New Daily Recipe: April 15,2011

New Daily Recipe: April 15,2011
Recipe From: BrightIdeas.com
Recipe Name: Give Away Goodies

Details:

Prep Time: 20 min.

Bake Time: 15 min.

Decoration Time: 30 min.

Difficulty: Moderate

Yield: Makes 18 cookies, 3 gifts.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup flour

2 teaspoons grated lemon zest

1 roll (18 oz.) refrigerated cookie dough

1 box confectioner’s sugar

2 tablespoons egg white powder

6 1/2 tablespoons water

Yellow, orange and pink food coloring

1/3 cup M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies

6 pieces STARBURST® Fruit Chews

6 pieces DOVE® Brand Silky Smooth Milk Chocolate

2 cookie sheet pans

6 resealable plastic bags

3 clear gift containers

Ribbon

Flower cookie cutter

Directions:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or foil.

• 2. Knead the flour and the grated lemon zest into the cookie dough. Roll it out to a 1/4-inch thickness and using the cookie cutter, cut out 20 cookies, re-rolling the scraps.

• 3. Bake for approximately 12-15 minutes, or until golden. Remove from the oven, transfer to wire rack and let cool completely.

• 4. Meanwhile, beat the confectioner’s sugar, egg white powder and water until fluffy. Divide the frosting into 3 small bowls. Tint one yellow, one orange and one pink. Frost 6 cookies of each color. Decorate the centers with assorted M&M’S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies, STARBURST® Fruit Chews or DOVE® Brand Silky Smooth Milk Chocolates. Set the cookies aside for the frosting to dry.

• 5. Arrange 6 cookies in each clear plastic container and tie with a ribbon.

• 6. Cheer someone up and give them out to friends, neighbors or family members.

New Daily Recipe: April 14,2011

New Daily Recipe: April 14,2011
Recipe From: BrightIdeas.com
Recipe Name: Butterfly Cake

Details:

Prep Time: 15 min.

Bake Time: 28-31 min.

Decoration Time: 40 min.

Difficulty: Easy

Yield: 1 butterfly that serves about 16.

Ingredients:

1 16-oz. box pound cake mix

2 cups white frosting

4 pieces STARBURST® Brand FUN SIZE® Fruit Chews

1¾ cups M&M’S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies (May substitute with 1 ¾ cups M&M’S® Brand Dark Chocolate Candies)

1 9-inch round cake pan

Directions:

• 1. Make the cake batter according to the directions on the package. Bake in a greased 9-inch cake pan. Once baked, remove from pan and cool.

• 2. Cut the cake in half. Arrange the cake on a serving platter, turning the halves so that the rounded sides touch. To shape the wings, cut out a 1-inch triangle from each straight side, 2-inches from the bottom.

• 3. Completely frost the cake with the icing. Design a mosaic pattern with M&M’S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for Easter, and then press them into the top of the cake.

• 4. To make the butterfly’s antennae, unwrap and soften the STARBURST® Brand FUN SIZE® Fruit Chews for Easter in the microwave for approximately 5 seconds. Then roll the candy into thin ropes and place them at the top of the butterfly.

New Daily Recipe: April 13,2011

New Daily Recipe: April 13,2011
Recipe From: BrightIdeas.com
Recipe Name: Bird's Nest Cookies

Details:

Prep Time: 25 min.

Bake Time: 12-14 min.

Decoration Time: 10 min.

Difficulty: Easy

Yield: Makes 3 dozen cookies.

Ingredients:

1 cup flaked coconut

3/4 cup butter, softened

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1 large egg

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 teaspoon salt

1 ½ cups M&M’S® Brand Speckled Milk Chocolate Eggs

Directions:

• 1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Spread coconut on non-greased cookie sheet. Toast in oven, stirring occasionally, until it turns light golden, about 25 minutes.

• 2. Remove coconut from cookie sheet and set aside.

• 3. Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees. In large bowl, add butter and sugar and whip until light and fluffy; beat in egg and vanilla.

• 4. In medium bowl, combine flour and salt. Blend into creamed mixture.

• 5. Form dough into 1-1/4-inch balls. Roll heavily into toasted coconut.

• 6. Place coconut cookies 2 inches apart on lightly greased cookie sheets. Make indentation with thumb in center of each cookie. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until golden brown.

• 7. Remove cookies and cool completely. Fill indentations with M&M’S® Brand Speckled Milk Chocolate Eggs.

New Daily Recipe: April 12,2011

New Daily Recipe: April 12,2011
Recipe From: BrightIdeas.com
Recipe Name: Sunny Fruit Sabayon


Details:

Prep Time: 20 min.

Bake Time: 15-20 min.

Difficulty: Easy

Yield: Makes 8 servings.

Ingredients:

Baked fruit:

• 4 fresh peaches, cut into wedges
  
• 4 plums, cut into wedges
  
• 2 tablespoons sugar
  
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Chocolate Sabayon:

• 5 large egg yolks
  
• 1/3 cup sugar
  
• 1/2 cup DOVE® Brand Dark Chocolate
  
• 1 teaspoon orange extract
  
• 1 cup whipped topping
  
• Fresh raspberries and mint, optional

Directions:

• 1. Toss fruit with sugar and butter. Bake on foil-lined sheet pan in preheated 400°F oven for 15 to 20 minutes. Keep warm.

• For the sabayon:


• 2. Beat yolks with sugar in bowl set over saucepan of simmering water. Whisk until mixture is hot and thickened, about 5 to 7 minutes. Add DOVE® Brand dark chocolate, stir until melts. Remove from heat and stir in orange extract. Cool slightly, stirring occasionally. Fold in whipped topping.

• 3. Arrange fruit on plates, top with sabayon, raspberries and mint.