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Christmas Rocky Road Recipe

Packed with marshmallows, nuts and white chocolate, this might be the most addictive holiday treat ever.

INGREDIENTS

• 4 cups white chocolate (32 ounces)
• 1 cup unsalted butter (8 ounces / 2 sticks)
• 1/2 cup corn syrup
• 3 teaspoons pure peppermint extract
• 2 cups mini marshmallows (16 ounces)
• 1 1/4 cups Christmas-colored candies (+ extra for topping)
• 1/2 cup macadamia nuts
• Candy cane and gingerbread man icing decorations

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Place the white chocolate, butter and corn syrup in a pot over medium-low heat. 
2. Stir consistently until completely melted. Don't worry if the chocolate and butter have separated.
3. Remove from the heat, and stir the mixture with a spatula or a whisk until the chocolate and butter have fully combined. 
4. Add the peppermint extract and allow to cool slightly. 
5. Add the macadamia nuts, Christmas-colored candies and marshmallows and mix until just combined. 
6. Pour the mixture into a square aluminum container, and sprinkle some extra candies and cute icing decorations (mine look like candy canes and gingerbread men) on top. 
7. Cover with aluminum foil and place this in the freezer until set.
8. Slice the rocky road into bite-sized squares, and you're done! 

Note: Beware, you will eat this so quickly without realizing it - this is probably the most addictive dessert I've ever made! It's SO good!

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Apple Pie Bread Pudding Recipe

Ingredients:

• 6 slices bread
• 3 eggs
• ½ cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 3 granny smith apples, peeled and chopped
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• Vanilla ice cream
• Caramel sauce

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F/175°C.

2. Slice the bread into ½ inch cubes.

3. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, milk, vanilla, and cinnamon, stirring until smooth.

4. Add the bread and stir until the bread cubes have evenly absorbed the milk mixture.

5. Spread the bread evenly in a 9-inch round baking pan.

6. In a large bowl, combine the apples, brown sugar, and cornstarch, mixing until evenly combined.

7. Spread the apples evenly on top of the bread.

8. Bake for 40 minutes, until edges are brown.

9. Cool, slice, then serve with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce!

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BRICK STREET CHOCOLATE CAKE

Ingredients

Cake:

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs
• 2 1/2 cups cake flour
• 1 cup baking cocoa, sifted
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup instant chocolate pudding mix (small box)
• 2 1/4 cups buttermilk
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Chocolate Icing:

• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup baking cocoa, sifted
• 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted

Instructions

Cake:

1. Preheat regular, conventional oven to 350°.
2. Beat sugar, butter & vanilla in large bowl.
3. Beat in eggs.
4. Mix in cake flour, baking cocoa, soda, salt, chocolate pudding and buttermilk.
5. Stir in semi-sweet chocolate chips.
6. Pour into greased tube pan.
7. Bake in regular, conventional oven at 350° for 30 minutes.
8. Adjust baking temperature down to 325° and continue baking 30-40 minutes more, until cake tester comes out clean.
9. (Check with cake tester at the one hour mark.)
10. Cool cake completely before icing.

Chocolate Icing:

1. Heat water, butter and vanilla together in sauce pan on stove top until melted.
2. Remove from heat.
3. Stir in one cup cocoa.
4. Stir in powdered sugar, sifted.
5. Stir in heavy cream, up to 3 tablespoons (or more) until you get the desired consistency.
6. Ice cake by filling the hole in the middle of the cake first, then spread icing over cake top and pour over the sides. Icing will harden as it cools.

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Easy Smores Cookie Recipe

If you’re on the hunt for Easy Cookie Recipes, you’ve come to the right place. These Smores Cookies steal the show each and every time.

These Easy Smores Cookies are raved about each and every time I make them.

For these Easy S’mores Cookies, you can use your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe as the base, or use store bought cookie dough. No shame! S’mores are at their best in the colder weather when we can build a fire and roast marshmallows. The flavors are second to none. Toasted marshmallows, milk chocolate, and crisp graham cracker. Bake all those flavors into Easy S’mores Cookies and you’ve got a real winner.

This easy cookie recipe is amazing year round, but I happen to think they’re just perfect for holiday parties and Christmas get togethers.

They’re EASY…no slaving away in the kitchen when there are presents to open!
They’re sure to please kids and adults alike
They’re full of flavors that bring us back to childhood and make us feel at home…and no better time for that than Christmas!

S’more Cookies are also a GREAT Summer recipe. They’re made so quickly and they’re virtually fool proof. S’mores Cookies are awesome for bake sales, class parties, baby or wedding showers, or anything you have coming up where you want to impress. No need to tell anyone that this is one of your favorite truly EASY Cookie Recipes!

INGREDIENTS

• 1 package ready-to-bake large chocolate chip cookies 16 ounce package
• 1 package miniature marshmallows
• 10 ounces milk chocolate melting wafers or good quality milk chocolate chips
• 1 cup crushed graham crackers

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper.
2. Place cookies 2 inches apart on baking sheet and bake per package directions.
3. Also, while cookies are baking, crush the graham crackers and pour the crushed crackers in a small bowl.
4. When cookies are ready, transfer cookies and tray to a cooling rack.
5. Turn the oven to broil.
6. Place 8-10 mini marshmallows on the top of each cookie and very lightly press down (just so marshmallows will stay put).
7. Place the cookies back in the oven, under broil, just until marshmallows begin to turn golden brown. 

**Watch closely – marshmallows burn quickly.

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