Chocolate Chip Cookies!!

These chocolate chip cookies are the best treat for any day, and are great
fresh out of the oven or even dipped in milk! 

Ingredients:

• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, approx**

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 350* F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. Beat the butter and combine with both the sugars. Beat until light and fluffy, then add in salt, vanilla extract, and eggs. Beat until well mixed.
3. Whisk together flour and baking soda and slowly mix the flour mixture into the butter mixture.
4. Mix in the chocolate chips. **Add as much as you would like.
5. Using a tablespoon measure, drop heaping tablespoon sized balls of dough roughly 2 inches apart on the parchment paper. Try not to go over the tablespoon measure too much, because the cookies do expand quite a bit.
6. For chewy cookies, bake until the cookies are golden on the edges but still soft in the middle. This is about 10 minutes. For tougher cookies, bake until the edges are slightly browning and the middle is turning golden. This is about 15 minutes. Let the cookies cool for about 2 minutes before eating.
7. Enjoy!!

Buttercream Fondant!!

This fondant is simple to make and very easy to apply on
any cake. I recommend using a buttercream frosting on the
cake you are using first, and then apply the fondant.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups powdered sugar, approx.**

Method:

1. Stir together the butter and corn syrup in a large bowl. Mix in the salt and vanilla extract.
2. Gradually add in the powdered sugar. **You may need a lot more or a lot less than 5 cups depending on the consistency of your fondant. If the dough is sticky, keep adding powdered sugar until it is no longer sticky. 
3. Knead the dough or use the dough hook attachment on a stand mixer.
4. Refrigerate for 10 minutes, then roll out on a powdered-sugar dusted surface and roll out until 1/8 inches thick or less. Drape over cooled and frosted cakes.
5. Enjoy!!

Chocolate Mousse!!

This mousse is a delectable treat that can be enjoyed
frosted over cakes, sandwiched in a truffle, or
just straight out of the bowl.

Ingredients:

• 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
• 3 eggs, separated
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 6 tablespoons butter

Method:

1. Melt the chocolate in a double-boiler on medium-high heat until smoothly melted.
2. Off of the heat, add the egg yolks and butter. Place back onto the heat and stir until thick and fully incorporated.
3. In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff. Add the sugar, and beat again until glossy.
4. In another bowl, whip the whipping cream.
5. Fold the chocolate mixture into the whipping cream, and then fold in the egg whites.
6. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours to set.
7. Enjoy!!

Chocolate Frosting!!

This chocolate buttercream recipe is a
delectable treat that goes great with just
about any type of cake.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups confectioner's (powdered) sugar, approx.**
• 4 tablespoons milk, approx. ***

Method:

1. Cream butter in a mixer and add the cocoa powder slowly, then the vanilla.
2. **Add in the confectioner's sugar to taste and consistency. Some end up using just one or two cups, and sometimes four. It just depends on how sweet you want your frosting based on how sweet you cake is.
3. ***Add in the milk until it reaches your desired consistency. I usually use 4, but the more milk you add, the more fluid your frosting will be. It depends on what kind of cake or cookie you are using your frosting on.
4. Enjoy!