Triple Chocolate Oreo Bars

Hello! Happy Sunday! I hope your weekend had be just that, an end to your week and a time to relax and rest. I have guest this weekend and I always like to have homemade baked goods for them.

 As I perused Pinterest I found a bar cookie that reminded me of a 7 layer bar that I frequently make, only instead of coconut and graham crackers there were Oreo and two additional kinds of chocolate.

Triple Chocolate Oreo Bars

Adapted from Cookies and Cups

Ingredients:

1 package of Oreo Cookies (16.6) divided 8 for topping

1 stick of melted butter

1 can sweetened condensed milk

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup of Ghirardelli 60% chocolate baking Chips

1/2 cup Ghirardelli, Milk Chocolate Chips

3/4 cup of  Nestle Tollhouse Semi Sweet Morsels

1/2 cup of 60% chocolate chips

1 cup melted white chips

Directions:

Heat oven to 325. Line a 9x13 inch pan with foil. Place entire package of Oreo's EXCEPT the 8 set aside and place in food processor or blender and pulse until crushed.

Pour crushed Oreos and melted butter into foil lined pan. Mix well and then press into pan.

In a double boiler, place condensed milk and the 60% chocolate chips, the milk chocolate chips and the vanilla. Melt and mix well.

Pour chocolate mixture over the Oreo crust. Spread evenly. Sprinkle the chocolate filling with 3/4 cup of chocolate chips, and the remaining 8 Oreos, that you have broken into small pieces and the 1/2 cup of 60% chips.

Bake for 20 minutes. Let cool completely. When cooled, melt white chocolate and drizzle over the top of the bars.

Cut and serve.

These are delicious! Crunchy, chocolaty and tasty.  I hope that you try them and perhaps add your own twist! Enjoy the rest of your weekend! And if you feel like baking a great cake that is not chocolate, come over to Pine Cones and Acorns and check out my Cream Cheese Pound Cake.

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Joy the Baker Chocolate Brownies with Whipped Butter Cream Frosting

Yes, another brownie recipe. I have been frantically pinning on Pinterest and I have noticed a disturbing trend, all of my recipes are either filled with sugar or cheese. Obviously this one is filled with chocolate and sugar.



I have been a follower of Joy the Baker for some time now and see her beautiful recipes and creations all over blog land and Pinterest. After seeing these brownies countless times I decided to order her beautiful cookbook and then to make a few things, these brownies are the first recipe I tried.

If you like chocolate, and I think you might because otherwise you would not be reading a blog called Once Upon a Chocolate Life, you will LOVE these brownies. They are chocolaty, filled with chocolate chips and then over the top with whipped chocolate butter cream frosting.

Chocolate Brownies
adapted from Joy the Baker

Ingredients:

3/4 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup of butter
3 oz unsweetened chocolate
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 egg yolk
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Buttercream Frosting:

3/4 cup of butter softened
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp salt
21/2 to 3 cups powdered sugar
2 tsp milk
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/3 cup malted milk powder (Kraft, Ovaltine, etc)

Directions:

Grease a 8x8 inch baking pan. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350.

In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt.

In a over a double boiler, melt the butter and the chocolate. Once melted stir to incorporate. Remove from heat, add brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Mix. Add eggs, and yolk and vanilla. Mix well. Add flour mixture and FOLD together until well incorporated. Do not over mix. Then fold in chocolate chips. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes until skewer in center comes out clean. Cool completely and then frost.

Frosting:

In a stand mixer, cream together butter, cocoa powder and sugar. Mix for 3 minutes on medium.

Turn off the mixture and add the powdered sugar, turn mixer on slow otherwise you will have the powdered sugar everywhere. Add milk and vanilla. Scrape down side and continue to mix. In separate cup, add your malt powder or Ovaltine to the heavy whipping cream. Add slowly to the mixture to desired consistency. I did not use all of the cream.

Use 1/2 of the frosting to frost the brownies. Save the rest for another project.

These brownies are scrumptious! I loved them, and the frosting is creamy, rich and has a hint of malt. If you do not like malt than leave it out.

Do you have a favorite brownie recipe? I would love to hear it. I am always looking for new recipes. Thank you to all of those who send me emails to say they have tried the recipes. I am not the source of the recipes, and I always site the place I found the recipe, but I love when you come back and tell me you made something you saw here or on my other blog Pine Cones and Acorns or what changes you made.

I hope you have a great day! Enjoy a little chocolate!

P.S: Joy's cookbook is available on Amazon and her BLOG is beautiful. I am in awe of her wonderful photographs and her sunny personality.

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Magic Bars, 7 Layer Bars, Hello Dolly Bars

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Hello! I hope you are having a great weekend! Did you watch the London Olympics Opening Ceremony? I did and I loved it! 

