Chocolate Chews Food

COCO-NUT CARAMEL CHEWS

Steps:

• Line a 8 by 8-inch square microwave safe dish with plastic wrap allowing the wrap to come over the sides. Spray the prepared dish with cooking spray.
• Spray a medium size, microwave safe bowl with cooking spray. To the prepared bowl, add the caramel candies, peanuts, white chocolate and 1/2 cup of the coconut. Give it a stir to combine. set the microwave for 1 minute 30 seconds on HIGH. Place the bowl in the microwave and cook 1 minute. Stop the microwave, stir the mixture, return to microwave to cook 30 seconds longer. Remove the mixture and stir. Scrape it into the prepared square pan. Flatten the mixture with a rubber spatula evenly. Cover the top of the candy with remaining coconut, using the rubber spatula to press it in slightly. If the mixture is too firm on top for the coconut to stick, place the mixture back in the microwave for 10 seconds, then resume pressing the coconut into the candy.
• Allow the candies to cool completely. Remove the entire block, using the plastic wrap to help you pull it out. Using a sharp knife, cut candy into small, 1-inch squares.

CHOCOLATE CHEWS

Steps:

• Melt chocolate with butter and let cool slightly.
• Beat eggs lightly and add sugar and vanilla.
• Add melted chocolate and butter.
• Add flour and mix well.
• Spread into 8 inch square pan.
• Sprinkle with nuts.
• Bake at 350* for 30-35 minutes.
• Cut into squares when cool.

CHOCOLATE CHEWS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in corn syrup and cocoa; bring to a boil. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla, 2 cups confectioners' sugar and milk powder. (Mixture will be stiff.), Turn out onto a surface lightly dusted with confectioners' sugar. Knead in remaining confectioners' sugar; knead 3-4 minutes longer or until stiff. Divide into four pieces and roll each into an 18-in. rope. Cut into 3/4-in. pieces. Wrap each candy in cellophane or waxed paper. Store in refrigerator.

CHRIS GARGONE'S CHOCOLATE CHEWS

Steps:

• 1. Set racks at the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 325°F.
• 2. Place the chocolates and butter in a bowl or the top of a double boiler and place over hot, not simmering, water. Stir occasionally until the chocolate and butter have melted. Cool.
• 3. In a bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar until lightened. Whisk in the chocolate mixture and vanilla.
• 4. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir into the chocolate mixture. Stir in the chocolate chips and nuts.
• 5. Drop tablespoon-size cookies onto the prepared pans. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the cookies are slightly firm and cracked.
• 6. Cool in the pans.
• SERVING.
• Chews are so rich, they are best on their own. Or try making them half size and serving them with ice cream for a really rich treat.
• STORAGE.
• Keep chews at room temperature in a tin or tight-lidded plastic container, or freeze them, packed between sheets of wax paper, for longer storage.

SIN-FREE CHOCOLATE CHEWS

Steps:

• Whisk together the sugar, salt, and cocoa.
• In a medium-sized mixing bowl, stir together the egg whites and vanilla.
• Add the dry ingredients to the egg whites, and mix at low speed of an electric mixer for 2 minutes. The batter will seem dry at first, but will become shiny and smooth as it mixes.
• Cover the bowl, and refrigerate the batter for 3 hours, or up to overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Grease (or line with parchment paper) two cookie sheets.
• Gently stir in chocolate chips, if using.
• Drop by ping-pong-sized balls onto cookie sheets.
• Bake for 12 minutes, reversing baking sheets (top/bottom) once during cooking.
• Cool 5 minutes in pans before transferring to wire rack.

M&M AND CHOCOLATE CHEWS

Steps:

• Cream ingredients in Part 1 well.
• Add Part 1 mixture to part 2 mixture. Spread 1/2 mixture in pan.
• Top with M&M's and then remaining dough.
• Bake at 375~ for 25-30 minutes.

CHOCOLATE NUT CHEWS

Steps:

• Mix in a heavy 2 quart saucepan, sugar, cocoa, milk and butter.
• Stir over medium heat until mixture bubbles all over.
• Boil and stir 2 minutes more.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in the peanut butter until melted and totally incorporated.
• Add the vanilla, uncooked quick rolled oats and nuts.
• With 2 teaspoons, drop on waxed paper.
• Let stand until set.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHEWS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray 2 sheet pans with non-stick cooking spray.
• In a medium mixing bowl, cream together the butter, cream cheese, sugar and brown sugar.
• Beat in the vanilla.
• Into a small bowl, sift the flour, cocoa and salt and stir to combine.
• Blend the dry ingredients into the butter mixture.
• Stir in the chocolate chips.
• Divide the dough into quarters.
• Divide each quarter into eight (8).
• Form a ball with each piece of 8 by rolling between your palms.
• Place each ball on a sheet pan.
• Using the bottom of a glass, press the nuggets into 2" rounds.
• Bake 8 minutes or until slightly puffed and very soft to touch.
• Let cool on the sheetpans for 1 minute before transferring to racks to cool completely.

CHOCOLATE CHEWS

Steps:

• Whisk egg whites until stiff.
• Then, whisk in the sugar.
• Carefully fold in the sifted cocoa and coconut.
• Place small mounds onto a cookie sheet lined with silicon paper.
• Bake in a preheated oven gas4 for 15-20 minutes, until lightly browned. The mixture will crisp up when cooled.

CHOCOLATE CHEWIES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees F; line cookie sheet(s) with parchment paper.
• Toast nuts until fragrant and brown. Cool.
• Beat egg whites one at at time, then continue beating while adding powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and salt. Add vanilla; beat 2 minutes on high speed.
• Fold in toasted pecans. Drop by heaping tablespoon on baking sheet 2-inches apart.
• Bake in the middle of the oven 15-18 minutes or until dry on surface but soft in the center when pressed. DON'T OVERBAKE. Cool. Store in an airtight container for 3 days, or freeze up to 1 month.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CHEWS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the honey, molasses and peanut butter. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat and stir in the chocolate chips and marshmallows until melted. Mix in the rice cereal and peanuts. Pat firmly into a greased 9x9 inch baking dish. Cool and cut into bars.