Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
By, Eileen Yoon
Ingredients:
1 box of brownie mix. (Just follow the instructions on the box.)
16 mint Oreos
Any type of frosting you want (in a box.)
1 Mint Chocolate Frosting Flavor mix
¼ cup mini chocolate chips (or not mini.)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375F degrees. Line an 9×9 inch pan with foil and spray with cooking spray. Set aside.
In a medium bow, mix brownie mix according to directions on the back of the box.
Pour half of the batter into prepared pan. Lay a single layer of mint Oreos side by side on top of batter. Pour remaining batter over Oreos and spread evenly.
Bake 30-40 minutes until a toothpick comes out mostly clean. Let cool before frosting.
Mix frosting flavor mix with frosting, spread on top of brownies and sprinkled mini chocolate chips on top.
Store them in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 10 days.
Lucky Charm Bars
By, Gia Petal
1. Lightly coat a metal 13-by-9-inch pan with nonstick cooking spray. Line the pan with parchment paper, making sure to leave an overhang for easy removal later. Lightly spray the parchment with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Place a large, heavy-bottomed pot over low heat; lightly spray the inside of the pot with nonstick cooking spray. (This will help with getting the marshmallow and cereal mixture out of the pot.) Add the butter, letting it melt completely before adding the marshmallows to the pot. Make sure to stir every so often until the marshmallows are melted. The mixture should be completely smooth at this point. Stir in the vanilla and salt. Once the salt has melted into the marshmallow, remove the pan from the heat, and stir in the cereal, 3 cups at time. This helps to make sure the marshmallow and cereal are thoroughly combined.
3. Immediately pour the mixture into the prepared pan. Lightly coat your hands with nonstick cooking spray to help keep the mixture from sticking to your hands while pressing it into an even layer. Let the treats cool completely, at least 30 minutes.
4. Once cool, gently pull on the overhanging parchment to lift out the whole treat. Place on a cutting board and cut into 2 1/2-by-3-inch bars. Set them aside on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper.
5. Meanwhile, melt the wafers in a small, heatproof bowl set over a pot of almost simmering water, stirring every so often, until smooth. Remove the bowl from the heat and dip each rectangle into the candy coating diagonally, letting the excess coating drip off. Return the dipped bars to the prepared sheet pan.
6. While the candy coating is still wet, decorate with a few of the reserved marshmallows and sprinkles. Once all are dipped and decorated, set aside until the coating is completely set. Serve immediately.
Nonstick cooking spray
1/2 cup salted butter
2 (10-oz.) bags mini marshmallows
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. kosher salt
9 cups Lucky Charms cereal, 1/2 cup marshmallows reserved for topping
10 oz. white or green candy coating wafers
Gold sprinkles
Beef Curry
By, Jason Huang
Ingredients:
Beef chuck
Carrots
Potatoes
Rice
Onions
Butter
Curry mix
Steps:
Take out the pot of the rice cooker and scoop 1 cup rice into it
Rince the grains and dump the water out.(don't let the rice fall!)
Put the rice in the rice cooker, add a little water and boil it for 15-20
Then, take out the beef from the refrigerator and chop it into pieces,
Spring Themed desserts
By, Jackson Fernandez
Homemade Dirt Pudding
1 and 1/3 cups (267g) granulated sugar
1/2 cup (42g) unsweetened natural or Dutch-process cocoa powder
1/3 cup (40g) cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 and 1/2 cups (1,080ml) whole milk*
3 Tablespoons (43g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
24–30 Oreo cookies (or about 1 standard package)
24 gummy worms
Ingredients
1/2 cup (8 Tbsp; 113g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
3/4 cup (150g) granulated sugar
1 large egg + 1 egg yolk*
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 and 1/2 cups (188g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 and 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/2 cup (80g) rainbow sprinkles (not nonpareils)*
Vanilla Frosting
3/4 cup (12 Tbsp; 170g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
2 and 1/4 cups (270g) confectioners’ sugar
3 Tablespoons (45ml) heavy cream or half-and-half*
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
salt, to taste
optional: food coloring (I used 1 drop red for this pink frosting) and extra sprinkles for decorating on top
No-Bake Lucky Charms Frosted Flakes Cereal Bars
By, Penelope Silver
Total time: 1 Hour 15 Min
Servings: 16 bars
Ingredient List
1/4 cup butter, cut in pieces
4 cups miniature marshmallows
6 cups Lucky Charms Frosted Flakes Cereal (from 12.5-oz box)
3 tablespoons rainbow candy sprinkles
Preparation
Spray 8- or 9-inch square pan with cooking spray. In large microwavable bowl, microwave butter uncovered on High about 45 seconds or until almost melted. Add 4 cups marshmallows; stir to coat. Microwave uncovered on High 1 1/2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until marshmallows are melted.
Add cereal to marshmallow mixture; stir to combine. Stir in 1 tablespoon of the candy sprinkles. With sprayed back of spoon, press mixture firmly in pan. Sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons sprinkles on top. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in airtight container.
Tips
Make sure to really compress the cereal bars in pan; that will make them easier to cut.
Make your bars even more colorful by piping decorating cookie icing over top. Using one or more 7-oz decorating cookie icing pouch(es) in assorted colors, squeeze icing back and forth over top of bar. Let stand until set, about 30 minutes. Store covered in airtight container at room temperature with waxed paper between layers.
A secret for cutting bars easily is to line the pan with foil. Turn the pan upside down, and tear off a piece of foil longer than pan. Smooth foil around the pan bottom, then remove. Turn pan over, and gently fit shaped foil into pan; spray with cooking spray. When it is time to cut the bars, just lift the bar with the foil out of the pan, peel back foil and cut. This also makes cleanup extra easy.
For even more color and fun, after sprinkling candy sprinkles, pick out additional marshmallows from cereal and press on top of bar.