Red Hot Cookie Brownies

Baking is my relaxation therapy, time always flying in the kitchen. I haven't been baking for a while, and today after work I had a little bit of time to do something quick and easy, I've chosen cookie brownies. I have made them before but this time with Christmas just around the corner, I want to make them with a little bit of a difference, I added some red color for Christmas and some chilli...yep you're not wrong "Chilli" in cookies but trust me, you'll not even notice, it won't blow your head off but just kick of the heat will make my cookie brownies more interesting.

Ingredients

1/4 cup plain flour

1/4 tsp baking powder

30 g. butter

1/4 cup sugar

2 eggs

200 g. dark chocolate (semi sweet or bitter sweet)

2 tbs vanilla paste 

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

gel paste food coloring (Christmas red)

You also need

2 cup nuts(I'm using hazelnuts,almonds,pecans) roasted and roughly chopped

170 g. dark chocolate, roughly chopped

Directions

Preheat oven to 175 C.

Yield : about 25-30

Directions

Melt butter and 200 grams of dark chocolate together in microwave,  I usually put for 1 min in microwave for the first time then take out and stir well, if still lumpy in the chocolate put back in microwave for no more than 10 sec. Set aside.

In a bowl, combine eggs, sugar and salt together with the whisk until completely combined, then add melted chocolate, gel paste food coloring and mix, once mixed add the plain flour and cayenne pepper.

Add nuts and 170 grams of the chopped chocolate and mix well.

Spoon the mixture on to the tray and bake for 10 mins.

   Allow to cool for 10 minutes then transfer to cooling rack for a further 20 minutes or until completely cool then place in a air tight container until ready to eat.

Happy Christmas everyone 

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Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies

Have you ever been in love at first sight? I do.

The first time I saw these lovely cookies from Cooking Classy's Blog I told myself that I'm gonna make them. It's so easy you can't make a mistake for this recipe, I made them for my workmates last Christmas because it's red, good for Christmas time and also Valentine's day.

Ingredients

3 cups plain flour

1/4 cup cocoa powder

2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

180 g. unsalted butter, softened

1 1/3 cups granulated sugar

3 eggs

1 tbsp milk

2 tsp vanilla paste

2 tsp lemon juice or vinegar

5 tsp red food liquid coloring

1 cup white or milk chocolate chips

powdered sugar for roll cookie dough

Yield : about 25-30

Directions

Preheat oven to 175C

Mix dry ingredients together(flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt,granulated sugar), set aside.

In mixing bowl, with electric mixer with the paddle attachment on hight speed, mix butter and granulated sugar together until light and fluffy add in eggs one at a time then add lemon juice, vanilla paste, liquid food coloring, milk, mix well.

Reduce the mixer on low speed, slowly add dry ingredients and chocolate chips in, mix to combine, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and put into the fridge for 1-2 hour.

In the large bowl, pour powdered sugar in then roll the cookie dough into ball shape then roll into the powdered bowl.

Transfer to parchment paper, bake for 8-15 mins depends on your oven, you will see the lovely crackle on the surface of cookies.

Transfer to cooling rank until they completely cool, store them in an airtight container.

So cute isn't it.

It's crisp at the outside and soft inside, after I leave them in the fridge and I had them in the next day, I found out that they're taste much better, more crisp and chewy inside. 

Hope you'll like them as I do.....Enjoy.

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Red Velvet Brownies

Red Velvet Brownies, recipe for someone you love….

Yes, because of Valentine's day, chocolate, red and love, i adepted a recipe from deliciously yum blog and I absolutely in love with it, crisp and chewy as I like, I add some with chocolate chips and nuts for more texture.

Ingredients

Red Velvet Brownie

1. 1 cup all-purpose flour
2. 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3. 1/4 teaspoon salt
4. 60 grams dark chocolate
5. 110 grams unsalted butter
6. 1 1/4 cups sugar
7. 1 1/2 tablespoons liquid red food coloring
8. 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla paste
9. 1 teaspoon vinegar
10. 2 eggs
11. 1/4 cup White chocolate chips 
12. 1/4 cup Nuts roughly chopped

Chocolate frosting 

1. 225 grams bittersweet chocolate 
2. 285 grams butter, softened
3. 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 
4. pinch of salt
5. 3/4 cup glucose syrup
6. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 175C.

Melt butter and chocolate together in microwave for 45 sec for the first time then stir to combine if still lumpy, put in microwave again for 10 sec each time, add salt and set aside.

In the mix bowl, whisk sugar and eggs together until light and fluffy, add chocolate and butter mixture, mix well.

Then add  liquid food coloring and vinegar to mixing bowl and mix well.

Mix flour and baking powder together then add to mixing bowl, combine well.

Then add white chocolate chips and nuts to mixing bowl and mix well.

Place Mixing Bowl contents onto baking tray and bake for 35-40 mins

Ta-da !!!! I really love this texture of brownie, crisp and chewy inside, absolutely love them.

To make Chocolate Frosting melt your Chocolate in microwave, then add the rest of the ingredients and mix well, it will become a rich and glossy chocolate frosting.

Now spread some of the frosting on top of red velvet brownie. 

All you need is love, Love is all you need....

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