The Chocolate Monster

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Preheat the oven and prep the pans : Grease two cookie sheets (I use either an oil spray or I’ll rub the residue from the butter wrapper on the pan) and line them with parchment paper. This episode is a sequel to " Operation: R.A.B.B.I.T.", with Heinrich becoming a chocolate monster at the end of that episode and appearing as the monster in this episode. Also, Heiny references the events of Operation: R.A.B.B.I.T. while explaining to Abigail how he became a monster.

Using a stand mixer or hand-held mixer, beat the butter and sugars together until creamy and smooth. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula, if necessary. Add the peanut butter and beat until combined. Line a large baking tray with parchment. Roll 2tbsp of dough into a ball and place on the prepared tray leaving 2 inches between each cookie to allow for spreading. Continue until you’ve used all of your dough. Press down on each cookie ball to flatten it slightly. Salt – Use fine salt when baking so it can be evenly distributed throughout the bake. Use flaked salt to finish recipes. My personal favorites: chopped up dark chocolate peanut butter cups (trader joes sells the ones you see in the photos, but Reeses also makes a dark chocolate thin that would work well here) and mini m&ms.Abigail and her family have just finished eating dinner. Her father comments that it's nice to see Abigail and Cree being "friendly" again. They seem to be getting along, but they're pointing ray guns at each other underneath the table. Heinrich blames Abigail for why he became a chocolate covered monster, when it was actually Jessicia who caused him to fall into the chocolate lava in Operation: R.A.B.B.I.T.

Sugar: Brown and granulated. Brown can be dark or light. Granulated should be fine or it won’t mix as well into the dough. In a small bowl, add flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt and rolled oats. Briefly mix together. Then add to butter mixture and beat until a delicious, soft chocolate cookie dough forms.Add the flour, cocoa and salt to the bowl and mix on low until just combined. Add the white chocolate chips and mix until just combined. Peanut butter– I prefer creamy peanut butter, but crunchy will work too. I prefer a brand like Skippy or Jif for baking. Cocoa Powder– Dutch processed cocoa powder is the best to use for these brownies. Nice and dark, just like my soul. It seems like I started my new job just days ago. But now it’s almost Halloween?? How did this happen?

Add M&M’s and chocolate chips. Then cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Top the dough scoops : you can dip the cookie dough into the bowl with the oats and candies and they’ll adhere nicely. For the peanut butter cup bits, press them in yourself afterwards. There’s no chilling step with this recipe. The cookie dough goes from bowl to baking sheet in no time at all. Thank goodness because waiting for these to bake is a test of willpower. The way Heinrich can create chocolate bridges and coat things in chocolate is similar to Iceman from the X-Men. In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together butter, sugars and vanilla until creamy and combined. Then add the egg and the peanut butter and beat briefly just until smooth.Arrange on lined baking trays at least 5cm (2 inches) apart to allow space for them to spread during baking. Or, store them in a freezer bag and they will keep well for several months in the freezer. Other Mix-In Ideas Cree is somehow able to roll away from Abigail, despite having one arm stretched out which would stop the rolling. And if you aren’t a fan of (or can’t find) the bloody candy eyes, use whatever you like! M&Ms, chocolate chips, mini Oreos.. you get the picture. Keep the quantities the same as the chocolate chips in the recipe and chop to a similar size where necessary. This will keep the recipe well balanced.

The temperature dials on some ovens can be inaccurate and the actual temperature in the oven can be 10-20 degrees centigrade different. Next time, try setting the temperature lower and if you find that your oven is particularly problematic, you could invest in an oven thermometer which will give you an idea of the true temperature it's running at. However, this may be contradicted with the revelation in Operation: H.I.S.T.O.R.I.E. that the Toiletnator is in fact the long-lost twin brother of Numbuh 4's father, Sydney Beetles.

Almond Blueberry Scones

Obviously these are intended as a treat and that’s part of the reason I give so much of my baking away. It wouldn’t be very healthy if we ate all of every batch of say Marshmallow Frosted Mango Cupcakesthat I bake. Multi Coloured Monsters– Separate the frosting into a few different bowls and add different colours to each to give you multi coloured Cookie Monsters. Just make sure the colours are vibrant and ghoulish! Add all the candies and oats at once and mix with the spatula until well blended. Cover the dough with a tea towel and set the dough aside while you prep. In the end of the episode, you can see the Toiletnator talking to a man and a woman dressed up similar to him in the Arctic Base visitation room, who were most likely meant to be his parents (or adoptive parents).