Blissful Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• About 66 Hershey's Bliss Millk Chocolates, divided

Peanut Butter Blossoms

Ingredients

• 48 Hersheys Kisses Brand Milk Chocolates
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup REESE'S Creamy Peanut Butter
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt additional granulated sugar

Chocolate Cake with Whipped Cream and Berries

Recipe courtesy of Martha Stewart

Yield: Makes 1 two-layer cake

Ingredients

• 2 Busy-Day Chocolate Cake, baked in 2 8-inch round cake pans
• 2 pints heavy whipping cream
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 quart fresh strawberries, washed, trimmed and thinly sliced

Busy-Day Chocolate Cake

Recipe courtesy of Martha Stewart

Yield: Serves 8

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, (spooned and leveled)
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
• 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• 1 cup cold water

Sweet Ricotta with Chocolate

Recipe courtesy of Martha Stewart

Yield: Serves 6 to 8

Ingredients

• 2 pounds ricotta cheese
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped semisweet chocolate (about 2 1/2 ounces)
• 1/4 cup chopped nuts or raisins (optional)
• 1 store-bought biscotti, for serving
• Fresh seasonal fruit, such as grapes and peaches, for serving

Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

Recipe courtesy Mad Hungry with Lucinda Scala Quinn

Yield: Makes about 16 cookies

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 6 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 very ripe banana, slightly mashed
• 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Dark Chocolate-Peanut Butter Bars

Recipe courtesy Mad Hungry with Lucinda Scala Quinn

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 6 cups mini marshmallows
• 12 ounces crunchy peanut butter
• 6 cups puffed rice cereal
• 2 cups mini pretzels or pretzel sticks, broken into pieces
• 8 ounces dark chocolate, chopped (or chocolate chips)

Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

Recipe courtesy Kelsey's Essentials, Cooking Channel

TOTAL TIME: 35 min
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 25 min

YIELD: 24 cookies
LEVEL: Easy

Ingredients

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 2 overripe bananas, mashed
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups rolled oats
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips (about half a 12-ounce bag)

Churros with Chocolate Dipping Sauce

Recipe courtesy Nigella Kitchen, Food Network

Prep: 15 min
Inactive: 10 min
Cook: 30 min

Yield: 4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

Churros:

• 1/4 cup superfine sugar 
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 
• 2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 
• 1 teaspoon baking powder 
• 1 tablespoon olive oil 
• 1 cup freshly boiled water 
• 2 cups corn or vegetable oil, for deep-frying

Chocolate sauce:

• 4 ounces good-quality dark chocolate (or 1/2 cup chips) 
• 1-ounce milk chocolate (or 2 tablespoons chips) 
• 1 tablespoon golden syrup (recommended: Lyle's), or corn syrup 
• 2/3 cup double cream

Meringue

Recipe courtesy Claire Robinson, Food Network

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 40 min

Ingredients

Ganache:

• 8 ounces good dark chocolate, chopped (not below 60 percent cocoa, recommended: Valrhona)
• 8 ounces heavy cream, scalded 

Meringue:

• 1 part egg white
• 1 1/2 parts sugar

Truffles

Recipe courtesy Claire Robinson, Food Network

Prep: 30 min
Inactive: 1 hr 0 min

Cook: 5 min

Ingredients

• Ganache, refrigerated until firm
• Coatings: cocoa powder, caramelized hazelnuts, crunchy pearls, rainbow sprinkles, crushed toasted almonds

Chocolate Fondue

Recipe courtesy Claire Robinson, Food Network

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 8 min

Yield: about 2 cups

Ingredients

• 8 ounces good dark chocolate, chopped (not below 60 percent cocoa, recommended: Valrhona)
• 8 ounces heavy cream, scalded
• 1 stick butter, room temperature
• Orange liqueur (recommended: Grand Marnier)
• Marshmallows, strawberries, pound cake, dried apricot/mango/papaya, for serving

Ganache

Recipe courtesy Nigella Kitchen, Food Network

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 8 min

Yield: 1 1/2 to 2 cups

Ingredients

• 8 ounces good dark chocolate, chopped (not below 60 percent cocoa, recommended: Valrhona)
• 8 ounces heavy cream, scalded

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake

Recipe courtesy Nigella Kitchen, Food Network

Prep: 30 min
Cook: 1 hr 15 min

Ingredients

Base:

• 1/2 (14-ounce) box graham crackers (2 cups crumbs) 
• 1/2 cup salted peanuts 
• 1/2 cup bittersweet chocolate chips 
• 4 tablespoons soft unsalted butter

Filling:

• 2 (8-ounce) bars cream cheese 
• 3 eggs 
• 3 egg yolks 
• 1 cup superfine sugar 
• 1/2 cup sour cream 
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter

Topping:

• 1 cup sour cream 
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips 
• 2 tablespoons light brown sugar 
• 9-inch springform pan

Everyday Brownies

Recipe courtesy Nigella Kitchen, Food Network

Prep: 10 min
Cook 27 min

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 sticks (10 tablespoons) unsalted butter 
• 1 3/4 cups packed light brown sugar 
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted 
• 1 cup all-purpose flour 
• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• Pinch salt 
• 4 eggs 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• About 6 ounces milk chocolate, chopped into small nuggety chunks (or 1 cup chips) 
• Confectioners' sugar, to dust, optional 
• Special Equipment: Aluminium foil-lined baking pan or foil pan, about 13 x 9 x 2 inches

Yum Yum Brownie Muffins

Recipe courtesy of Cooking Channel’s Hungry Girl

PER SERVING (1 muffin):
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 20 minutes

Ingredients

One 18.25-oz. box devil's food cake mix
One 15-oz. can pure pumpkin (Libby's is the best!)

Chocolate Truffles

Recipe courtesy Claire Robinson, Food Network

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup cream
• 14 ounces white chocolate, chopped
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 8 ounces dark chocolate, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups coconut, toasted and finely ground

PB 'n Chocolate Bread Pudding

Recipe courtesy of Cooking Channel’s Hungry Girl

TOTAL TIME: 1 hr 10 min
Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: 5 min
Cook: 55 min
YIELD: 4 servings
LEVEL: Easy

Ingredients

4 slices light bread (like Sara Lee Delightful), lightly toasted and cut into half-inch cubes
3 tbsp. semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
1 1/3 cups light vanilla soymilk (like the kind by Silk or 8th Continent)
1/3 cup fat-free liquid egg substitute (like Egg Beaters Original)
3 tbsp. reduced-fat peanut butter
2 1/2 tbsp. brown sugar (lightly packed)
Dash salt
Optional: Cool Whip Free or Fat Free Reddi-wip