Sticky Toffee Pudding
By kmad
For the sauce: In a heavy saucepan over medium heat, combine 1 1/4 cups of the heavy cream, the sugar, corn syrup a...
- Toffee Sauce:
- 2 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1 stick sweet unsalted butter
- Cake:
- 1/2 stick sweet unsalted butter, plus more for greasing
- 6 ounces dates, pitted
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch salt
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 teaspoon orange zest
- Whipped cream, for serving
Chicken Marsala Ravioli Filling
By kmad
Brown chicken in 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium-high heat
- 8 ounces chicken breast, cut in strips
- 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1 shallot, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 1/4 cup Marsala wine or chicken broth
- 4 thin slices prosciutto, sliced
- 4 bay leaves
- Fresh thyme and parsley leaves
- 2 tablespoons bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, grated, divided
- Salt and pepper
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
Simple Chocolate Fudge
By kmad
Butter an 8-inch square baking pan; line with 2 crisscrossed pieces of parchment paper, leaving an overhang
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, plus more for pan
- 3 cups mini marshmallows
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 bag (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped