Super Awesome Cooking Recipes

Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies

An absolute sensation in your mouth for any mint loving, chocolate loving gal.

These Delicious Treats Will Warm Anyones Heart

Baking Time: 25 mins.

Heating Temp: 350 degrees

Servings: 36 mouthwatering cookies for your friends and family

Ingredients:

1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix

1/2 cup butter or margarine softened

1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon mint extract

6 to 8 drops green food color

1 egg

1 cup creme de menthe baking chips

1 cup semisweet chocolate chunks

Step 1:

In a large mixing bowl- Mix all the above ingredients together until a soft dough

Step 2:

Add tablespoon of the dough on a ungreased cookie sheet. Fill the cookie sheet with 12 tablespoons of the dough to make 12 cookies

Step 3:

Bake in oven for 8-10 Mins.

Step 4:

Repeat Step 2/3 for 2 more times

Step 5:

Enjoy your delicious mint chocolate chip cookies…for a bonus add some vanilla ice cream or drizzle some extra chocolate sauce over the cookies.

Cinnamon Sugar PullApart Bread

Doesn’t the above look so delicious? The cinnamon sugar pull apart bread looks like a delicious treat for studying cram sessions or breakfast on the go. It’s a bit complicated to make but like everything in life after all the hard work is done…it’s definitely worth it.

Servings: 4-6

Ingredients: For the Dough

2 3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1/4 cup granulated sugar

2 1/4 teaspoons (1 envelope) active dry yeast

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 ounces unsalted butter

1/3 cup whole milk

1/4 cup water

2 large eggs, at room temperature

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Ingredients For the Filling:

1 cup granulated sugar

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg

2 ounces unsalted butter, melted until browned

Step 1:

In a large mixing bowl mix together 2 cups flour, sugar, yeast, and salt.  Set aside.

Whisk together eggs and set aside.

Step 2:

In a small saucepan, melt together milk and butter until butter has just melted.  Remove from the heat and add water and vanilla extract.  Let mixture stand for a minute or two, or until the mixture registers 115 to 125 degrees F.

Step 3:

Pour the milk mixture into the dry ingredients and mix with a spatula.  Add the eggs and stir the mixture until the eggs are incorporated into the batter.  The eggs will feel soupy and it’ll seem like the dough and the eggs are never going to come together.  Keep stirring.  Add the remaining 3/4 cup of flour and stir with the spatula for about 2 minutes.  The mixture will be sticky.  That’s just right.

Step 4:

Place the dough is a large,  greased bowl.  Cover with plastic wrap and a clean kitchen towel.  Place in a warm space and allow to rest until doubled in size, about 1 hour.  *The dough can be risen until doubled in size, then refrigerated overnight for use in the morning.  If you’re using this method, just let the dough rest on the counter for 30 minutes before following the roll-out directions below.

Step 5:

While the dough rises, whisk together the sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg for the filling.  Set aside.  Melt 2 ounces of butter until browned.  Set aside.  Grease and flour a 9x5x3-inch  loaf pan.  Set that aside too.

Step 6:

Deflate the risen dough and knead about 2 tablespoons of flour into the dough.  Cover with a clean kitchen towel and let rest for 5 minutes.  On a lightly floured work surface, use a rolling pin to roll the dough out.  The dough should be 12-inches tall and about 20-inches long.  If you can’t get the dough to 20-inches long… that’s okay.  Just roll it as large as the dough will go.  Use a pastry brush to spread melted butter across all of the dough.  Sprinkle with all of the sugar and cinnamon mixture.  It might seem like a lot of sugar.  Seriously?  Just go for it.

Step 7:

Slice the dough vertically, into six equal-sized strips.  Stack the strips on top of one another and slice the stack into six equal slices once again.  You’ll have six stacks of six squares.  Layer the dough squares in the loaf pan like a flip-book.  Place a kitchen towel over the loaf pan and allow in a warm place for 30 to 45 minutes or until almost doubled in size.

Step 8:

Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F.  Place loaf in the oven and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the top is very golden brown.

Step 9:

Remove from the oven and allow to rest for 20 to 30 minutes.

This recipe was originated by Joy The Baker’s Blog. Check it out at http://www.joythebaker.com