Mint Chocolate Chip Pillows Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Combine the butter, sugar, egg and vanilla extract in the bowl of an electric mixer. In a separate medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt using a whisk; set aside. Beat the butter mixture at medium speed until it is light and fluffy. Add the flour mixture, and beat at low speed until a soft dough forms.
• 2. Divide the dough in half. On a well floured surface, roll half of the dough into a 13x9 inch rectangle. Arrange the mints on the dough, evenly spaced, to form 7 rows of 7. Place the remaining half of dough between two sheets of wax paper and roll it into a 13x9 inch rectangle just like the first.
• 3. Remove the top sheet of wax paper, and invert the dough sheet over the mint topped dough; making sure to match up the edges. Use a pizza cutter, knife, or scalloped pastry wheel and evenly cut the dough between each mint. Press the edges of each pillow to seal.
• 4. Place the pillows 2 inches apart on ungreased or parchment covered cookie sheets. Bake for 10 minutes, or until the edges are a light golden brown. Place on a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Combine sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil, vanilla extract, and peppermint extract; mix using an electric mixer until smooth. Whisk in boiling water. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cake cool 10 to 15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
• While cake is cooling, combine milk and peppermint extract in a small bowl and set aside. Cream butter in a separate bowl using an electric mixer until smooth. Pour in confectioners' sugar and peppermint-milk mixture alternately while continuing to beat. Add green food coloring until frosting reaches desired color. Whip frosting on high until fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Divide between two bowls. Stir chocolate chips into 1/2 the frosting using a spoon. Set mint-chocolate chip frosting aside.
• Frost cooled cake with pure mint frosting without chocolate chips. Place cake in the refrigerator to set.
• Meanwhile, combine chocolate squares and butter in a double boiler; stir until thoroughly melted. Remove from heat. Stir ganache vigorously to a smooth consistency.
• Remove cake from the refrigerator. Cover entire cake with ganache; return to the refrigerator and allow to completely set, about 30 minutes.
• Remove set cake from the refrigerator. Frost sides of cake with mint chocolate chip frosting.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Cover baking sheet with Silpat or nonstick silicone pad.
• Beat the egg whites and cream of tartar together on high speed until soft peaks form. Add the sugar in 1/8 cup at a time, then vanilla extract. Make sure after eat addition you achieve stiff peaks and all the sugar is incorporated and the mixture glossy.
• Sift the cocoa powder into the egg white mixture, and fold until combined. Fold in chips.
• Drop the mixture onto the cookie sheet by tablespoon, which should make approximately 30 cookies.
• Bake 35-45 minutes or until just look dry. Cool slightly and then remove to a wire rack and cool 20 minutes.
• Store in airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Prepare and bake brownie mix according to package directions in an 8" square pan. Let cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Cut brownies into 3 dozen squares.
• Beat butter and shortening at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add brown sugar, beating until smooth. Add eggs, egg yolk, and vanilla, beating until blended.
• Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; gradually add to butter mixture, beating just until blended after each addition. Stir in chocolate morsels. Cover and chill dough 1 hour.
• Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees F. For each cookie, scoop a level 1/2 cup dough onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets; place cookies 3" apart. Using your fingers, make an indentation in mound of dough; place 1 brownie square in center. Press chocolate chip dough around brownie, reshaping dough to form a ball. Repeat procedure with remaining dough and 10 brownie squares, placing no more than 6 cookies on a baking sheet. Chill 15 minutes.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 18 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned and cookies look set. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheets; remove to wire racks, and cool completely.
• Yield: 11 jumbo cookies. Note: This recipe uses only a portion of the baked brownies. Enjoy remaining brownies, or freeze for later use.

Steps:

• Heat over to 375 degrees F.
• Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla and salt in a large bowl until creamy.
• Add eggs; beat well.
• Stir together flour, cocoa and baking soda.
• Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture beating until well blended.
• Add chocolate chips to batter.
• Drop by rounded teaspoons onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
• Cool completely.