Chocolate Truffles – Joy of the Friday

February 5, 2021August 4, 2018 by cookies

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Hello my dear readers,

It is the best day of the week.

Friday!

Name: Chocolate Truffle - Joy of the Friday
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 3/4 cup heavy cream; 8 oz semi-sweet chocolate; 1 TBSP butter (room temperature); Decoration: cocoa, coconut

Happy Friday!

So for this Friday I have homemade chocolate truffles.

Let’s do it.

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semi-sweet chocolate
heavy cream
cocoa, coconut

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CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES

Ingredients

3/4 cup heavy cream

8 oz semi-sweet chocolate

1 TBSP butter (room temperature)

Decoration: cocoa, coconut

Instructions

Pour 3/4 cup heavy cream into a saucepan and heat until it comes to a simmer.

Chop 8 oz chocolate and place into 4 cups measuring cup.

Pour hot, heavy cream over chopped chocolate and let it sit for 3 minutes.

After 3 minutes mix chocolate and cream until shiny and smooth.

Add butter and whisk until incorporate it.

Press a cling wrap on top of chocolate mixture. (see picture below)

Refrigerate it for about 2 hours or until firm enough to roll.

After 2 hours:

Roll each ball of chocolate in your hands to make 1 inch round ball or any size you like.

Next step is to roll in coconut, cocoa, nuts or sprinkles.

Keep in the fridge for 2 weeks.

Enjoy!

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Chocolate Truffle - Joy of the Friday

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

3/4 cup heavy cream
8 oz semi-sweet chocolate
1 TBSP butter (room temperature)
Decoration: cocoa, coconut

Instructions

Pour 3/4 cup heavy cream into a saucepan and heat until it comes to a simmer.
Chop 8 oz chocolate and place into 4 cups measuring cup.
Pour hot, heavy cream over chopped chocolate and let it sit for 3 minutes.
After 3 minutes mix chocolate and cream until shiny and smooth.
Add butter and whisk until incorporate it.
Press a cling wrap on top of chocolate mixture. (see picture below)
Refrigerate it for about 2 hours or until firm enough to roll.
After 2 hours:
Roll each ball of chocolate in your hands to make 1 inch round ball or any size you like.
Next step is to roll in coconut, cocoa, nuts or sprinkles.
Keep in the fridge for 2 weeks.

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It is so easy to make but so hard to resist.

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Energy Stress Balls – Be kind to your body

February 5, 2021July 24, 2018 by cookies

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Hello my readers,

If you are stressed and you need more energy I have recipe for you.

Shopping List

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walnuts
maca powder
vanilla extract
dates
coconut

Equipment

Food Processor

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Ingredients

2 1/2 cups walnuts

2 TBSP maca powder

1 TBSP vanilla extract

10 pitted chopped dates

coconut for decoration

Instructions

In food processor add 2 1/2 cups walnuts and blend into a fine meal. (about 2 minutes)

Add 2 TBSP maca powder and 1 TBSP vanilla extract. Blend for a few seconds.

Add 10 pitted chopped dates.

Blend for 30 seconds.

Roll into tablespoon-sized balls (or any size you like).

Coat with coconut.

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Energy Stress Balls

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

If you need more energy and you need help to regulate stress this is your recipe.

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups walnuts
2 TBSP maca powder
1 TBSP vanilla extract
10 pitted chopped dates
coconut for decoration

Instructions

In food processor add 2 1/2 cups walnuts and blend into a fine meal. (about 2 minutes)
Add 2 TBSP maca powder and 1 TBSP vanilla extract. Blend for a few seconds.
Add 10 pitted chopped dates.
Blend for 30 seconds.
Roll into tablespoon-sized balls (or any size you like).
Coat with coconut.
Enjoy.

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Double Chocolate Lover Cookie and 2017

February 5, 2021December 9, 2017 by cookies

Hello my dear readers. It is almost end of this 2017.

How are you feeling?

I feel sad…very sad.

Why?

It is almost over for me.

What do you mean?

I only have 22 days left. My life will be over on December 31.

Oh, are you 2017?

