Cinnamon Chocolate Minties Food

CINNAMON CHOCOLATE MINTIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour, cocoa, cinnamon and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in candies and dark chocolate chips., Shape into 1-in. balls; place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Flatten slightly. Bake 6-8 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., In a small bowl, melt semisweet chips with oil; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies. Sprinkle with candies. Let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.

CINNAMON-CHOCOLATE FUDGE

Steps:

• Butter the bottom and sides of an 8 by 8-inch baking pan. Line the pan with a sheet of parchment paper, about 14-inches long and 7-inches wide, allowing the excess to overhang the sides. Set aside
• In a medium glass or stainless steel bowl, combine the condensed milk, cinnamon, and vanilla. Stir in the chocolate chips and butter. Put the bowl on a saucepan of barely simmering water and mix until the chocolate chips have melted and the mixture is smooth, about 6 to 8 minutes (mixture will be thick). Using a spatula, scrape the mixture into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Sprinkle with salt, if desired. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours until firm.
• Run a warm knife around the edge of the pan to loosen the fudge. Remove the fudge to a cutting board. Peel off the parchment paper and cut the fudge into 1-inch pieces. Store refrigerated in an airtight container or freeze.

CHOCOLATE-CINNAMON COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.
• Mix flour, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Add melted butter, brown sugar, and white sugar; beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Add egg and vanilla; beat until combined. Mix in cocoa powder until incorporated. Stir in chocolate chips and cinnamon.
• Drop hazelnut-sized balls of dough 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are firm, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

CINNAMON CHOCOLATE MERINGUES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 275 degrees.
• With an electric beater on low speed, whip the egg whites and vanilla until frothy. On a medium speed, add the cream of tartar and whip until they turn white and begin to stiffen. Slowly add the sugar, whipping constantly, until the whites are stiff and glossy.
• Sift the cocoa powder and cinnamon over the whites. Gently fold the cocoa and pecans into the egg whites.
• Drop heaping tablespoons of the batter, several inches apart, on parchment lined cookie sheets.
• Bake for 45 minutes. Turn the oven off and leave the cookies in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes with the door closed.
• Store the cooled meringues in an airtight container.

CINNAMON CHOCOLATE MINTIES

Steps:

• * In a small bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, cinnamon and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in candies and dark chocolate chips. * Shape into 1-in. balls; place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Flatten slightly. Bake at 350° for 6-8 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. * In a small bowl, melt semisweet chips with oil; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies. Sprinkle with candies. Let stand until set. Store in an airtight container. Prep: 45 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with Bob's Sweet Stripes peppermint candies. Nutrition Facts: 1 cookie equals 73 calories, 3 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 9 mg cholesterol, 23 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.

CHOCOLATE-CINNAMON MERINGUES

Steps:

• Sift together sugar and cocoa powder.
• In a large bowl, beat the egg whites, cinnamon, and cream of tartar with an electric mixer on medium speed until it forms soft peaks.
• Beat in the sugar mixture one tablespoon at a time.
• Beat the entire mixture on high until it's glossy and stiff.
• Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls of batter onto the sheets, leaving 1-inch between.
• Bake at 250 degrees F for 40 to 45 minutes, or until the tops feel dry to the touch.
• Cool 5 minutes, then remove from parchment paper.

CINNAMON CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In large bowl, combine sugar,chocolate chips and butter.Cover w/papertowel.
• Heat in microwave oven on high for 2 minutes or until mixture is melted. Stir once during melting. Set aside. Cool 5 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, combine dry ingredients; mix well.
• Add the egg and vanilla to chocolate mixture. Beat at medium speed with electric mixer for about 1 minute.
• Gradually add dry ingredients; mix well.
• Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 9-11 minutes.
• Remove cookies from cookie sheet after 1 minute. Cool on wire racks.
• EATTTT! :).