Bake or Break Recipes

Entries from October 2006

Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Cookies

October 26th, 2006 · Comments Off

These delicious cookies are described in this Bake or Break post.  Recipe adapted from Chocolate.

12 tablespoons (1 & 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon Frangelico
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1 & 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup hazelnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped
2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to [...]

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Tags: chocolate · cookies

Chocolate Chip Date Nut Cookies

October 19th, 2006 · Comments Off

These delicious cookies are described in this Bake or Break post.

2 & 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 & 1/4 cups butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 & 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 & 1/2 cups chopped pecans
1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts
1/4 cup chopped almonds
1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts
8 ounces chopped dates
12 [...]

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Tags: chocolate · cookies

Chocolate Cheesecake

October 10th, 2006 · Comments Off

Chocolate cookie crust

18 chocolate sandwich filled cookies
5 tablespoons butter, melted

Crush cookies and mix crumbs with butter. Press into bottom of a greased/sprayed 10-inch springform pan.

Filling

24 oz cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
4 large eggs
1 egg yolk
6 ounces sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips, melted

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat [...]

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Tags: cheesecakes · chocolate

Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cheesecake

October 5th, 2006 · Comments Off

Recipe adapted from I Love Cheesecake. Read about it here.

Peanut butter cookie crust

2 cups crushed peanut butter sandwich cookies (e.g. Nutter Butters)
1/3 cup peanuts, finely chopped
1/2 cup butter, melted

Combine ingredients and press onto bottom of a greased/sprayed 10″ springform pan.

Filling

32 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup dark brown sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cup sour cream
5 large [...]

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Tags: cheesecakes · chocolate · peanut butter