Yes, I am. Did you love me?

Of course I did love you 2017. I still love you. You were great to me.

Was I? Are you another fake human being trying to make me feel good?

No, 2017 I promise you. I loved you and I love you. To the end.

Hmmm…to the end you say. Aren’t you a little too romantic for my taste?

Can we just stay professional and rational? And speaking of rational I am huge…like

the biggest fan of cookies?

You love cookies 2017!

Yes, I do. Do you have some for me?

Of course, I do. I am 5starcookies.com

What kind do you have?

Double chocolate lover cookies! Do you want to see it?

Chocolate Lovers Dream Cookies-Picture for 2017

Mmm…that sound romantic and immoral in the same time?

Immoral? I was shocked just for a moment. This 2017 sounds like 1950…

They do say history does repeat so I guess same applies for years.

So, 2017 do you still want cookies?

Yes, I do. Cookies make me feel good. They don’t judge me because I am old.

You are not old 2017….you still have 22 days….oh, crap I guess you are old.

But who cares? Life is too short so let’s enjoy this amazing cookies.

Double Chocolate Lover Cookie

So, let’s make it happen 2017.

Ingredients

3/4 +1/8 cup AP flour

1/8 cup cocoa

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/2 cup butter

1/8 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup sugar

1 egg

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

3/4 cup coconut

1 cup walnuts

1/2 cup white chocolate chips

1/2 cup chocolate chips

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Bowl 1:Sift flour,cocoa, baking soda,baking powder and salt into a bowl.

Mix butter and both sugars for about 2 minutes.

Mix in egg and vanilla.

Add flour mixture from the bowl 1 into butter mixture.

Mix until well combined.

Stir in walnuts, coconut and chocolate.

Using a 1 1/2 inch ice cream scoop, drop batter onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper.

Bake until set, about 11 minutes.

You can also freeze batter. Bake a little longer. (12 to 13 minutes.)

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Double Chocolate Lover Cookie and 2017

Chocolate+Walnuts+Coconut=Double Chocolate Lover Cookie.This cookies are not just 2017....

Ingredients

3/4 +1/8 cup AP flour
1/8 cup cocoa
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup butter
1/8 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup coconut
1 cup walnuts
1/2 cup white chocolate chips
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

Bowl 1:Sift flour,cocoa, baking soda,baking powder and salt into a bowl.
Mix butter and both sugars for about 2 minutes.
Mix in egg and vanilla.
Add flour mixture from the bowl 1 into butter mixture.
Mix until well combined.
Stir in walnuts, coconut and chocolate.
Using a 1 1/2 inch ice cream scoop, drop batter onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
Bake until set, about 11 minutes.
You can also freeze batter. Bake a little longer. (12 to 13 minutes.)

So, 2017 let’s enjoy our first cookie together.

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Start eating now…

Chocolate Lovers Dream Cookies-let's enjoy our cookies — Chocolate Lovers Dream Cookies-let’s enjoy our cookies

2017; I hope you enjoy the cookies. ( I know, I did)

Life is too short! We all know that.

So take a little time and enjoy the cookies from 5starcookies.com

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Trump, let’s build this wall

February 5, 2021November 23, 2017 by cookies

YOU CAN HAVE EVERYTHING CANDY

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Hello Mr. President,

Remember when Marilyn Monroe was singing to the president Kennedy:”Happy birthday Mr. President.”

Do you remember her sexy voice full of promises traveling through the air, touching genitals of so many horny people.

People like Kevin Spacey, Harvey Weinstein and so on…

Do you see how quickly I connected today issue with our past!

Why?

Because it is so easy. Women were always objectified by large crowds.

Always!

“Always” as forever. And if you know women they do like to dream about that “forever”.

White fences, dogs and children.

Dreamy life in which the real reality can’t be accessed.

And why would we? Just ask Jacqueline Lee Kennedy?

How did she fell when Marilyn was singing “Happy Birthday Mr. President”?

So, I am wondering, past – present – future! Does it matter?

Can women build their own white fences and be happy?

I don’t know about that but what I do know is the following:

Happy Wall Mr. President! Let’s build it.

