RECIPES 

DESSERTS

The best things in life are Sweet

CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 ¼ cups margarine, softened
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
  
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Step 1
   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. Step 2
   Cream sugar and margarine in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in vanilla.

3. Step 3
   Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Add to the creamed mixture and mix until just blended. Stir in walnuts. Drop spoonful of dough 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.

4. Step 4
   Bake in the preheated oven until edges are set and centers are soft, 8 to 10 minutes. Let sit briefly before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

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6. RED VELVET CAKE

Ingredients

Cake:

• 2 ½ cups flour
• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• ½ cup milk
• 1 (1 ounce) bottle McCormick® Red Food Color
• 2 teaspoons McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract

Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting:

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• ¼ cup butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• 2 teaspoons McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1 (16 ounce) box confectioners' sugar

Directions

1. Step 1
   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 30 muffin cups with paper liners.

2. Step 2
   Make cake: Mix together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.

3. Step 3
   Beat sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Mix in sour cream, milk, food color, and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until just blended; do not overbeat. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full.

5. Step 4
   Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into a cupcake comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool in the pans on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove cupcakes from the pans; cool completely.

6. Step 5
   While cupcakes are cooling, make frosting: Beat cream cheese, butter, sour cream, and vanilla extract in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth.

7. Step 6
   Spread or pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes.