Ever wonder what happens to all the enemies that Link defeats? Well their parts are most likely scattered around Hyrule and they are starting to stack up. So today was are going to take some of those parts and make monster cookies. Enjoy!
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1 1/2 cups chunky peanut butter
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 cup sugar
8 tablespoons butter, softened
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
4 1/2 cups quick cooking oats
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips
1 cup M&M's plain chocolate candies
1/3 cup sweetened chipped coconut
candied eyes, claws, teeth beaks - really whatever you have
Quest!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a mixing bowl, put together peanut butter, sugar, brown sugar and butter. Mix together until combined.
Mix in eggs, vanilla and baking soda.
Until creamy!
Add in your mix-ins: M&Ms, coconut and dark chocolate chips is what we used.
Mix in oatmeal until well combined.
Spoon 1 inch balls of dough onto a parchment lined sheet pan. Add your candy eyes, teeth, breaks, claws, etc. to each cookie.
Once they look somewhat like this bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown around the edges.
Cool on a cooling rack after baking and Enjoy!
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Quest 48: Chocolate Lava Puddles
Lava, lava everywhere, but how can we harness this molten element into something useful? Wait until it cools. In many LOZ games it has been common to dodge the lava puddles and lakes and even take advantage of cooled areas to help get across. Today, we too will be using the cooling of our lava to make a sweet treat we can all Enjoy!
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1 lb. good chocolate 6 oz. butterscotch chips
12 oz. Red or Orange candy melts - vanilla flavored
2 tbsp. peanut butter
1/4 block. paraffin wax
1 lb. roasted Spanish peanuts
Wax paper
Room to spread out
Quest!
In a double boiler add together all the chocolate, butterscotch, candy melts and wax.
Melt over medium heat until fully melted and worked together.
Add in Spanish peanuts
Mix together and remove from heat.
Set up a table with wax paper. Spoon small spoonfuls of the chocolate peanut mixture onto wax paper leaving a little room in between so they can spread out.
Leave our chocolate lava puddles to cool.
It makes a whole bunch! When cooled and hard keep in an air tight container.
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Quest 47: Chocolate Rope Snakes
If you are looking to make some quick rupees, going to level 2 will usually help you out with all the rope snakes around and leaving rupees with each one defeated. In fact, these creatures find themselves a prevalent enemy in many titles through the LOZ series. Today we are going to take this a step further and create a rope snake that is good enough to eat - even if you would not normally go for that sort of thing. Certainly an interesting sweet treat if you are looking to have a get together. Enjoy!
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8 T. butter
4 oz. unsweetened chocolate
4 oz. semi sweet chocolate
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/4 cup pistachios
1/4 cup chipped sweetened coconut
1/2 cup GF shortbread cookies, finely crumbed
3-5 T.powdered sugar
yellow, red and white decorator sugar
plastic wrap
Quest!
In a double boiler, melt butter and chocolates together until it is completely melted and chocolate is shiny.
Add powdered sugar and mix together until it becomes like a batter. Add vanilla. Add egg and mix until completely incorporated. Add pistachios, coconut, and shortbread cookies and gently stir in. Let cool slightly.
Spread out half of the batter onto plastic wrap.
Roll into a log and work air bubbles out - yeah, I know it doesn't look good - we'll work on that later.
Tie the ends off.
Shape the log shap into a z shape and place in the freezer for several hours.
Remove from freezer and take off plastic wrap. Using a chop stick or other wooden skewer, make imprints on the chocolate that make it look like scales, eyes, etc.
Dust with powdered sugar, then add red colored sugar for the eye and mouth and front markings. Add yellow sugar to the rest of the body of the snake.
We made the other half straight with just powdered sugar, then sliced it in half to show you what the inside looks like. It may be a little creepy, but it will certainly liven up your next party. Enjoy!
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Now, the last time we tried 8-bit cookies, Link turned out - a little deformed for lack of a better word. I have to admit, it was complex...
About Us!
The Legend of Zelda is by far my favorite video game. You could say that I am obsessed. Even hearing music from the game (even if I am the one humming it) makes me want to go home and play. I also enjoy cooking but was diagnosed with Celiac in 2014. This blog has become a great way for me to try new things with my new eating habits along with sharing my love for the Legend of Zelda.
I hope you enjoy the blog and even try making some of my creations for you family and friends. Welcome to the Zelda Gourmet!! Enjoy!
BTW ... Sad as it may seem - I don't own the Legend of Zelda :(
