FOOD
5 Ways to Upgrade Your Shop-Bought Cookies
5 easy ways to transform store-bought cookies. 🍪
FOOD
5 Ways to Upgrade Your Shop-Bought Cookies
5 easy ways to transform store-bought cookies. 🍪
Ingredients
- 10 ounces chocolate chip cookies
- 2/3 cup butter, melted
- 2 2/3 cups cream cheese, softened
- 14 ounces mascarpone
- 1 1/2 cups whipping cream
- 6 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 1/4 cups light brown sugar
- 6 tablespoons caramel sauce
- Chocolate fudge pieces, to decorate
Steps
- Line the bottom of a springform pan.
- Put the cookies in a food processor and blitz to a fine crumb.
- Add in the melted butter and mix together.
- Pour into the lined pan and use the back of a spoon to smooth it over and up the sides.
- Chill while you make the filling.
- Put the cream cheese into a large mixing bowl and soften with a wooden spoon.
- Add the whipping cream and mascarpone, and whisk to soft peaks.
- Add the cornstarch, then sift in the brown sugar. Whisk together until smooth and firm.
- Pile the cream filling into the cookie base, then chill for 4 hours or overnight.
- Top with a generous amount of caramel sauce and chocolate fudge pieces.
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups dark chocolate chips
- 1 (14-ounce) can condensed milk
- 1 3/4 tablespoon butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
- 5 large chocolate chip cookies
Steps
- Line a square, 8-inch cake pan with parchment paper.
- Put the chocolate chips, condensed milk and butter into large bowl set over just simmering water, and melt slowly. Don’t let the bowl touch the water.
- Once melted, take off the heat and add the powdered sugar.
- Break in 4 of the cookies, and bring it all together with a wooden spoon.
- Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan and smooth over, then break up the remaining cookie and press that into the top of the fudge. Chill for 2 hours then cut into chunks.
Ingredients
- 10 ounces chocolate chip cookies, divided
- 1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled
- 1 3/4 cups cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 eggs
Steps
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, and line the bottom of an 8-inch square baking dish with parchment.
- Put three-fourths of the cookies into a food processor and blitz to a crumb.
- Add the melted butter and process until combined.
- Pour into the prepared pan and smooth over with the back of a spoon.
- Put the cream cheese, vanilla paste, powdered sugar and eggs into a mixing bowl and whisk to combine.
- Pour on top of the cookie base and use an offset spatula to smooth.
- Break up the remaining cookies and arrange on top, then bake for 40 minutes until set but not firm.
- Cool to room temperature then put into the fridge for 2 hours before slicing into bars.
Ingredients
- 6 large chocolate chip cookies
- 1 3/4 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon chocolate chips
Steps
- Keep the cookies in their sleeve and pour the heavy cream over them. Let it soak in for 5 minutes then pour the excess heavy cream into a mixing bowl.
- Whisk to soft peaks, then sift in the powdered sugar and cocoa powder and whisk a few more times until you have billowy soft peaks.
- Layer the cookies and chocolate cream in 2 individual serving dishes.
- Finish with a layer of cream as the top layer.
- Sprinkle with chocolate chips, then chill for one hour before serving.
Ingredients
- 12 chocolate chip cookies
- 6 large marshmallows
- 7 ounces milk chocolate, melted
Steps
- Dip the bottom of each cookie into the melted chocolate. Leave to dry on a tray lined with parchment.
- Once the chocolate has set, slice each large marshmallow in half to create 2 circles.
- Turn 6 cookies upside down, so the chocolate is facing up. Put two marshmallow halves on top of each and use a blow torch to caramelize. Top with the remaining cookie halves and serve.