Category: Desserts and Sweets

Reese’s Chewy Chocolate Cookies

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Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Category: Cookies

Cuisine: American

Servings: 54

Reese's Chewy Chocolate Cookies

Ingredients

    Reese's Chewy Chocolate Cookies
  • 1 1/4 cups butter or margarine softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cups unsifted all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup Hershey's cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups (12 ounce pkg) Reese's peanut butter chips

Cream butter and sugar in large mixer bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla beat well.

Combine flour, salt and baking soda. Gradually blend into cream mixture. Stir in peanut butter chips

Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350° for 8 to 9 minutes. Don't overbake. Cookies will be soft. Will puff during baking and flatten upon cooling

Cool until set; will take about 1 minute

Makes about 4 and half dozen

Please Note: Nutritional values listed may vary from final results depending on actual measurements and brands used to prepare the recipe.

Nutrition Facts

Reese's Chewy Chocolate Cookies

Serves 54

Amount Per Serving
Calories 121.09 kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.55 g 10.1%
Saturated Fat 3.53 g 17.7%
Trans Fat 0.17 g
Cholesterol 17.6 mg 5.9%
Sodium 61.9 mg 2.6%
Total Carbohydrate 15.15 g 5.1%
Dietary Fiber 0.79 g 3.2%
Sugars 10.43 g
Protein 1.6 g
Vitamin A 4.4 % Vitamin C 0.02 %
Calcium 0.94 % Iron 1.83 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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Lemon Cream Coffee Cake

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Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour, 10 minutes

Category: Cakes

Cuisine: American

Servings: 12

Lemon Cream Coffee Cake

Ingredients

    Lemon Cream Coffee Cake
  • 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 8-ounce carton lemon yogurt
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons finely shredded lemon peel
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg or mace
  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 eggs, slightly beaten
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans or sliced almonds (optional)

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 13x9x2-inch baking pan; set aside.

In a medium mixing bowl beat cream cheese with an electric mixer until fluffy. Beat in 1/4 cup sugar; fold in lemon yogurt and lemon peel. Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl stir together 3 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder, salt and nutmeg or mace. Cut in the 1 cup butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Combine eggs, milk and almond extract. Add to flour mixture, mixing until blended. Spread half of the batter in the prepared pan.

Spoon the cream cheese mixture over the batter. Spoon the remaining batter in small mounds over the cream cheese mixture, spreading out as much as possible.

Combine the 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup flour; cut in the 1/4 cup butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in pecans or almonds. Sprinkle nut mixture over batter in pan.

Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until cake is golden and toothpick inserted in dough mounds comes out clean (do not test in filling). Cool on wire rack at least 45 minutes before serving.

Chill to store.

Makes 12 servings.

Nutrition Facts

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Serves 12

Amount Per Serving
Calories 515.39 kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 27.98 g 43%
Saturated Fat 16.86 g 84.3%
Trans Fat 0.78 g
Cholesterol 102.78 mg 34.3%
Sodium 239.47 mg 10%
Total Carbohydrate 60.04 g 20%
Dietary Fiber 1.02 g 4.1%
Sugars 31.8 g
Protein 7.29 g
Vitamin A 28.54 % Vitamin C 0.46 %
Calcium 16.5 % Iron 11.43 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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Blueberry Sauce

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Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Category: Desserts and Sweets, Fillings and Toppings, Sauces

Cuisine: American

Servings: 8

Ingredients

    Blueberry Sauce
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1/3 cup warm water
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries

Combine cornstarch with warm water to dissolve lumps.

Add sugar, lemon juice and blueberries. Cook over medium heat, stirring until mixture is thickened.

Makes about 2 cups sauce.

Please Note: Nutritional values listed may vary from final results depending on actual measurements and brands used to prepare the recipe.

