Equipment Hand mixer or stand mixer 10x10 or 13x9 baking pan Cooking Thermometer Tips: If you donât have a thermometer for the sugar syrup, take a spoon of the boiling syrup and drip into cold water. If the sugar can be rolled in a ball it is ready. This is called the soft ball stage. Throw the fines brownies in the broiler(after itâs topped with marshmallow) for 3-5 minutes or until evenly toasted. Brownie Recipe: 100g or 1 cup dark chocolate 2 Sticks Salted Butter 4 eggs 3/4 cup brown sugar 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla  3/4 cup Dutch processed cocoa 3/4 cup All-purpose Flour 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips Graham Crackers  Instructions: Preheat oven to 350° F. Line &...
Traditionally, red, white and green to represent the Italian Flag, Italian rainbow cookies made using almond paste as a base is a layered cookie filled with apricot jam and topped with chocolate on the top and bottom A.K.A the 7 layered cookie, I usually make these around the holidays at the end of the year, but I decided to reintroduce these for the 4th of July. Almost a Christmas in July situation but make it star-spangled. I layered these cookies with orange marmalade and topped them with a dark chocolate ganache. Equipment: Stand Mixer or Hand Mixer Mixing Bowls Baking Pans Tips: Use a toothpick to apply purple food coloring so the yellow in the batter is canceled out leaving...
Dough Recipe: 1 1/4 cup flour 1/2 cup cocoa powder 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1/4 tsp baking soda 2 tbsp a water 1 1/3 sticks butter  Chocolate Filling: 1/2 cup dark chocolate 1/2 cup heavy cream Chocolate Icing: 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1 egg white 2 tsp lemon juice 1/2 tsp vanilla 1 tablespoon cocoa powder Water(1/4 teaspoon as needed)  Instructions: Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat and set aside. In a medium bowl add All-Purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and powdered sugar and whisk to combine. Add cold cubes butter to the flour mixture and rub the butter in the flour with a fork or...
Equipment: Stand mixer or hand mixer Cookie sheet Ice cream scoops Round cookie cutters  Recipe: 3 cups all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 1/2 sticks salted butter 1/4 cup vegetable shortening 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 cups mini semisweet chocolate chips (plus more for rolling) 1 tub of vanilla ice cream Instructions: Preheat oven to 375° F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat and set aside. Cream together the butter, shortening & sugars for  3 to 5 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla, mix until itâs well incorporated. Next add the flour and baking soda, mix until halfway incorporated (there should still be some...
 Black Forest Tart. An original recipe I came up with on the fly. At first I was attempting to make a black forest cookie but along the way it just made more sense to make a tart. I may not be that experienced when it comes to pies & tarts but I promise you this tart recipe is pretty much no fail. Even if it does, your'e guaranteed a tasty treat! This recipe has many components to it and it does take a bit of time to out together but it is one of those recipes that require multiple steps. Follow along and please feel free to comment any questions you may have. Equipment: Handmixer or Standmixer Tart Shell...
