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Quick, Easy Recipes

Courtnie Wilson, Staff Writer
May 23, 2012
Filed under Entertainment

Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies
Servings: 15
Ingredients
• 1 1/4 cups unsalted butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
Directions
1. Melt butter in a small saucepan. Let butter cool and pour into a large mixing bowl.
2. Add sugars and beat for several minutes, until mixture is creamy. Add eggs and vanilla. Beat for one minute, or until eggs dissolve into butter mixture.
3. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Add butter mixture, stirring well. Add chocolate chips and walnuts if desired. Refrigerate cookie dough for two hours or until firm.
4. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
5. Drop by two tablespoonfuls of dough, spaced 2 inches apart on the baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the cookies are lightly browned and puffed up. Cool on cookie sheet until they are firm enough to put on a wire rack.

Quick Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
Servings: abt. 10
Ingredients:
• 2 (18.25 ounce) packages devil’s food cake mix
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• FILLING:
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 2 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
1. In a mixing bowl, combine the cake mixes, oil and eggs; mix well. Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Do not flatten. Bake at 350 degrees F for 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool for 5 minutes before removing to wire racks (cookies will flatten as the cool).
2. In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and butter. Add sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth. Spread on the bottom of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies. Store in the refrigerator.

Mango peach smoothie
Servings: 2-3
Ingredients:
• 1 peach, sliced
• 1 mango, peeled and diced
• 1/2 cup vanilla soy milk
• 1/2 cup orange juice, or as needed
Directions:
1. Place the peach, mango, soy milk, and orange juice into a blender. Cover, and puree until smooth. Pour into glasses to serve.

Cream Cheese Brownies
Servings: 15-20
Ingredients:
• 1 (19.8 ounce) package fudge brownie mix
• 1/2 cup vanilla or white chips
• FILLING:
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons butter (no substitutes), softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon orange extract
• FROSTING:
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
• 1 ounce semisweet chocolate
• 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
Directions
1. Prepare brownies according to package directions for cake-like brownies; fold in vanilla chips. Spread half of the batter in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. In a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg, flour and orange extract.
2. Carefully spread cream cheese mixture over batter. Drop remaining brownie batter by tablespoonfuls over cream cheese layer. cut through batter with a knife to swirl. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out almost clean. Cool on a wire rack.
3. For frosting, in a microwave-safe bowl, melt the butter and chocolate. Cool slightly; stir in confectioners’ sugar and enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Frost brownies.

Cappucino Cooler
Servings:4
Ingredients:
• 1 1/2 cups cold coffee
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate ice cream
• 1/4 cup chocolate syrup
• crushed ice
• 1 cup whipped cream
Directions
1. In a blender, combine coffee, ice cream and chocolate syrup. Blend until smooth. Pour over crushed ice. Garnish with a dollop of whipped cream and serve.