Chocolate Cobbler

(aka: Molten Fudge Cake)

Make this tonight! It is soooo yummy! It’s a bit richer than I thought
it was going to be, but the vanilla ice cream balanced it out quite nicely.
I think this is one of my new favorite desserts!

• 1 cup Flour
• 2 tsp. Baking Powder
• 1/4 tsp. Salt
• 7 tbsp. Cocoa Baking Powder, divided
• 1-1/4 cup Sugar, divided
• 1/2 cup Milk
• 1/3 cup Melted Butter
• 2 tsp. Vanilla
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1-1/2 cups Hot Tap Water

Preheat oven to 350*.
Stir flour, baking powder, salt, 3 tbsp. of cocoa, and 3/4 cup of white sugar together in mixing bowl. Reserve the remaining cocoa and sugar.
Add the milk, melted butter and vanilla to the flour mixture. Mix until smooth.
Pour the mixture into an UNgreased 8x8 pan.
In a separate small bowl, mix the remaining white sugar (1/2 cup), the brown sugar, and the remaining 4 tbsp. of cocoa. Sprinkle mixture evenly over the batter.
Pour the hot water over the mixture in the pan. DO NOT STIR.
Bake for 40-45 minutes. Let stand for a few minutes. Serve with vanilla ice cream. DELISH! {store any leftovers in the refrigerator!}

Buck-Eyes

Mmmmm!

* 1 stick butter

* 1 1/2 c. creamy peanut butter (almost a full 18 oz. jar)

* 4 c. powdered sugar

* 1 tsp. vanilla

* Bag of your favorite melting chocolate

Mix all ingredients well, except the chocolate.  Dough will be crumbly.  Mold into 1 inch balls, and place in fridge for a few hours.

Melt bag of chocolate chips, or chocolate flavored candy coating (Western Family Almond Bark works very well). 

Use any wooden skewer/tooth pick to poke peanut butter balls and dip into the melted chocolate.  Dip one side, and then the other, to make them look like "eyes," if you want to!  :)

Let cool on parchment paper.

Peanut Butter Blossoms

These were a favorite when I was a kid! They’re easy to make and fun to eat. My boys love to lick the gooey chocolate first. So yummy!

• Hershey’s Kisses (milk chocolate) (about 40-48)
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/3 cup + 3 tbsp. sugar
• 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp. milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1-1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt

Preheat oven to 375*. Beat butter and peanut butter in a large bowl until well blended. Add 1/3 cup sugar and brown sugar; beat until fluffy. Add egg, milk, and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Gradually beat into peanut butter mixture. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Put the leftover 3 tbsp. sugar in a shallow bowl; roll each cookie in the sugar and place on a cookie sheet(do NOT spray or grease). Bake for 8 – 10 minutes, until lightly browned. Immediately press a chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie; cookies will crack around the edges. Move to a wire rack and cool completely before serving. Store in an air tight container.

Chocolate Mousse Cake

• 3 cups Finely Crushed Oreo Cookies (about 1 Pkg.)
• ½ cups Butter, Melted
• 2 whole Eggs
• 4 whole Egg Yolks
• 3 cups Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
• 4 cups Heavy Cream-divided
• ⅔ cups Powdered Sugar, Divided
• 1 piece Chocolate Bar Or Some Chips For Garnish

In a medium bowl, combine the crushed Oreo cookies and butter; mix well. Press into a 10-inch spring-form pan, covering the bottom and sides to form a crust.  Chill until ready to use.

In a small bowl, beat the eggs and egg yolks; set aside. In a medium saucepan, melt 3 cups chocolate chips over low heat, stirring constantly. Add the egg mixture, quickly whisking until well blended. Remove from the heat; set aside to cool slightly.

Meanwhile, in a medium bowl and with an electric beater on medium speed, beat 2 cups (1 pint) of the heavy cream until soft peaks form. Add 1/3 cup of the confectioner’s sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Fold the whipped cream mixture into the slightly cooled chocolate mixture until well blended. Spoon into the prepared crust; cover and chill for at least 6 hours or until firm.

Whip remaining 2 cups of heavy cream, and the remaining 1/3 cup sugar until almost heavy peaks form. Spread over chilled chocolate filling. Garnish with shaved or grated chocolate.

This was SUPER rich…. a little slice goes a long way! It was very yummy.