Dessert Recipes

Can you say 'dessert' without your mouth watering? Dessert is one of the best parts of the meal, which unfortunately comes at the end! Having a dinner party? Trying to impress a first date? Simply bored with ice cream? Check out these great recipes for some quick & easy desserts!

About Dessert Recipes

It's dessert time - but you've only got store bought cakes and treats? REWIND! Let's get your dessert course started off on the right foot with some of these yum-tastic recipes! They're easy, fast, and best of all, amazing!

** CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES**

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 1/8 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:

-Preheat oven to 350
-Cream the butter and both sugars
-Add the beaten egg and vanilla
-Sift flour, baking soda and salt and add to the creamed mixture
-Mix thoroughly and add chocolate chips
-Drop by spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets and bake for 7-10 minutes or until lightly golden brown on the edges.

** APPLE CRISP **

Ingredients

* 5 pounds McIntosh or Macoun apples
* Grated zest of 1 orange
* Grated zest of 1 lemon
* 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
* 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
* 1/2 cup granulated sugar
* 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
* 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

For the topping:

* 1 1/2 cups flour
* 3/4 cup granulated sugar
* 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
* 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
* 1 cup oatmeal
* 1/2 pound cold unsalted butter, diced

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9 by 14 by 2-inch oval baking dish.
2. Peel, core, and cut the apples into large wedges. Combine the apples with the zests, juices, sugar, and spices. Pour into the dish.
3. To make the topping, combine the flour, sugars, salt, oatmeal, and cold butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on low speed until the mixture is crumbly and the butter is the size of peas. Scatter evenly over the apples.
4. Place the crisp on a sheet pan and bake for 1 hour until the top is brown and the apples are bubbly. Serve warm.

** CHEESECAKE **

Ingredients:

* 2 (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
* 2/3 cup sugar
* 3 large eggs
* 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Directions:

1. Beat cream cheese, 2/3 cup sugar, 3 eggs, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla with mixer until smooth. Pour into well greased 9 inch pie plate.
2. Bake 22 to 25 minutes at 350 degrees. Turn oven off. Remove cheesecake, cool and refrigerate until cheesecake is set.

** BROWNIES **

Ingredients:

1 pound unsalted butter
1 pound plus 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
6 ounces unsweetened chocolate
6 extra-large eggs
3 tablespoons instant coffee granules
2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups chopped walnuts

Directions:

-Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
-Butter and flour a 12 x 18 x 1-inch baking sheet.
-Melt together the butter, 1 pound of chocolate chips, and the unsweetened chocolate in a medium bowl over simmering water. Allow to cool slightly. In a large bowl, stir (do not beat) together the eggs, coffee granules, vanilla, and sugar.
-Stir the warm chocolate mixture into the egg mixture and allow to cool to room temperature.
-In a medium bowl, sift together 1 cup of flour, the baking powder, and salt. Add to the cooled chocolate mixture. Toss the walnuts and 12 ounces of chocolate chips in a medium bowl with 1/4 cup of flour, then add them to the chocolate batter. Pour into the baking sheet.
-Bake for 20 minutes, then rap the baking sheet against the oven shelf to force the air to escape from between the pan and the brownie dough. -Bake for about 15 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Do not overbake!
-Allow to cool thoroughly, refrigerate, and cut into 20 large squares.

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