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Cheesecake Brownies

So one of my favorite pizza places, Armand's has cheesecake brownies or they USED to have cheesecake brownies. We went a week ago and when I ordered one to go, the waitress said they didnt have any and were only going to make 1 kind of brownie from now on. WHAT?! They took the best thing on the menu away. So I looked up a cheesecake brownie recipe, bought the ingredients, and had ment to make the brownies for a week. I made them today. They really satisfy :) in fact I want to eat the whole pan. Luckily our basement renter and my husband have had one already so now if I eat the rest it wont be the whole pan. http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Chunky-Cheesecake-Brownies/Detail.aspx Cheesecake Brownies INGREDIENTS * 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened * 1/4 cup white sugar * 1 egg * 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips * 1/4 cup butter * 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips * 1/2 cup white sugar * 2 eggs * 2/3 cup all-purpose flour * 1/2 teaspoon ...

SOFT snickerdoodle cookie

Emmy made these cookies last night. I have had plenty of hard, crunchy snickerdoodle cookies. These really are soft. I love them. I must save this recipe here and I hope some more people try them out. YUM **Additions to the below recipe are add 2 teaspoons of vanilla to the dough** http://www.recipezaar.com/Soft-Snickerdoodle-Cookies-97496

Fondue Night!

Beer Cheese Fondue -------------- Ingredients: * 1/2 stick butter * 1/4 cup all-purpose flour * 1 (12 oz) bottle lager beer * 1 garlic clove, minced * a couple dashes of Worcestershire sauce * 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder * 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper * 1 lb (16 oz) extra sharp cheddar cheese, shredded * 1 cup gruyere cheese, shredded Prep time: 10 minutes if you have to shred the cheese Cook time: 10 minutes Directions: Mix cheeses, mustard and cayenne in a bowl. Set aside. Measure flower into a small bowl and set aside. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Add minced garlic, flour and a couple dashes of Worcestershire sauce. Stir constantly until a thick and bubbly roux is created (maybe a minute or two). Add beer and continue stirring until liquids combine and thicken like gravy (another couple minutes). Begin adding cheese, 1 handful at a time, allowing each to thoroughly melt as it is added. Stir constantly in a figure 8 pattern, scraping the sides after every couple...

Birthday Cake

I know everyone is making very Easter like desserts right now, but I made a birthday cake for my niece. Its a yellow cake with chocolate frosting I used Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate Frosting recipe, but doubled. I always seem to need more frosting :) yum "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine 2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa 3 cups powdered sugar 1/3 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency. Add small amount additional milk, if needed. Stir in vanilla. About 2 cups frosting. The yellow frosting is actually lemon frosting from *shocking* a CAN from the store and I piped it with my really bad icing skills. I added sugar decorations that said Happy Birthday bought from the store after this was taken I'm really excited to eat this tomorrow. It all smelled so good. It's like torture having it sit on the counter