Recipe of the Month: January 2011

January's Recipe of the Month
Recipe from: Bright Ideas , M&M's Website
Name of Recipe: Fun Flyers





Details
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• Prep Time: 12 min.
• Bake Time: 15 min.
• Decoration Time: 30 min.
  Difficulty:Easy
• Yield: Makes 36 Fun Flyers.

Ingredients
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2 cups M&M’S® Peanut Chocolate Candies (May substitute with 2 bags M&M’S® Brand Dark Peanut Chocolate Candies or 2 bags M&M’S® Brand Almond Chocolate Candies)

1 18.25-oz. box yellow cake mix

1 ½ cups prepared vanilla frosting

Green and yellow food coloring

2 strands black licorice laces

3 12-cup mini cupcake pans

36 mini paper cupcake liners

Resealable plastic bag

Spatula

Directions

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1.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 3 (12 cup) mini cupcake pans with paper
liners.

2.
Prepare cake mix according to package directions.

3.
Divide batter evenly between prepared cupcake pans. Bake approximately 15 to 18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven, transfer to wire rack and let cool completely.

4.
Meanwhile, spoon 1/4 cup white frosting into resealable bag. Tint
remaining frosting green and use to cover cupcakes.

5.
Use photograph as decorating guide for cupcakes. Arrange four M&M’S® Peanut Chocolate Candies as photo shows. Pipe white frosting body in center and use licorice for antennae.

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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  1.
  Preheat oven to 350°F.
  



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



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  3.
  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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  4.
  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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  5.
  Bake for 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.
  



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  6.
  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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  8.
  Let the cookies dry for 30 minutes. Run licorice laces through each hole, connecting the cookies into one continuous strand.
  



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  9.
  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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  1.
  Prepare the cake pans by greasing them and lining the bottoms (not the sides) with wax paper.
  




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  2.
  Prepare brownie mix according to the package directions. Divide batter between the two prepared cake pans.
  




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  3.
  Bake according to the package directions. Remove and cool completely.
  




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  4.
  Run a small paring knife around the edges of each brownie, loosening it from the pan.
  




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  5.
  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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  6.
  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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  7.
  Just before serving, press M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies into the ice cream.
  




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  8.
  Cut into thin wedges and serve right away.