Chocolate Cranberry Macadamia Brownies Food

CHOCOLATE, CRANBERRY & MACADAMIA BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/ 160C fan/ gas 4 and line a 20cm x 20cm baking tin with baking parchment. Melt the dark chocolate with the butter in the microwave or in a heatproof bowl over just simmering water.
• Mix together the sugar, flour and cocoa powder and stir in the melted chocolate and butter mixture, followed by the eggs. Stir through the dried cranberries and macadamia nuts, then swirl through the cranberry sauce.
• Pour into the tin and smooth the surface. Bake for 25 - 30 mins. Allow to cool before slicing.

WHITE CHOCOLATE, CRANBERRY AND MACADAMIA NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Line 2 large rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Sift first 3 ingredients into medium bowl.
• Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until fluffy.
• Add both sugars and beat until blended.
• Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, then vanilla.
• Add dry ingredients and beat just until blended.
• Using spatula, stir in cranberries, white chocolate chips, and nuts.
• For large cookies, drop dough by heaping tablespoonfuls onto prepared sheets, spacing 21/2 inches apart. For small cookies, drop dough by level tablespoonfuls onto sheets, spacing 11/2 inches apart.
• Bake cookies until just golden, about 18 minutes for large cookies and about 15 minutes for small cookies.
• Cool on sheets.
• Do ahead - Can be made ahead.
• Store airtight at room temperature up to 2 days or freeze up to 2 weeks.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY BLONDIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt the butter; stir in the brown sugar. Cool slightly., Add eggs, 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; stir into butter mixture. Stir in cranberries and chopped chocolate (batter will be thick). Spread into a greased 13x9-in. pan., Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (do not overbake), 18-21 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack., For frosting, beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and, if desired, orange zest until smooth. Gradually beat in half of the melted white chocolate; spread over blondies. Sprinkle with cranberries; drizzle with remaining melted chocolate., Cut into triangles. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

WHITE CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA BROWNIES

Steps:

• heat oven to 325.
• line a 13x9" pan with tin foil.
• combine butter and chocolate and microwave on hi 2 minutes, stir until melted in a large bowl beat eggs and salt until light.
• add sugar and vanilla, beat until creamy.
• beat in chocolate and flour until well mixed.
• stir in macadamia nuts.
• spread evenly in pan.
• bake 35-45 minutes until center is set.
• cool on wire rack.

CHOCOLATE MACADAMIA NUT BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to moderate.
• Grease a deep 19cm-square cake pan, and cover the base with baking paper.
• Combine the butter and chocolate in a pan and stir over a low heat until both have melted.
• Remove the pan from the heat.
• Add the sugar and honey.
• Stir in the lightly beaten eggs.
• Sift the flour.
• Add the sifted flour and the nuts and gently fold into the mixture until all the ingredients are well combined.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared pan.
• Bake in a moderate oven for about 30 minutes - or until the brownies are firm.
• Cool the brownies in the pan, and cut into squares when cold.