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Beer & Pretzel Cupcakes

Beer and Pretzel cupcakes- fork required. I know it may sound like an odd coupling, but it’s really such an awesome combination. The pretzels give the whole ensemble a saltiness that balances the rich chocolate ganache frosting and also provides a nice crunch to the softness of the cupcake crumb.

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Chocolate and Caramel Pretzel Cupcakes Bakers Royale Beer & Pretzel Cupcakes — Beer & Pretzel Cupcakes

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If you are not a beer fan you can easily flip these to be chocolate and caramel pretzel cupcakes (see notes). And of course you don’t have to take the time to chop the pretzels into shards like I did. I just love it like that because they look dramatic.

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Black and White Brownie Ice Cream Cake

Load this ice cream cake with your favorite brownie and you will have everyone in line waiting for seconds. To cut down on the prep time, I softened Dreyers ice cream and then layered the flavors into a loaf pan and filled the vanilla portion with some of these brownies that I froze from my last batch.

I should have made homemade chocolate and vanilla ice cream, but hate to admit it – I was tired. The idea for the this cake has been sitting in my freezer for a few weeks now. The brownies were originally slated to go with homemade ice cream, but I was just too lazy to force myself to stand over a stove stirring eggs and cream to a perfect custard state. So after the brownies kept falling out every time the freezer door opened, I decided Dreyers was going to save me from complete laziness.

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Monster Cookie Bars

So the more popular version of this is a monster cookie, but I really love this as a cookie bar since it gives way to more textures. I kept most of the monster cookie components with the oatmeal, chocolate, peanut butter and candy. But here’s where I deviated, aside from making them a monster cookie bar, I went for a more sweet and salty combo.

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For the candy proportion I used Pretzel M&Ms and I traded the peanut butter spread for some mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups that I stuffed into a soft chocolate center. Framing the soft chocolate filling is a chewy chocolate chip oatmeal cookie that also contains crushed sea salt almonds and more crushed Pretzel M&Ms. The bottom framing is the same cookie mixture but as a crunchy crust. And that is what I mean when I say the cookie bar version allows for more layered textures.

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