Chocolate recipe collection

Turtle shells are a novelty edible-insect snack: cooked cicadas dipped in warm chocolate glaze and cooled into crunchy, chocolate-topped morsels. A bold entry into entomophagy for the adventurous.

No-bake Twinkie cake layered with chocolate pudding, crushed Heath bars, and whipped topping. Four ingredients, zero oven time, and pure nostalgic fun.

Two-color chocolate brownies: ultra-rich dark chocolate brownies with walnuts, topped with a white chocolate cream icing and ground nuts. A bakery-style double-batch for a crowd.

Layered no-bake candy with a butterscotch-walnut bottom, mini marshmallow middle, and a chocolate chip topping. Make-ahead, sliceable, and seriously sweet.

U.S. Mints are intensely fudgy mint chocolate brownies spiked with espresso and creme de menthe, then topped with a smooth mint chocolate glaze. Make-ahead chocolate-mint squares for entertaining.

Ultimate triple chocolate chunk cookies pack melted semisweet chocolate into the dough, plus chunks of semisweet and white chocolate folded in. Soft, fudgy, and chocolate-loaded in every bite.

Ultimate caramel nut brownies with a gooey caramel-pecan layer sandwiched between two layers of fudgy unsweetened chocolate brownie. Rich, layered, and completely over the top.

Ultimate chocolate brownies made with cocoa bloomed in boiling water for intense flavor, loaded with chocolate chips, and topped with buttercream frosting.

Old-school chocolate chip cookies built on shortening and brown sugar for crisp edges and chewy middles, studded with semi-sweet chips and toasted pecans. A throwback recipe from the original Crisco era.

Ultimate chocolate chip cookies with shortening, light brown sugar, pecans, and semi-sweet chips baked until just set and still moist. A chewy, thick cookie that stays soft for days.

Chocolate chunk cookies with semi-sweet chocolate, brown sugar, and a full cup of butter. Thick, chewy, and loaded with big chocolate pieces in every bite.

Ultra rich turtle pie with a caramel-pecan filling made from sweetened condensed milk and a glossy chocolate ganache top. Six ingredients, no extra oven time once the shell is baked.

Fruit salad with mandarin oranges, pineapple, blueberries, and seedless grapes folded into a whipped cream and sour cream base with grated chocolate candy bars.

No-bake chocolate oatmeal cookies with coconut, cocoa, and margarine boiled for 2 minutes then dropped onto wax paper. A classic fridge cookie ready in under an hour.

Van's Faves are crisp lace-thin oat cookies scented with orange zest and finished with a chocolate drizzle. Eight ingredients, big crunch, and an old-fashioned tin-cookie feel.

Vanilla brownies (blondies) made with butter, brown sugar, and vanilla extract with optional chocolate chips. Chewy, buttery bars baked in a sheet pan for easy slicing.