It’s happening baking, sweet nation. We are building the wall.

Big, beautiful and ours. (keep reading…)

MATERIAL WE NEED

Coconut Chocolate
Caramel Chocolate
Kit Kat Chocolate
Cookie’s ‘n’ Cream Chocolate
Your Choice Chocolate (I did say you can have everything)
1 cup melted chocolate chips
Nutella

INSTRUCTIONS:

Place 3 pcs of Kit Kat Bar on a baking sheet with waxed paper.

Spread the melted chocolate over the Kit Kat bar. (fill the spaces between the bars.You don’t want criminals to get in)

Place in the freezer for 15 minutes then remove.

Spread 1TBSP of Nutella over the chocolate then spread more melted chocolate.

Add Caramel and Cookies ‘n’ Cream chocolate over the coated Kit Kat bars. (see the picture below)

Place in the freezer for 15 minutes then remove.

Again spread 1TBSP of Nutella over the chocolate.Top with melted chocolate.

Add Coconut chocolate bar on top of the second layer .

Spread the melted chocolate over the coconut bars to make smooth layer.

Decorate with white chocolate, coconut or sprinkles.

Return to the fridge or freezer until set.

Cut into slices and serve.

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Candy you can have everything

Who says you can't have everything.

Ingredients

Coconut Chocolate
Caramel Chocolate
Kit Kat Chocolate
Cookie's 'n' Cream Chocolate
Your Choice Chocolate (I did say you can have everything)
1 cup melted chocolate chips
Nutella

Instructions

Place 3 pcs of Kit Kat Bar on a baking sheet with waxed paper.
Spread the melted chocolate over the Kit Kat bar. (fill the spaces between the bars.You don't want criminals to get in)
Place in the freezer for 15 minutes then remove.
Spread 1TBSP of Nutella over the chocolate then spread more melted chocolate.
Add Caramel and Cookies 'n' Cream chocolate over the coated Kit Kat bars. (see the picture below)
Place in the freezer for 15 minutes then remove.
Again spread 1TBSP of Nutella over the chocolate.Top with melted chocolate.
Add on top of the second layer Coconut chocolate bar.
Spread the melted chocolate over the coconut bars to make smooth layer.
Decorate with white chocolate, coconut or sprinkles.
Return to the fridge or freezer until set.
Share and enjoy!

And as Marilyn is singing from the past:”Happy birthday Mr. President…” I can’t help myself

but think women has long way to go. Long way to freedom and real, white fences.

Until then …keep building the chocolate walls.

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Raspberry Apricot Coconut Squares

February 5, 2021November 2, 2017 by cookies

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Are you coconut/jam fan?

If your answer is “YES” I have special treat for you.

Raspberry Apricot Coconut Square!

To make this recipe you will make the following:

-yellow base + jam + coconut meringue.

Raspberry Apricot Coconut Square

INGREDIENTS

Yellow Base

4 egg yolks

1 cup butter (cold and diced)

1/2 cup sugar

2cups flour

2 tsp baking powder

Jam Layer

3/4 cup apricot jam

3/4 cup raspberry jam

Coconut Meringue

4 egg whites

3/4 cup sugar

1 cup desiccated coconut

2 TBSP vanilla instant pudding

Optional: Chocolate for decoration

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 F.

In a food processor, process 2 cups flour, 2tsp baking powder,1/2 cup sugar and cold, diced butter. (about 5 min)

Then add 4 egg yolks.

Process again until you get a ball of dough.

Press the dough into 13×11 baking pan with parchment paper.

Bake for 15 min.

Take out of the oven and cool for about 15 minutes.

Then spread 3/4 cup of apricot jam and 3/4 cup raspberry over the baked yellow base.

Beat 4 egg whites at medium speed for about 1 min.

Gradually add 3/4 cup sugar and beat until shiny.

Add coconut and vanilla instant pudding and mix for only few seconds using spatula.

Be gentle when mixing. (The white mixture will lose some of its volume but it is OK.)