Nutrition Facts

Blueberry Sauce

Serves 8

Amount Per Serving
Calories 57.92 kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.13 g 0.2%
Saturated Fat 0.01 g 0.1%
Trans Fat
Cholesterol 0
Sodium 0.97 mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 14.85 g 5%
Dietary Fiber 0.91 g 3.6%
Sugars 12.09 g
Protein 0.29 g
Vitamin A 0.12 % Vitamin C 5.49 %
Calcium 0.28 % Iron 0.64 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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Garth’s Cookie Brittle

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Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Category: Bars and Squares

Cuisine: American

Servings: 48

Ingredients

    Garth's Cookie Brittle
  • 1 cup butter -- (2 sticks)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 package semisweet chocolate chips -- (12-ounce)

Preheat oven to 375°F. Cover a 15x10-inch baking pan with parchment paper.

Melt butter and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Add vanilla and salt to cooled butter and stir. Add sugar and stir until mixture is combined and smooth.

Gently add flour and chocolate chips alternately, in small amounts. Fold until evenly incorporated. You do not want the chips to melt.

Place the cookie brittle dough in the center of the prepared pan. Press on the dough to spread evenly until the pan is covered. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Do not overcook; the finished product will be light brown when removed from the oven.

Allow to cool for 10 minutes and cut into squares. Makes 48 bars.

Please Note: Nutritional values listed may vary from final results depending on actual measurements and brands used to prepare the recipe.

Nutrition Facts

Garth's Cookie Brittle

Serves 48

Amount Per Serving
Calories 103.24 kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.0 g 9.2%
Saturated Fat 3.68 g 18.4%
Trans Fat 0.15 g
Cholesterol 10.12 mg 3.4%
Sodium 49.54 mg 2.1%
Total Carbohydrate 12.69 g 4.2%
Dietary Fiber 0.56 g 2.2%
Sugars 8.05 g
Protein 0.88 g
Vitamin A 3.58 % Vitamin C
Calcium 0.43 % Iron 1.59 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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Honey Bee Cookies

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Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 14 minutes

Total Time: 24 minutes

Category: Cookies

Cuisine: American

Servings: 36

Honey Bee Cookies

Ingredients

    Honey Bee Cookies
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Heat oven to 375°.

Beat butter, brown sugar, honey and egg in medium bowl on medium speed, scraping bowl constantly, until smooth. Stir in remaining ingredients.

Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake until set and light brown around edges (surfaces of cookies will appear shiny), 7 to 9 minutes. Let stand 3 to 5 minutes before removing from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack.

Please Note: Nutritional values listed may vary from final results depending on actual measurements and brands used to prepare the recipe.

Nutrition Facts

Honey Bee Cookies

Serves 36

Amount Per Serving
Calories 69.29 kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.72 g 4.2%
Saturated Fat 1.67 g 8.4%
Trans Fat 0.1 g
Cholesterol 11.22 mg 3.7%
Sodium 40.51 mg 1.7%
Total Carbohydrate 10.89 g 3.6%
Dietary Fiber 0.17 g 0.7%
Sugars 6.85 g
Protein 0.73 g
Vitamin A 2.61 % Vitamin C 0.03 %
Calcium 0.54 % Iron 0.71 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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Mallow Valentine’s Day Cookies

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Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 11 minutes

Total Time: 26 minutes

Category: Cookies, Valentine's Day

Cuisine: American

Servings: 12

Mallow Valentine's Day Cookies

Ingredients

    Mallow Valentine's Day Cookies
  • 1 pkg. (20 oz.) refrigerated sliceable sugar cookies
  • 12 Jet-Puffed Marshmallows
  • decorating icing

Preheat oven to 350°F. Roll out cookie dough to 1/8-inch thickness on lightly floured surface. Cut into 24 cookies, using 2- to 3-inch heart-shaped cookie cutters, rerolling dough scraps as necessary. Place, 2 inches apart, on ungreased baking sheets.

Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 1 minute; remove from baking sheets to wire racks. Cool completely.

Top bottom side of each of 12 of the cookies with 1 marshmallow. Place 4 of the cookies on microwavable plate. Microwave on high 15 to 20 seconds or until marshmallows begin to puff; cover with 4 of the remaining cookies, bottom sides down, to make sandwiches. Repeat with remaining cookies and marshmallows. Decorate with icing as desired.

Please Note: Nutritional values listed may vary from final results depending on actual measurements and brands used to prepare the recipe.

