Chocolate Mint Delight Food

CHOCOLATE MINT DELIGHTS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until easy to handle., Shape dough into two 6-in. rolls; wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm., Unwrap dough and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place one slice on waxed paper; top with a peppermint patty and a second dough slice. Press edges of dough together to completely cover the peppermint patty. Repeat., Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 325° for 11-13 minutes or until set, watching carefully. Cool for 5 minutes before removing to wire racks. , For icing, in a microwave, melt peppermint patties and butter; stir until smooth. Cut a small hole in the tip of a pastry bag or in a corner of a food-safe plastic bag; fill with icing. Pipe over cookies as desired.

CHOCOLATE-PEPPERMINT STRIPED DELIGHT

Steps:

• Combine wafer crumbs, butter and 2 Tbsp. sugar; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch dish. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Beat cream cheese, remaining sugar and 2 Tbsp. milk in medium bowl until blended. Stir in finely crushed candy canes. Add 1-1/4 cups COOL WHIP; mix well. Spread over crust.
• Beat pudding mixes and remaining milk with whisk 2 min.; pour over cream cheese layer. Let stand 5 min. or until thickened. Cover with remaining COOL WHIP.
• Refrigerate 4 hours. Top with coarsely crushed candy canes just before serving.

CHOCOLATE MINT DELIGHT

Steps:

• Prepare pudding with milk according to package directions. Divide among individual dessert dishes., Reserve 2 tablespoons crushed cookies; sprinkle the remaining cookies over pudding. Top with crushed candy. Spoon whipped topping over candy. Sprinkle with reserved crushed cookies. Serve with additional peppermint candies.

CHOCOLATE DELIGHT

Steps:

• Mix flour, chopped pecans, and margarine together. Press into a baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
• Mix cream cheese, confectioners sugar, and cool whip. Spread mixture on cooled crust, set aside.
• Mix instant pudding with milk. Put this mixture on top of cream cheese mixture. Top with cool whip (as much as you want) and a few chopped pecans.
• (Any type of pudding will do, but since it's called chocolate delight, I went with chocolate pudding.).

SCOTTISH MINT DELIGHT

Steps:

• Mix the ground wafers with the melted butter. Pat into the bottom of a 9x11 pan.
• Spread the chocolate ice cream over the crust and freeze until firm.
• Blend the vanilla ice cream with the desired amount of Creme de Mint and enough green food coloring to bring the mixture to desired flavor and color.
• Spread on top of chocolate ice cream. You can sprinkle a few more chocolate wafers, crushed Oreo cookies, or even some mint chocolate chips that have been crushed over the top. Return to freezer and freeze until firm. Serve.
• Passive work time is the approximate time this needs to freeze between layers.

MINT CHOCOLATE DELIGHTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. Beat butter, sugars and vanilla until creamy. Add eggs, one at at ime, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixtures. Stir in morsels. Drop by well rounded tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 11-13 minutes or until cookies are puffed and centers are set. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes then removeto wire racks to cool completely.

CHOCOLATE-MINT RED VELVET STRIPED DELIGHT

Steps:

• Mix cookie crumbs, butter and food coloring until blended; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch dish. Refrigerate 10 min.
• Beat cream cheese, sugar and 2 Tbsp. milk in medium bowl with whisk until blended. Stir in half the crushed candy, then 1-1/4 cups COOL WHIP; spread over crust.
• Whisk pudding mixes, remaining milk and peppermint extract in large bowl 2 min.; pour over cream cheese layer. Let stand 5 min. or until thickened. Cover with remaining COOL WHIP.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Sprinkle with remaining crushed candy just before serving.

DARK CHOCOLATE FUDGE WITH MINT FILLED DELIGHTFULLS™

Steps:

• LINE 8-inch-square baking pan with foil. Coarsely chop 1/4 cup DelightFulls morsels; set aside.
• COMBINE dark chocolate morsels and sweetened condensed milk in medium, heavy-duty saucepan. Warm over lowest possible heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla extract. Gently stir in remaining 1/2 cup DelightFulls morsels just until morsels are covered.
• SPREAD mixture evenly into prepared baking pan. Sprinkle with coarsely chopped DelightFulls morsels. Press gently into fudge. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm. Lift from pan; remove foil. Cut into pieces. Store refrigerated in airtight container.