I made these Magic Bars or to some Hello Dolly Bars or even 7 Layer bars,  to eat while watching the ceremony. They are the perfect treat warm with ice cream or completely cooled and served at a picnic.

The recipe I use is adapted from Eagle Brand Milk I am sure there are many others but this is the one I always use. 

Magic Bars

1/2 cup melted butter

11/2 cups of graham cracker crumbs

1 can of Borden Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk 

2 cups Ghirardelli Chocolate Baking Chips

1 cup of Nestle Toll House Butterscotch Morsels

11/2 cups of coconut

Heat oven to 350. Melt butter and pour into a 9 x 13" pan. Mix in graham cracker crumbs. Pour condensed milk over the crumbs and then layer the remaining ingredients evenly. Bake for 25 minutes. Cool.

Variations: You can add walnuts, or a combination of peanut butter chips and chocolate chips, or perhaps a medley of chocolate chips, including white, milk and dark, or perhaps dried cherries or cranberries and white or dark chocolate.

I personally like them the way I made them but I am certainly open to trying new things.

I hope you enjoy your day! If you make these bars and have a great variation, please leave it in the comment section, I would love to try it.


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Chocolate Brownie Cookies

Hello! Happy Sunday! 

I have been baking a bunch of great things lately and these brownie cookies are just one of them . Let me tell you, if you are a fan of brownies and rich, chocolaty cookies than these are something you want to make. The cookies are crunchy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside. These cookies are FABULOUS and might just be the best chocolate cookie I have ever made.

Brownie Cookies
adapted from Southern Living Magazine

1/2 cup better
4 (1oz) squares of semisweet chocolate, chopped
3 cups of semisweet chocolate chips, divided
11/2 cups of flour
1/2 tsp of baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
4 lag eggs
11/2 cups of sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract

Combine butter, chocolate, and 11/2 cups of chocolate chips in a saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until butter and chocolate are melted. LET COOL.

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt, set aside.

Beat eggs, sugar and vanilla on medium speed with and electric mixer. Gradually add dry ingredients to the egg mixture. Then add the COOLED chocolate mixture and beat well. Add chocolate chips and stir.

Scoop onto baking sheets 1 inch apart. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Cool slightly on the baking sheet then remove to wire racks to cool.

Are you a fan of chocolate? And brownies? Do you think that you might try these tasty cookies? I hope that if you do you come back and let me know, I would love to know what you think?

Have a great day! Enjoy your family and friends! 

Try not to eat them all in one sitting!

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Summer Time Fun and Andes Candies Mint Chip Ice Cream

Hello! I hope you are having a great week! Are you staying cool? Are you staying hydrated? These are some crazy weather days, so make sure to take care of yourself, your kids, and your pets!

If you are looking for a cool weather treat, come over to my other blog, Pine Cones and Acorns and check out my new recipe for Andes Candies Creme de Menthe Ice Cream. It is so good!

I hope you have a great day!

Whopper Brownies with Chocolate Malt Buttercream Frosting

Hello! Happy Friday! I hope you are having a great week! Are you staying cool? It is sweltering here but I did manage to bake these early in the morning before we reached record highs. The good news is that it is supposed to go down a degree or two and now I have these tasty treats to keep me company this weekend.

Malted Milk Ball Brownies
adapted from Cookies and Cups and Eats Well with Others

Ingredients:
1 (11.5 oz) bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
3 eggs
13/4 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cup of malt powder or Ovaltine
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup coarsely chopped malted milk balls

Directions:

* Preheat oven to 350
* Spray a 9x13 baking pan with cooking spray.
* Melt chocolate and butter in a pan over low heat until the chocolate is melted.
* Remove from heat. Stir in eggs, vanilla, and brown sugar until combined.
* Stir in dry ingredients, the flour, malt powder, baking powder, and salt
* Fold in the chopped malted milk balls
* Spread batter into pan and bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean
* Let cool completely and then frost

Chocolate Malt Buttercream Frosting

Ingredients:
* 1/2 cup butter softened
* 1 tsp vanilla extract
* 2 cups of powdered sugar
* 1 cup of malt powder or Ovaltine
* 1-2 Tbsp of heavy whipping cream

Directions:

* In a mixer, whip butter until creamy
* Add powdered sugar, malt powder, and heavy whipping cream.
* Beat on low speed until desired consistency is reached
* Spread on cooled brownies
* Top with malted milk balls

These brownies are DELICIOUS!!! And the frosting...FABULOUS! I hope you try them! If you do, please come back here and tell me, I want to know what you think!

Have a great weekend! Enjoy!

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