Nutrition Facts

Mallow Valentine's Day Cookies

Serves 12

Amount Per Serving
Calories 245.91 kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.07 g 17%
Saturated Fat 2.22 g 11.1%
Trans Fat
Cholesterol 12.28 mg 4.1%
Sodium 237.75 mg 9.9%
Total Carbohydrate 34.2 g 11.4%
Dietary Fiber 0.57 g 2.3%
Sugars 15.89 g
Protein 2.92 g
Vitamin A 12.49 % Vitamin C 0.05 %
Calcium 3.47 % Iron 6.21 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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Sweetheart Tart

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Prep Time: 50 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour, 5 minutes

Category: Desserts and Sweets, Valentine's Day

Cuisine: American

Servings: 4

Sweetheart Tart

Ingredients

    Sweetheart Tart
  • 1/2 pkg. Pepperidge Farm Frozen Puff Pastry Sheets (1 sheet)
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1 tablespoon almond-flavored liqueur
  • 1 cup fresh raspberries

Thaw pastry sheet at room temperature 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 400°F. Make a pattern by cutting a piece of paper into a heart 7" long by 7 1/2" wide.

Unfold pastry on lightly floured surface. Roll into 14"x10" rectangle. Use pattern to cut out 2 hearts in pastry sheet. Cut remaining pastry into small hearts, using small cookie cutter. Place pastry hearts on baking sheet. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar.

Bake 15 minutes or until golden. Remove from baking sheet and cool on wire rack.

Beat cream, confectioners' sugar, cocoa and liqueur in bowl until soft peaks form. Spread chocolate mixture on 1 large pastry heart to within 1/2" of edge.

Arrange 1/3 cup raspberries on chocolate mixture. Top with remaining large pastry heart, sugar-side up. Place tart on serving plate.

Place remaining raspberries and remaining sugar in blender jar. Cover and blend until smooth. Spoon sauce around edge of tart and garnish with small pastry hearts.

Serves 2 to 4.

Please Note: Nutritional values listed may vary from final results depending on actual measurements and brands used to prepare the recipe.

Nutrition Facts

Sweetheart Tart

Serves 4

Amount Per Serving
Calories 377.49 kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 25.35 g 39%
Saturated Fat 14.75 g 73.8%
Trans Fat
Cholesterol 81.52 mg 27.2%
Sodium 40.35 mg 1.7%
Total Carbohydrate 37.71 g 12.6%
Dietary Fiber 4.08 g 16.3%
Sugars 28.93 g
Protein 3.1 g
Vitamin A 27.24 % Vitamin C 9.35 %
Calcium 5.42 % Iron 6.4 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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Valentine’s Cupcakes

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Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Category: Cakes, Valentine's Day

Cuisine: American

Servings: 36

Valentine's Cupcakes

Ingredients

    Valentine's Cupcakes
  • 3 cups flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup cocoa
  • 2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
    Frosting:
  • 8 ounce cream cheese; softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup sugar
    Valentine Decorations:
  • Lips Puffy Picks
  • Valentine Glitter Ring or similar
  • Small candy hearts, if desired

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line cupcake baking pans with paper cupcake liners.

In large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt; set aside.

In second small mixing bowl, combine water, vegetable oil and vanilla. Add contents of small mixing bowl to large mixing bowl and stir with mixing spoon to combine.

Using mixing spoon, ice-cream scoop, or soup spoon, fill cupcake liners half full with cupcake batter.

Wearing oven mitts, place cupcake pans in oven; bake approximately 25 minutes or until done. When done, wear oven mitts to remove pan from oven and turn off oven. Cool completely.

In small mixing bowl, use electric mixer to combine cream cheese, egg and sugar. Using a pastry bag with a star tip pipe frosting onto muffins. Decorate with muffin picks or rings. Sprinkle sides with candy hearts if desired.

Yield: 36 Cupcakes

Please Note: Nutritional values listed may vary from final results depending on actual measurements and brands used to prepare the recipe.

