4 1 ounce each, unsweetened baking chocolate, broken into pieces
1 cup butter, (2sticks)
2 1/2 cups sugar, divided
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1, 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
1 3/4 cup mini kisses (milk chocolate or semi sweet), (10 oz)
baking pieces, divided
1/2 cup chopped red or green Maraschino cherries (optional)
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
few drops red food coloring (optional)
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 13x9x2 baking pan.
Place baking chocolate and butter in microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on High 2 to 2 1/2 minutes, stirring after each minute until mixture is melted. Beat in 2 cups sugar, 3 eggs and vanilla until blended.
Stir in flour; spread batter in prepared pan.
Beat cream cheese, remaining 1/2 cup sugar and remaining 1 egg
together. Stir in 1 1/4 cups mini kisses, cherries and almond extract. Add food coloring, if desired.
Drop by spoonfuls over top of chocolate mixture in pan. Bake 35-40 minutes or just until set.
Remove from oven, immediately sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup
mini-kisses over top.
Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
Cut into bars. Cover, refrigerate leftover bars.
Makes 3 dozen bars.
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
S'Mores Cheesecake Squares
S'Mores Cheesecake Squares
18 whole graham crackers, divided
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar, divided
32 ounces cream cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 eggs
6 (1.55 ounce) bars milk chocolate candy,
coarsely chopped, divided
1 cup miniature marshmallows
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Place 14 of the graham crackers in food processor container; cover. Process until finely ground. Add butter and 1/4 cup of the sugar; mix well. Press onto bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Coarsely chop remaining 4 graham crackers; set aside.
Mix cream cheese, remaining 1 cup sugar and vanilla extract with electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs; mix until blended. Stir in 1/2 cup of the chopped candy. Pour into crust. Sprinkle with remaining candy, marshmallows and reserved chopped graham crackers.
Bake for 40 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.
Cut into bars.
18 whole graham crackers, divided
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar, divided
32 ounces cream cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 eggs
6 (1.55 ounce) bars milk chocolate candy,
coarsely chopped, divided
1 cup miniature marshmallows
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Place 14 of the graham crackers in food processor container; cover. Process until finely ground. Add butter and 1/4 cup of the sugar; mix well. Press onto bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Coarsely chop remaining 4 graham crackers; set aside.
Mix cream cheese, remaining 1 cup sugar and vanilla extract with electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs; mix until blended. Stir in 1/2 cup of the chopped candy. Pour into crust. Sprinkle with remaining candy, marshmallows and reserved chopped graham crackers.
Bake for 40 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.
Cut into bars.
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