Almond Joy Brownie Bites! An Adult Easter Candy Choice!

Almond Joy Bites
They're and Adult Easter Treat!

It's Chocolate Cherry Heaven

I know Valentine's Day was yesterday, but because we have a working household, we decided to delay "V" Day until we are both off. We will be celebrating tomorrow! So I had extra time to put together a most decadent little treat.

One of my favorite parts of a Box of Chocolates is the Chocolate Covered Cherry. I love when I bite into the hard candy shell and get all that cherry goodness leaking out. Then the fruity goodness of the cherry combined with the chocolate WOW!! It's absolutely Heaven. I wanted to get that sensation in a cookie and I think I have perfected it in this one. I give to you

Chocolate Cherry Heaven

Ingredients:

1 cup Butter (2 sticks, room temp)

2/3 cup Brown Sugar

3/4 cup White Sugar

2 Large Eggs

1 tsp Vanilla

2/3 cup Cocoa Powder

2 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour

1 tsp Baking Soda

1/2 tsp Baking Powder

1/4 tsp Salt

1 Cup White Chocolate Chips

1 medium jar Maraschino Cherries (drained and kept whole)

1 cup Chopped Walnuts *optional

Instructions:

Preheat Oven to 350° f

Line Cookie Sheet with Parchment Paper

Combine Sugars and Butter.

Beat until smooth

Add Eggs, Beat until frothy.

Add Vanilla, Combine

Add Dry ingredients and mix until well combined.

Fold in Cherries, Chips and Nuts.

With a 2 oz Ice Cream Scoop, Scoop mounds of dough onto parchment.

May use tablespoon and form into balls.

Bake at 350° for 9-11 minutes.

Cookies will be soft when removing from oven. Carefully move them to a cooling rack while still on parchment to avoid breakage. Allow to cool 15 minutes. Once cool, Cookies can be stored in covered container for 1 week.

Yields 3 doz cookies (depending on size)

ENJOY!!!

Peanut Butter Eggs

I have told you a million times, now a million and one that The Cookbook Queen is a very big inspiration to me lately! Well I give her all the credit for these: Please stop by her Blog and get the recipe! It's easy and so fantastic! Confessions of a CookBook Queen!!!

I followed her recipe and changed the graham cracker to nilla wafers...then after I coated them in chocolate I melted white chocolate, added coloring and dripped colored chocolate over the top!! This is the result!

Peanut Butter Eggs

Almond Joy Brownie Bites

Have I told you lately how much I Love my Foodie Blogging Friends????? They give me inspiration to make my own Easter Basket Treats!!! They Rock where the inspiration factor goes! Just take a look at what they have inspired me to make.

This oh so easy recipe is a must have for Easter Basket Treats!

Almond Joy Brownie Bites

(my interpretation)

Instructions

1 box Entenmann's Brownie Bites

(if you want to make brownies, please do. You can use a mini muffin pan!)

1 Can Sweetened Condensed Milk

2 pkgs (7oz) Shredded Coconut.

15 whole Almonds

16-18 oz Chocolate for melting (I use ghirardelli bars)

(may use, Chocolate melts or Chocolate chips)

Instructions:

Place in a mixing bowl, Condensed Milk and Coconut.

Combine well.

Place each brownie bite on a parchment lined sheet

Top each brownie with 2 tbsp of coconut mixture.

Top each brownie with an almond.

Refrigerate for 2 hours.

In a microwave safe bowl, place chocolate.

8 oz (at a time)

Place in microwave and heat for 30 seconds on high.

Remove and stir . If necessary heat again. Stir in between. Be sure to not over heat as it will cease.

Once chocolate is melted. Dip each brownie bite top into chocolate.

Set on baking sheet and set out until hardened. (approx 30 minutes)

They are now ready to decorate, package or serve.

Delish!!!!!

Enjoy!