12 Days of Chocolate: Chocolate Tea Bread

You don’t have to have any “goodies” with tea, but it’s always nice to enjoy something tasty when you have time to “Take Tea.”  You can enjoy something simple and savory, or sweet and sassy.  Since I have a “thing” for chocolate I love to enjoy it along with a great cup of tea.  This would be great with morning coffee, too!  Here’s a lovely recipe for a nice little treat to offer a friend...

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12 Days of Chocolate: Almond Brownie Biscotti

I love biscotti with my coffee.  I have had good biscotti.  I have had bad biscotti.  This recipe is my favorite biscotti recipe to make.  I made it once at a friend’s house where we all baked and had a cookie exchange.  It was a BIG hit! These are delicious and have a great texture.  The addition of white chocolate drizzle and almonds really puts it over the top! Almond Brownie Biscotti 1 pkg fudge brownie mix (9×13 size) 3/4...

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Mmmmm – My Favorite Brownies

Hershey’s Best Brownies 1/2 cup vegetable oil or melted butter 1 cup sugar 1 tsp vanilla 2 eggs 1/2 cup unsifted all purpose flour 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa (I love using Dutch processed cocoa!) 1/4 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional) Preheat your oven to 35o degrees.  Grease a 9-inch square pan.  (Put on some coffee while you’re  at it, cuz these babies are awesome!) Blend oil or melted butter, sugar...

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