Easy Chocolate Chip Layer Bars

Easy Chocolate Chip Layer Bars

1 Stick butter or margarine
1 1/2 c Graham cracker crumbs
1 c Flaked coconut (opt)
12 oz Semi sweet chocolate morsels
14 oz Can sweetened condensed milk
1 c Chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Melt butter in oven in 13x9 inch baking pan. Remove from oven. Sprinkle crumbs over butter. Sprinkle with coconut and morsels. Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over mixture. Top with pecans; press down.
Bake for 22 - 27 minutes or until golden brown around edges.

Cool completely in pan on rack.

Dark Chocolate Brownies

Dark Chocolate Brownies

2/3 c Unsalted butter
2 oz Unsweetened chocolate cut into small pieces
2 oz Semisweet chocolate cut into small pieces
1 c Granulated sugar
3/4 c Light brown sugar, packed
3 Jumbo eggs
1 1/2 c Sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 ts Salt
2 ts Vanilla
1 1/2 c Coarsely chopped walnuts OR pecans

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Melt the butter with the four squares of chocolate in a large saucepan over low heat, stirring often. Remove the pan from the heat and mix in the granulated and brown sugars, eggs (one at a time), flour, salt, vanilla and nuts. Spread the batter into a well-buttered 9-by-9-by-2-inch baking pan, pushing it well into the corners and smoothing the top.

 Bake the brownies uncovered for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the brownies feel fairly firm and begin to pull away from the sides of the pan.

Cool the brownies in the upright pan on a wire rack for at least 30 minutes. Cut them into large squares.

Chocolate Mint Dessert Balls

Chocolate Mint Dessert Balls 

9 oz Chocolate chips; melted
1/2 c Creme de menthe
24 oz Cream cheese; softened
1 ts Cinnamon, ground
2 c Pecans; finely chopped
Chocolate cookie wafers

In large bowl, mix together ingredients except pecans until smooth. cover and chill 1 hour. Divide mixture into 1 part per ball, and form into balls. Roll balls in pecans.

 Serve with chocolate cookie wafers. Store in refrigerator.

German Chocolate Chip Bread

German Chocolate Chip Bread 

2 boxes of German Chocolate cake mix
2 small boxes of chocolate instant pudding
1- 12 oz sour cream
10 eggs
1 1/2 cups of oil
1/2 cup of water
12 oz of chocolate chips
1 cup of chopped nuts (if desired)

Instructions:
Mix together all ingredients. Pour into three greased loaf pans. Bake
at 325 degrees for one hour or until done when tested with wooden
pick.

May be frozen, heated in microwave, and keeps well in refrigerator
for several days.

Brownie Pie

Brownie Pie Recipe

1 pk (21 oz.) brownie mix, prepared as directed
1 c Nuts, coarsely chopped
2 Frozen 8- or 9-inch pie shells

Add 1/2 cup nuts to prepared brownie mix. Pour mixture into 2 pie shells. Sprinkle remaining nuts on top. Bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees F.

The brownie mixture should be slightly underdone. Serve hot or cold with mocha ice cream.

Serves 12.

Mocha Fondue Recipe

Mocha Fondue Recipe

Update chocolate fondue with a hint of coffee, and serve it with meringue
cookies as crispy dippers.

Source: Better Homes and Gardens

1 4-ounce package sweet baking chocolate, broken up
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
2/3 cup light cream or milk
1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
1 teaspoon instant coffee crystals
2 tablespoons coffee liqueur
Assorted fruits (such as star fruit slices, pineapple chunks, kiwi
fruit wedges, strawberries, pear slices, banana slices)
Meringue cookies


1. In a heavy saucepan combine chocolates, cream, sugar, and coffee
crystals. Heat and stir over low heat until melted and smooth. Remove from
heat; stir in liqueur. Pour into a fondue pot; keep warm over low heat.
Serve with fruit and cookies. Makes 6 to 8 servings.