HippieDog's Favorite Recipes

Lucky Mint Brownies

I made these brownies yesterday for St. Patrick's Day. We all LOVED them. Jake's friends came over too and gobbled them up. I'll be sure to add these to my Recipe Binder---the BEST of the BEST recipes.

Have a GREAT weekend!

Lucky Mint Brownies

1 cup butter
3/4 cup baking cocoa
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 cup flour
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. salt

Combine butter and cocoa in large saucepan, stirring constantly until well combined. Remove from heat, stir in sugar. Allow to cool slightly, add eggs one by one. Stir until well combined. Add flour, vanilla and salt. Stir to combine and pour in greased 9x13 pan. Bake 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Cool and frost with Lucky Mint Frosting. Chill for 1 hour. Top with chocolate topping. Put in freezer for 15 minutes. Cut in squares and serve. Refrigerate leftovers if needed :)

Lucky Mint Frosting

1/4 cup butter, softened
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
3 TB milk
1 tsp. peppermint extract
5 drop green food coloring

Add butter to mixing bowl, beat until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar, alternating with milk. Whip until fluffy. Add peppermint extract and green food coloring. Whip again and top cooled brownies with frosting. Chill.

Chocolate Topping

1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup baking cocoa
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
4 TB milk

In saucepan, add butter and cocoa. Stir on medium heat constantly until well combined. Remove from heat and stir in powdered sugar and milk. Pour over top of chilled brownies and place in freezer for 15 minutes. Cut in squares and serve. Store leftovers in fridge if needed.

Recipe Source slightly adapted from: How Does She Best Lucky Mint Brownies

Rainbow Marshmallow Rice Krispies

Rainbow Marshmallow Rice Krispies

1/2 cup butter
8 cups miniature marshmallows
10 cups Rice Krispy cereal
food coloring, optional
1/4 cup additional marshmallows
rainbow sprinkles

In large pot, melt butter on low-medium heat. Add marshmallows, stirring constantly just until melted.

Add cereal and food coloring. Stir just until combined.

Quickly stir in additional marshmallows.

Pour in buttered 9 x 13 pan. Smooth cereal mix evenly and add sprinkles.

Cool and cut in squares.

 

Shamrock Shakes

Shamrock Shakes

Pistachio and Almond Ice Cream
milk
whipped cream
mint cookies or oreo cookies, crushed
Irish flags

Add ice cream and milk to blender. Whip until smooth and creamy. I like my shakes thick and Dan likes to be able to drink his from a straw. Just add as much or little milk to get the right consistency.

Pour in mugs and save room for whipped cream and crushed cookies.

Top with flags and we hope you have yourself a great St. Patrick's Day!

 

Grasshopper Cookie Parfaits

Wearing Purple?

The legend says St. Urho chased the grasshoppers out of ancient Finland, thus saving the grape crop and the jobs of Finnish vineyard workers. He did this by uttering the phrase: "Heinäsirkka, heinäsirkka, mene täältä hiiteen" (roughly translated: "Grasshopper, grasshopper, go to Hell!"). His feast is celebrated by wearing the colors Royal Purple and Nile Green. St. Urho is nearly always represented with grapes and grasshoppers as part of the picture.

We love celebrating St. Urho Day :) We wore our purple proud and ate Grasshopper Parfaits and purple grapes.......grasshopper....grasshopper......

Grasshopper Cookie Parfaits

1 box chocolate instant pudding, prepared
1 8 ounce cool whip
10-15 grasshopper cookies, crushed
green food coloring

Add a few drops of green food coloring to your coolwhip and stir.

Layer parfait cups with cookie crumbs, coolwhip, pudding and repeat layers ending with cookie crumbs.

Refrigerate for a few hours and serve to people wearing purple.

Happy St. Urho's Day!

Lucky St. Patrick's Day Menu

We LOVE St. Patrick's Day. I'm so excited it falls on the weekend. I usually have to work and we end up celebrating a few days early. I even have St. Urho's Day off!

I have a few desserts up my sleeve for this weekend but I wanted to share our very favorite St. Patty Day treats.

~ Lime Pie
~ Split Pea Soup
~ Sunshine Rainbow Cake
~ Green Eggs and Clover Toast
~ Sugar Cookies
~ Irish Chocolate Pistachio Parfaits
~ Lucky Clover Rolls
~ Garlic Mashed Potatoes
~ Creme De Mint Cake
~ Chocolate Oreo Pudding Parfait 
~ Lime Poke Cake
~ Spinach Dip
~ Lucky Lemon-Lime Drink
~ Toscano Soup
~ Mint Brownies
~ Lucky Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Have a VERY lucky week.......back soon with Grasshopper Parfaits for St. Urho's Day and Shamrock Shakes for St. Patty's Day :)