Chocolate recipes

Sweet and creamy. Reminiscent of the fudge sold on the boardwalk at the shore.

Fudgy chocolate brownie cookies topped with pastel-colored frosting and sugar crystals. Loaded with semisweet chocolate chips and finished with rainbow icing for a festive, party-ready treat.

Homemade mocha coffee mix with instant coffee, hot cocoa mix, powdered creamer, and sugar. Mix a jar, scoop and stir with hot water for an instant cafe mocha.

Neapolitan cheesecake with three layers: strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate on a chocolate crumb crust. A showstopping ice-cream-inspired dessert in cheesecake form.

Chocolate peanut butter cheesecake on a peanut butter cookie and chocolate wafer crust, topped with white chocolate peanut butter glaze and a chocolate drizzle.

Pistachio swirl fudge made in the microwave with semi-sweet chocolate, sweetened condensed milk, and a vanilla cream cheese swirl. No thermometer needed.

Classic Tollhouse cookies with chocolate chips, walnuts, brown sugar, and butter. Crunchy, crumbly, and baked to a golden crisp with vanilla and a touch of hot water.

German marble kuchen swirls vanilla butter cake with chocolate syrup batter for a tender bundt with bold dark and light bands. A traditional German tea cake baked in a tube pan.

Mint Surprise Cookies hide a melty chocolate mint wafer inside soft brown-sugar dough, each one crowned with a toasted walnut. Chill the dough so it seals the surprise neatly before baking.

Cream cheese rugelach filled with raspberry jam, cinnamon brown sugar, cocoa, and hazelnuts. Flaky crescent cookies that freeze beautifully baked or unbaked.

Rocky road cheesecake cups with a chocolate wafer crust, cocoa-sour cream filling, mini marshmallows, and chopped almonds. Individual-sized cheesecakes baked in muffin cups.

Cookie dough brownies layered three ways: a fudgy cocoa brownie base, a thick egg-free cookie dough filling, and a glossy chocolate glaze finished with chopped walnuts. Bakery-style bars done at home.

Irish log rolls a tender chocolate sponge cake around mint-flavored whipped cream filling for a green-and-chocolate jelly roll cake, perfect for St. Patrick's Day celebrations.

Holly Cluster cookies: chewy brown-sugar chocolate chip cookies topped with green marzipan holly leaves and red cinnamon candy berries. Holiday cookie tray showpiece with old-school decorating charm.

Fudgy chocolate brownies loaded with candied fruit and walnuts. Holiday-tin brownies that deliver fruitcake flavor in a chewy, chocolate-rich bar nobody leaves uneaten.

Bakery-sized chocolate chip pecan cookies with oats and cinnamon, scooped by the quarter cup. A dual-fat dough with both shortening and butter for thick, chewy results.