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Milk Chocolate Macadamia Nut Banana Bread

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Rule number one of food: It always tastes better when it looks cute… and how cute are these?! I saw this pan at Costco and immediately put it in my cart. Why is it that I always walk out of Costco with unnecessary items? Since I’m pretty sure they don’t sell it anymore, you can find it online at Amazon:

The pan is even an “admit one” ticket! Nordic Ware seriously makes the best pans. Nothing sticks to them and they’re made to withstand a hurricane. No joke. I divided the batter evenly into these little animals, but I guess you can make a normal loaf if you really have to.
I’m not sure how I feel about milk chocolate and macadamia nuts. The next time I make this bread, I’ll make sure to use white chocolate chips instead.

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Milk Chocolate Macadamia Nut Banana Bread

Ingredients

  • 2 bananas, mashed
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2/3 cup buttermilk
  • 1 3/4 cup AP flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • pinch of nutmeg
  • pinch of salt
  • handful of chocolate chips
  • 1/8-1/4 cup roughly chopped roasted macadamia nuts

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Mix all ingredients together, stirring in the chocolate chips and macadamia nuts last.
  3. Bake until top is just browned, about 20 minutes.
https://lovintheoven.com/milk-chocolate-macadamia-nut-banana-bread/

Thin Mint Stuffed Chocolate Cookies

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I was sent some chocolate from Chuao Chocolatier and gladly used them to make these cookies.

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Why have I never used chocolate discs before? They’re so much better than chocolate chips.

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I was walking to dinner the other day and a little girl standing across the street from me yelled, “GIRL SCOUT COOKIESSS!” at the top of her lungs. Bless her heart. If she hadn’t yelled so loud, I wouldn’t be eating a Samoa right now. Girl scout cookie season really does creep up on you in the best possible way. Too bad it doesn’t last forever.

As if having a girl scout cookie in my hand wasn’t good enough, I had to bake them into another cookie. Soft chocolate-y dough on the outside with a crunchy minty center. Yup, just like the one time I made Oreo stuffed chocolate chip cookies. Cookies in cookies are pretty much the greatest concoction ever. Don’t believe me? Try for yourself.

Recipe from Visions of Sugar Plum, which makes approximately 32 cookies.

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Thin Mint Stuffed Chocolate Cookies

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted (I used discs, but feel free to use whatever you have on hand)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3cup unsweetened dark cocoa powder
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 32 thin chocolate mint cookies

Directions

  1. Cream together the butter and sugar. Beat in melted chocolate, eggs, vanilla, baking soda, baking powder and salt until well combined.
  2. Gradually mix in the cocoa powder and flour until just combined. Chill dough in refrigerator for at least an hour.
  3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  4. Take about 2 teaspoons of the cookie dough and flatten in the palm of your hand. Place the mint cookie on top of the flattened dough. Flatten another piece of the dough and place it on top of the mint cookie. Fold and pinch together the sides so that the cookie is completely covered, making an even layer of cookie dough around the thin mint. Repeat process with remaining cookies.
  5. Place on cookie sheets, spacing about an inch apart. Bake 10-12 minutes, or until set, and slightly crisp. Cool 2 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool.
https://lovintheoven.com/thin-mint-stuffed-chocolate-cookies/

**NOTE: It doesn’t have to be Girl Scout Season for you to make these cookies. Keebler makes a version that can be bought year round at your local grocery store called “Grasshoppers.”

Still in need of more chocolate? Chuao Chocolatier also sent me these chocopods. They’re the perfect bite sized dessert on the go.

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These have caramelized honeycomb pieces in dark chocolate. They have a ton of different flavors, including firecracker (dark chocolate with chipotle, salt, and popping candy), coffee & anise, and leche. YUM!

Day 12: Chocolate Oreo Cookies

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Day 12 of my 12 days of cookies: Hurray! We made it to the end. Thanks for following along this month with my never ending cookie posts. Since my Chocolate Chip Oreo Cookies were such a hit, I had to end the 12 days of cookies with another recipe that ended up being one of my favorites.. the chocolate version!

I saw these Oreos while walking through the cookie aisle in Target and had to get them because 1. they were on sale and 2. they were decorated with winter designs. I’m such a sucker for themed food.

You know that the last cookie of the 12 days has to be a good one. This one lives up to all my expectations and then some. I loved seeing a bit of the red cream peeking out of the cookies; it’s so festive! This is yet another chewy cookie that has a bit of a crunch from the Oreos. Recipe slightly adapted from Brown Eyed Baker, so you know it’s good.

I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season celebrating it with the people that you love. Merry Christmas!

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Day 12: Chocolate Oreo Cookies

Ingredients

  • 2½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup dutch processed cocoa
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup chopped Oreo cookies

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. Cream together the butter and sugars. Add in the eggs and vanilla extract.
  3. Gradually stir in the flour, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder until just blended.
  4. Fold in the chocolate chips and oreo pieces.
  5. Drop cookie dough by 2 tablespoons (or larger if you want bigger cookies) and bake for 8-10 minutes.
  6. When out of the oven, let sit on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to cool on a wire rack.
https://lovintheoven.com/day-12-chocolate-oreo-cookies/

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