Dark Chocolate Cookies with Espresso is my friend Barbi's favorite chocolate cookie.  If you're not a coffee lover, don't worry.  There's not an overwhelming coffee flavor in these cookies.  The espresso intensifies the dark chocolate flavor and these cookies are decadent.  You have to try them.  Find the recipe in "Karen's Favorites".  Have a wonderful Valentine's weekend.

If you've been reading my blog for a while, you know that peanut butter and chocolate is my favorite flavor combination when it comes to sweets.  So if you're a fan of the pb&c, try today's pick for Chocolate Week -- Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cookies.  You can find it under "Karen's Favorite Recipes".  It's a recipe I found a few years ago but have changed it up to fit my taste.  You won't be sorry (except for the few extra pounds, but hey - it's almost Valentine's Day!)

This adorable chocolate ladybug cookie get love-struck with cute, decorative touches of royal icing and sweets.  Find the recipe under Recipes, Holiday Cookies, then Valentine Cookies!

I found a very dark, rich chocolate cookie for the true chocoholic. This recipe uses relatively little flour, resulting in dense, fudge-like cookies. These cookies keep well in the freezer (but you may have a hard time waiting for them to thaw before you eat them).  You can search for the recipe under "Make Mine Chocolate!"

Since tomorrow starts Chocolate Week I decided to experiment with brownies today.  I used one box of brownie mix and created 4 different valentine brownies.  So easy and so beautiful.  Here's how to do it:

Start with your favorite brownie mix for a 13 x 9 pan and the ingredients the brownie mix calls for.  Cover an 18 x 13 jelly roll pan with foil and spray with cooking spray.       

Be on the lookout next week for delicious, romantic, and oh so chocolatey cookie recipes.  Feel free to send me your favorite chocolate cookie recipe to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  I'll post them all for everyone to share.  In the meantime, here's a sneak preview.

If you like Gooey Butter Cookies as much as I do, then you'll fall in love with Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies.  It's the same recipe except substitute the yellow cake mix with Moist Chocolate Cake Mix.  Wow!  Find the recipe under Make Mine Chocolate! in the Recipe Menu.

I held a cookie decorating class last Saturday and it was a ton of fun.  We decorated Valentine cookies and made conversation hearts.  I demonstrated some of the same techniques I show in my videos such as dragging with a toothpick to create a heart border, making 3-D polka dots, using edible markers, marbling and using edible glitter and sugars. 

I'm holding a decorating class on Valentine's Day for fathers and daughters that belong to the Daddy's Do organization.  How sweet!

Congratulations to the Pittsburgh Steelers for their Super Bowl win.  I made 24 of the Cardinals and Steelers helmet cookies for the party and they went very fast.  Let me know if you made cookies for your Super Bowl party.

Are you planning a Super Bowl party or are you invited to one?  I tried my hand at recreating the two Super Bowl teams' helmets and I think they turned out really well.  What an awesome treat to bring to your Super Bowl party!