Nutrition Facts

Valentine's Cupcakes

Serves 36

Amount Per Serving
Calories 149.11 kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.43 g 9.9%
Saturated Fat 1.62 g 8.1%
Trans Fat 0.03 g
Cholesterol 11.37 mg 3.8%
Sodium 115.37 mg 4.8%
Total Carbohydrate 21.9 g 7.3%
Dietary Fiber 0.72 g 2.9%
Sugars 13.22 g
Protein 1.83 g
Vitamin A 2.77 % Vitamin C
Calcium 1.05 % Iron 1.88 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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Source: PastryWiz


Valentine Cherry Kisses Cookies

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Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 12 minutes

Total Time: 32 minutes

Category: Cookies, Valentine's Day

Cuisine: American

Servings: 25

Valentine Cherry Kisses Cookies

Ingredients

    Valentine Cherry Kisses Cookies
  • 1 cup butter; (1/2 pound)
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon maraschino cherry juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 drops red food coloring
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1-1/2 cups unbleached flour
  • 1/2 cups maraschino cherries; drained and chopped
  • 25 Hershey's chocolate kisses; or chocolate hearts

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease 2 cookie sheets.

Cream butter and powdered sugar together in a electric mixer, add cherry juice, almond extract, red food coloring and salt. Beat well. Add flour 1 cup at a time, scraping bowl often. Add cherries and mix only enough to blend. Dough should be stiff.

Roll into 2" balls and press slightly flat on cookie sheets.

Bake 10-12 minutes.

Remove from oven and immediately place an unwrapped Hershey's chocolate kiss, or heart, on the top of each cookie, pressing down with a slight twisting motion.

Cool completely and store in an airtight container.

Please Note: Nutritional values listed may vary from final results depending on actual measurements and brands used to prepare the recipe.

Nutrition Facts

Valentine Cherry Kisses Cookies

Serves 25

Amount Per Serving
Calories 167.54 kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.44 g 16.1%
Saturated Fat 6.45 g 32.3%
Trans Fat 0.3 g
Cholesterol 19.5 mg 6.5%
Sodium 25.85 mg 1.1%
Total Carbohydrate 19.02 g 6.3%
Dietary Fiber 0.95 g 3.8%
Sugars 12.13 g
Protein 1.28 g
Vitamin A 6.91 % Vitamin C 0.18 %
Calcium 0.92 % Iron 3.82 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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Valentine Berries and Cream

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Prep Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour

Category: Desserts and Sweets, Fruits

Cuisine: American

Servings: 10

Valentine Berries and Cream

Ingredients

    Valentine Berries and Cream
  • 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon shortening
  • 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/3 cup baking cocoa
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2-1/2 cups heavy whipping cream, whipped, divided
  • 1-1/2 cups fresh strawberries, halved

Line a 9-in. heart-shaped or square pan with foil; set aside.

In a large heavy saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate and shortening; stir until smooth. Pour into prepared pan, swirling to coat the bottom and 1-1/2 in. up the sides.

Refrigerate for 1 minute, then swirl the chocolate to reinforce sides of heart or box. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until firm. Using foil, lift from pan; remove foil and place chocolate heart on a serving plate.

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Combine confectioners' sugar and cocoa; add to creamed mixture with milk and vanilla. Beat until smooth.

Gently fold two-thirds of the whipped cream into cream cheese mixture. Spoon into heart.

Insert star tip #32 into a pastry or plastic bag; fill with the remaining whipped cream. Pipe around the edge of heart.

Garnish with strawberries.

Please Note: Nutritional values listed may vary from final results depending on actual measurements and brands used to prepare the recipe.

Nutrition Facts

Valentine Berries and Cream

Serves 10

Amount Per Serving
Calories 409.43 kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 30.17 g 46.4%
Saturated Fat 17.74 g 88.7%
Trans Fat 0.35 g
Cholesterol 72.31 mg 24.1%
Sodium 79.17 mg 3.3%
Total Carbohydrate 37.59 g 12.5%
Dietary Fiber 2.85 g 11.4%
Sugars 32.72 g
Protein 3.43 g
Vitamin A 25.11 % Vitamin C 15.1 %
Calcium 5.57 % Iron 7.16 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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Source: Taste of Home