Frosted Irish Cream Brownies Recipe

Prep Time: 15 min / Total Time: 2 hr / Servings: 48

Ingredients:

Brownies:

• 1 (1 lb. 3.8-oz.) pkg. fudge brownie mix
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1/4 cup irish cream liqueur
• 2 eggs

Frosting:

• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons irish cream liqueur
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 to 3 teaspoons milk

Glaze:

• 1 oz. semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 1 teaspoon butter or margarine

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease bottom only of 13x9-inch pan. In large bowl, combine all brownie ingredients; beat 50 strokes with spoon. Spread in greased pan.
2. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 25 to 30 minutes or until brownies are set and begin to pull away from sides of pan. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cool 45 minutes or until completely cooled.
3. Beat 1/2 cup butter in small bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in all remaining frosting ingredients, adding enough milk for desired spreading consistency. Spread over cooled brownies.
4. Place glaze ingredients in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH for 30 seconds; stir until melted and smooth. Drizzle over frosted brownies. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until firm. Cut in bars.

Expert Tips:

Irish cream liqueur contains Irish whiskey, sugar and cream. Depending on the brand, the liqueur may have spicy toffee or honey chocolate flavors.

Brownies are done when edges look dry and start to pull away from the sides of the pan. Bake the brownies for the minimum time recommended, and then check their edges. Remove the brownies from the oven as soon as the edges are done; overbaked brownies are dry and hard.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Bar)

• Calories 115
  • (Calories from Fat 45),

• Total Fat 5g
  • (Saturated Fat 2g,
• Cholesterol 15mg;
• Sodium 60mg;
• Total Carbohydrate 16g
  • (Dietary Fiber 0g,
  • Sugars 13g),
• Protein 1g;

Irish Soda Bread Recipe

12 Servings / Prep: 15 min. Bake: 40 min. + cooling

Ingredients:

• 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons caraway seeds
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups (16 ounces) sour cream
• 3/4 cups raisins

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, caraway seeds, baking powder, salt and baking soda. In a small bowl, whisk eggs and sour cream. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in raisins.
2. Spoon into a greased 9-in. springform pan. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 40-45 or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes before removing sides of pan. Cut into wedges; serve warm. Yield: 1 loaf (12 wedges).

Irish Shamrock Cookies

“These green cookies are delicious anytime of the year. Make some green frosting for these cookies using a sugar cookie icing recipe found on Cookierecipe.com”

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 (3 ounce) package instant pistachio pudding mix
• 1 1/3 cups baking mix
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon white sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheet.
2. Cream together the butter or margarine and the pudding mix. Blend in the baking mix, egg and sugar and mix well.
3. On a lightly floured surface roll out the dough to 3/8 inch thickness and cut into cookies with a shamrock cookie cutter.
4. Place cookies on the prepared baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). for 9 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned on the edges. Let cookies cool on rack. Frost with green colored icing if desired.

Nutritional Information:

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 310 / Total Fat: 16.8g / Cholesterol: 76mg

Irish Ginger Snaps

Prep Time: 10 min/ Cook Time: 6 min/ Ready In: 20 min

Ingredients:

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Cream sugar, egg, salt and shortening together. Add flour, bakinf soda and spices. Mix well. Roll teaspoonfuls of dough into balls and roll the balls into sugar.
3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 5 to 6 minutes.

Nutritional Information:

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 87/ Total Fat: 4.5g/ Cholesterol: 6mg.

Irish Cream-Coffee Bars

Special occasion? Make deliciously decadent bars with liqueur, coffee and a foolproof sugar cookie mix.

Prep Time: 25 min

Total Time: 2 hours 35 min

Makes: 25 bars

Ingredients:

Bars:

• 1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup cold butter
• 1 egg
• 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
• 2 tablespoons irish cream liqueur
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules or crystals

Topping:

• 1 cup whipping cream
• 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon irish cream liqueur
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 25 cinnamon sticks (2 inch)

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350 degreesF. Spray bottom and sides of 8-inch square pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, place cookie mix and pecans. Cut in butter, using pastry blender or fork, until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. With fork, stir in egg. Press half of cookie mixture in bottom of pan. Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until golden brown. Reserve remaining cookie mixture.
2. Meanwhile, in small bowl, stir milk, 2 tablespoons liqueur and the coffee granules until well blended. Pour evenly over warm crust. Sprinkle reserved cookie mixture over top. Bake 25 to 30 minutes longer or until golden brown. Cool 30 minutes at room temperature. Refrigerate 1 hour to cool completely. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting into bars (5 rows by 5 rows). Store cars covered at room temperature.
3. Just before serving, in small bowl, beat whipping cream, brown sugar, 1 tablespoon liqueur and the vanilla with electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. Top each bar with dollop of whipped cream; sprinkle with ground cinnamon. Insert cinnamon stick into each dollop of whipped cream.

Substitution: Hazelnuts make a good stand-in for the pecans.

Nutrition Information: 1 bar: Calories 230 (Calories from Fat 110); Total Fat 12g (Saturated Fat 6g); Cholesterol 85 mg; Sodium 110 mg; Total Carbohydrate 26g (Dietary Fiber 0g; Sugars 19g); Protein 2g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 2%; Calcium 6%; Iron 20% Exchanges: 1 Starch; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 3 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.