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Here are 6 delicious desserts to bake with your best friend!
Here is what you'll need!
The Best Fudgy Brownies
Servings: 9
INGREDIENTS
8 ounces good-quality chocolate
¾ cup butter, melted
1¼ cups sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
¾ cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon salt
PREPARATION
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
- Chop the chocolate into chunks. Melt half, then save the other half for later.
- In a bowl, add the butter and sugar and mix to combine.
- Add the eggs and vanilla and beat for 1-2 minutes until the mixture has become fluffy and light in color.
- Whisk in the reserved melted chocolate (make sure the chocolate is not too hot or else the eggs will cook), then sift in the flour, cocoa powder, and salt.
- Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, being careful not to overmix as this will cause the brownies to be more cake-like in texture.
- Fold in the chocolate chunks, then transfer the batter into a parchment paper-lined square baking dish.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, then cool completely.
- Slice, and serve. Enjoy!
THE BEST SOFT AND CHEWY SNICKERDOODLE COOKIES
Makes 24 cookies
INGREDIENTS
¼ cup sugar
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
1 cup butter, softened
2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup sugar
⅓ cup brown sugar
2 eggs
3 cups flour
1 tablespoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
PREPARATION
- Preheat the oven to 375˚F (190˚C).
- In a small bowl, mix together sugar and cinnamon until evenly incorporated. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl whip the butter with vanilla until light and fluffy.
- Add the sugar and brown sugar and mix until well incorporated.
- Add the eggs and stir until thoroughly incorporated.
- Using a sift add the flour, cream of tartar, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt and sift into the dough. Combine until evenly mixed.
- Using your hands roll dough into ping pong sized balls.
- Dip the dough into cinnamon sugar mixture and roll around covering the dough ball completely.
- Place cookie dough on parchment paper-lined baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Enjoy!
The Best Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Servings: 12
INGREDIENTS
½ cup sugar
¾ cup brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon salt
½ cup butter, melted
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1¼ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
4 ounces milk or semi-sweet chocolate chunks
4 ounces dark chocolate chunks (or your preference)
PREPARATION
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
- In a large bowl, whisk together the sugars, salt, and butter until a paste has formed with no lumps.
- Whisk in the egg and vanilla, beating until light ribbons fall off the whisk.
- Sift in the flour and baking soda, then fold the mixture with a spatula, being careful not to overmix too much. This will cause the gluten in the flour to toughen which will result in cakier cookies.
- Fold in the chocolate chunks evenly, then chill the dough for at least 30 minutes. For a more intense toffee-like flavor and deeper color, chill the dough overnight. The longer the dough rests, the more complex its flavor will be.
- Scoop the dough with an ice-cream scoop onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, leaving at least 4 inches of space between cookies and 2 inches of space from the edges of the pan so that the cookies can spread evenly.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the edges have started to barely brown.
- Cool completely, and enjoy!
STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE MACARONS
Servings: 16
INGREDIENTS
3 eggs whites, room temperature
¼ cup sugar
1¾ cups powdered sugar
1 cup superfine almond flour
3 drops red food coloring
Filling
1 8-ounce package cream cheese
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons milk
Strawberry jam
PREPARATION
- Preheat oven to 275ºF (140ºC).
- In a medium bowl, beat the egg whites until frothy.
- Keep beating and slowly add sugar until stiff peaks form.
- Sift powdered sugar and