Chocolate Peanut Butter Blossoms

What you will need for this!

48 Hershey's kisses brand milk chocolate

1/2 cup shortening

1 cup Reese's creamy peanut butter

1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1 egg

2 tablespoons milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup all purpose flour

1/3 cup Hershey's cocoa

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

Granulated sugar

How to make it!

1) Heat oven to 375, remove wrappers from chocolates.

2) Beat shortening and peanut butter in large bowl until well blended. Add brown sugar and 1/3 cup granulated sugar; beat until fluffy. Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into peanut butter mixture.

3) Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in granulated sugar; place on un-greased cookie sheet.

4) Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Immediately press chocolate into center of each cookie; cookie will crack around the edges. Removed from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.

Crispy Chocolate Ice Cream Mud Pie

What you will need for this delicious dessert

1/2 cup Hershey's Syrup or Hershey's Whoppers Chocolate Malt Syrup
1/3 cup Hershey's special dark chocolate chips or hershey's semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 cups crisp rice cereal
4 cups (1 quart) vanilla ice cream, divided
4 cups (1 quart) chocolate ice cream, divided
Additional Hershye's syrup or Hershey's whoppers chocolate malt syrup

Now here's how you make it!

1. Butter 9-inch pie plate.
   
2. 2. Place 1/2 cup chocolate syrup and chocolate chips in medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at MEDIUM (50%) 45 seconds or until hot; stir until smooth. Reserve 1/4 cup chocolate syrup mixture; set aside. Add cereal to remaining chocolate syrup mixture, stirring until well coated; cool slightly.
   
3. 3. Press cereal mixture, using back of spoon, evenly on bottom and up sides of prepared pie plate to form crust. Place in freezer 15 to 20 minutes or until crust is firm. Spread half of vanilla ice cream into crust; spoon reserved 1/4 cup chocolate syrup mixture over layer. Spread half of chocolate ice cream over sauce.
   
4. 4. Top with alternating scoops of vanilla and chocolate ice cream. Cover; return to freezer until serving time. Drizzle with additional syrup just before serving. 8 servings.

Ultra Chocolate Cheesecake

What you will need for this delicious chocolate cheesecake!

Start with your Mocha Crumb Crust (the recipe will folow)
3 packages (8oz each) cream cheese, softened
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 container (8oz) dairy sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup Hershey's Cocoa
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 eggs
Chocolate Drizzle (recipe will follow)

How to make this!
1) Prepare your Mocha Crumb Crust (recipe to follow) Heat your oven to 350 degrees
2) Beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl until fluffy. Add sour cream and vanilla; beat until blended. Add cocoa and flour; beat until blended. Add eggs; beat well. Pour into crust.
3) Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until set. Remove from oven to wire rack. With knife, loosen cake from side of pan. Cool completely; remove side of pan. Prepare Chocolate Drizzle; drizzle over top of your Chocolate Cheesecake. Refrigerate 4 to 6 hours. Cover; refrigerate leftover cheesecake.

Chocolate Drizzle Recipe
Place 1/2 cup Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate Chips or Hershey's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips and 2 teaspoons shortening (do not use butter, margarine, spread or oil) in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at medium (50%) 30 seconds; stir. If necessary, microwave at medium an additional 10 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, just until chips are melted and mixture is smooth.

Mocha Crumb Crust
(What you will need for the recipe)
1 1/4 cups vanilla wafer crumbs (about 40 wafers, crushed)
1/4 cups sugar
1/4 cup Hershesy's cocoa
1 teaspoon powdered instant espresso or coffee
1/3 cup butter, melted

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Stir together crumbs, sugar, cocoa and instant espresso in medium bowl. Add butter; stir until well blended. Press mixture firmly onto botton and 1 inch up side of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 8 minutes; cool slightly.

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