Recipe of the Month: December 2010

December's Recipe of the Month
Recipe from: Bright Ideas , M&M's Website
Name of Recipe: Tasty Table Lights

Details
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• Prep Time: 10 min.
• Bake Time: 45 min.
• Difficulty:
  Moderate
• Yield: Makes 24 cookies.

Ingredients
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• 2/3 cup flour


• 1 18 oz. roll refrigerated sugar cookie dough


• 1½ cups prepared vanilla frosting


• 3 cups M&M’S® Brand Minis Chocolate Candies


• 4 strands red licorice laces


• Resealable plastic bags


• Drinking straw


• Christmas light shaped cookie cutter (small)

Directions
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  Preheat oven to 350°F.
  



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  2.
  Knead the flour into the cookie dough until smooth.
  



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  Roll the dough out to 1/4-inch thickness. By hand, or using a Christmas light cookie cutter, cut out shapes.
  



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  With a spatula, gently transfer the cookies to a baking sheet. Using a drinking straw, press a hole at the top of each cookie.
  



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  Bake for 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.
  



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  Separate different colors of M&M’S® Brand Minis Chocolate Candies, and set aside.
  



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  7.
  Spread vanilla frosting on top of each cookie. Arrange a solid color of M&M’S® Brand Minis Chocolate Candies on top of each cookie.
  



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  Let the cookies dry for 30 minutes. Run licorice laces through each hole, connecting the cookies into one continuous strand.
  



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  Tip for a quicker and lighter version: Tint frosting to match the M&M'S® Brand Minis Chocolate Candies. Frost the cookies and then decorate with color coodinated M&M'S® Brand Minis Chocolate Candies.
  

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New Daliy Recipe:November 29,2010

Recipe From: Bright Idea , M&Ms Website
Name of Recipe: Brownie Ice Cream Sandwich

Details


• Prep Time: 15 min.


• Bake Time: 25 min.


• Decoration Time: 15 min.


• Difficulty: Easy


• Yield: Makes 16 servings.

Ingredients
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• 1 box (19.9 oz. each) brownie mix



• 3 ½ cups vanilla lowfat frozen yogurt



• ½ cup M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies



• 2 8-inch round cake pans



• Wax paper

Directions

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  Prepare the cake pans by greasing them and lining the bottoms (not the sides) with wax paper.
  




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  Prepare brownie mix according to the package directions. Divide batter between the two prepared cake pans.
  




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  Bake according to the package directions. Remove and cool completely.
  




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  Run a small paring knife around the edges of each brownie, loosening it from the pan.
  




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  Invert one layer onto a cookie sheet, and spread vanilla ice cream on top, coming right to the edge (you can slightly soften the ice cream first).
  




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  Place the other brownie layer on top, and press gently to secure. Place in the freezer until firm, about 2 hours.
  




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  Just before serving, press M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies into the ice cream.
  




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  Cut into thin wedges and serve right away.
  

Recipe of the Month: November

November's Recipe of the Month

Recipe from: BrightIdeas , M&Ms website
Name of Recipe: Gobbled-up Cupcakes

Details


• Prep Time: 10 min.


• Bake Time: 20 min.


• Decoration Time: 25 min.


• Difficulty:
  Easy


• Yield: Makes 24 cupcakes.

Ingredients
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• 1 box (18.25 oz.) yellow cake mix



• 36 pieces STARBURST® Fruit Chews



• 3 cups prepared chocolate frosting



• 24 thin chocolate wafers



• 24 pieces thin pretzel sticks



• 24 TWIX® Brand Miniatures



• ¼ cup M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Mini Baking Bits



• Fall-colored paper cupcake liners



• Small rolling pin



• Scissors



• Resealable plastic bag

Directions
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  Prepare cake batter according to instructions on box. Divide batter evenly into paper-lined cupcake cups.
  




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  Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for approximately 18-20 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely.
  




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  Meanwhile, soften STARBURST® Fruit Chews (about 6 at a time) in the microwave for 2 to 3 seconds. Flatten them with a rolling pin and immediately cut into feathers using scissors. Use any red STARBURST® Fruit Chews scraps to make the waddle.
  




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  Frost the top of each cupcake. Using the scissors, snip a corner off of the resealable plastic bag and spoon 1 cup of chocolate frosting into the bag. For the tail: Pipe a line of frosting across the chocolate wafers and arrange three feathers on each one. Press pretzel stick to support wafer and press it into the cupcake. For the head: Pipe 4 dots on the short end of a TWIX® Cookie Bars candy to stick on the M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies eyes, nose and STARBURST® Fruit Chews waddle.