Spread the white magic over the jam layer, return to oven and bake from 20 to 25 minutes. (until golden)

Cool it. Cut into triangles or any shape you want to.

Enjoy!

Raspberry Apricot Coconut Squares

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

Nice and easy. Combo of coconut and jam. Your must try recipe.

Ingredients

4 egg yolks
1 cup butter (cold and diced)
1/2 cup sugar
2cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
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Jam Layer
3/4 cup apricot jam
3/4 cup raspberry jam
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Coconut Meringue
4 egg whites
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup desiccated coconut
2 TBSP vanilla instant pudding
Optional: Chocolate for decoration

Instructions

Yellow Base
Preheat oven to 350 F.
In a food processor, process 2 cups flour, 2tsp baking powder,1/2 cup sugar and cold, diced butter. (about 5 min)
Then add 4 egg yolks.
Process again until you get a ball of dough.
Press the dough into 13x11 baking pan with parchment paper.
Bake for 15 min.
Take out of the oven and cool for about 15 minutes.
Then spread 3/4 cup of apricot jam and 3/4 cup raspberry over the baked yellow base.
Beat 4 egg whites at medium speed for about 1 min.
Gradually add 3/4 cup sugar and beat until shiny.
Add coconut and vanilla instant pudding and mix for only few seconds using spatula.
Be gentle when mixing. (The white mixture will lose some of its volume but it is OK.)
Spread the white magic over the jam layer, return to oven and bake from 20 to 25 minutes. (until golden)
Cool it. Cut into triangles or any shape you want to.
Enjoy!

I hope you will love this recipe as much as I do.

Optional:Decorate with melted chocolate.

raspberry coconut squares from 5starcookies - Cut into any shape you want to — raspberry coconut squares from 5starcookies – Cut into any shape you want to

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Friends, Fruits and How are you doing…or…How you doing?

February 5, 2021September 4, 2016 by cookies

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Joey (TV Show Friends):

What I do is, I look a woman up and down and I say “Hey, how you doing?”

So, my dear readers “How are you doing?” or “What is happening in your neck of the woods?”

In mine…The White Chocolate Fruit and Nut Bars!

I discovered this recipe by accident… If you are reading this blog you might say:

“There are no accidents. Everything happen for a reason.”

The truth is, everything in our life is linked. From LinkedIn,Pinterest to Facebook.

Every single coincidence or accident we stumble upon is linked…so why are you reading this blog?

Well, they say “When the student is ready, the master appears.”

So, my students are you ready to make the White Chocolate Fruit and Nut Bars”?

We need the following:

almonds, walnuts, coconut, apricots, raisins, apricot jam, honey, chocolate, rice flour,almond flour

If you have all ingredients we can start making our White Chocolate Fruit and Nut Bars.

We start by mixing 1 cup silvered almonds, 2 cups chopped walnuts,1 2/3 cup desiccated coconut,3/4 cup apricots,

1 cup + 2 TBSP raisins, 2TBSP + 1 tsp flour and 1/4 cup ground almond together.

In a small saucepan, gently warm 1/2 cup apricot jam and 1/2 cup honey together over low heat until melted.

Pour the mixture into the fruit mixture, stir well to combine, then pour into the prepared pan.

Bake for 30 min at 325 F.

Remove from the oven and let the cake cool completely before spreading the melted white chocolate over the top.

5starcookies White Chocolate Fruit and Nut Bars

Friends, Fruits and How are you doing...or...How you doing?

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients

1 cup silvered almond
2 cups chopped walnuts
1 2/3 cups desiccated coconut
3/4 cup dried apricots,chopped
1 cup + 2 TBSP raisins
2TBSP + 1 tsp rice flour
1/4 cup ground almonds
1/2 cup apricot jam
1/2 cup honey
Optional: 9 oz white chocolate

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 F. Grease a shallow 8x12 inch pan with butter and line with baking paper.
In a large bowl, mix the almonds, walnuts, coconut, apricots, raisins, flour and ground almond together.
In a small saucepan, gently warm apricot jam and honey until melted.
Pour the melted jam and honey mixture into the fruit mixture, stir well to combine, then pour into pan.
Bake for 30 min.
Remove from oven, cool completely.
If you wish spread the melted chocolate over the top.

So, love this! Everything happen for a reason. You are here to make and love

White Chocolate Fruit and Nut Bars….!

Enjoy!

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Stars who love to cook-Lemon Bars

February 5, 2021March 8, 2016 by cookies

Baking with the famous star Martina McBride. The recipe – Lemon Bars. Enjoy and share.

When life give you lemons you make lemonade or in my case I make…

Lemon Bars.

Lemon bars are quite simple to make. The first part is a perfectly crumbly shortbread base followed by a gooey lemon topping.

The final special touch – magic sugar dust …and the princess came to our blog.

Her name is Martina McBride and she is a very famous country singer. She is also very famous for her cooking and baking.

Her book “Around the Table” is must have. For today and for this blog I am going to make “Lemon Coconut Bars”.

So, if you need some magic in your life…try this recipe.

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Stars who love to cook-Lemon Bars

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes

Ingredients

Crust:
2 cups AP flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
1 1/2 sticks butter, chilled and cubed
Filling:
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 large eggs
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
2 tsp AP flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup icing sugar

Instructions

Heat oven to 350 F.
Line 13x9 baking pan with aluminum.
Combine flour, sugar and 1/2 tsp salt in processor. Add coconut and butter.
Process until a fine meal forms, press into pan.
Bake for 15 min.
For the filling:
Combine first 6 ingredients and a pinch of salt in processor,blend until smooth.
Pour over hot crust.
Bake for 20 min.
Let it cool. Dust with magic and say
THANK YOU!

If you want to hear the song please click on the link below:

I never promise you a rose garden

Or just read..

I never promise you a rose garden

I beg your pardon
I never promised you a rose garden
Along with the sunshine
There’s gotta be a little rain some time
When you take you gotta give so live and let live
Or let go oh-whoa-whoa-whoa
I beg your pardon
I never promised you a rose garden

I could promise you things like big diamond rings
But you don’t find roses growin’ on stalks of clover
So you better think it over
Well if sweet-talkin’ you could make it come true
I would give you the world right now on a silver platter
But what would it matter
So smile for a while and let’s be jolly
Love shouldn’t be so melancholy
Come along and share the good times while we can

I beg your pardon
I never promised you a rose garden
Along with the sunshine
There’s gotta be a little rain some time

I beg your pardon
I never promised you a rose garden

I could sing you a tune and promise you the moon
But if that’s what it takes to hold you
I’d just as soon let you go
But there’s one thing I want you to know
You better look before you leap, still waters run deep
And there won’t always be someone there to pull you out
And you know what I’m talkin’ about
So smile for a while and let’s be jolly
Love shouldn’t be so melancholy
Come along and share the good times while we can

I beg your pardon
I never promised you a rose garden
Along with the sunshine
There’s gotta be a little rain some time,
I beg your pardon
I never promised you a rose garden

MAGICAL LEMON BARS

MAGIC IS SOMETHING YOU MAKE…SO MAKE LEMON BARS…

and remember.

“It’s still magic even if you know how it’s done”.

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Coconut Walnut Roll

February 25, 2016February 23, 2016 by cookies

Coconut Walnut Roll

Ingredients

1cups graham cracker crumbs
1 cup coconut
1 cup walnuts
1/2 pound pitted dates
1/2 pound miniature marshmallows
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

Place graham cracker crumbs, 1/2 cup coconut, walnuts,pitted dates,marshmallows, heavy cream and rum into your food processor.
Blend/pulse until a moist dough forms – 3 to 5min. ( add more rum if it is dry).
The dough will be sticky.
Form the dough into log. (you can also form 2 logs, to make it easier to handle)
Roll into coconut.
Wrap in waxed paper and chill for 24 hrs.
Slice into ¼ inch slices.

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Energy Stress Balls

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Double Chocolate Lover Cookie

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YOU CAN HAVE EVERYTHING CANDY

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Raspberry Apricot Coconut Square

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Lemon Bars.

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I never promise you a rose garden

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