Bready or Not Original: Irish Coffee Creamer Chocolate Mini Muffins

Posted by on Mar 11, 2026 in Blog, Bready or Not, breakfast, cake mix, chocolate, muffin | 0 comments

Lo, many years ago, I featured a recipe called Baileys Irish Coffee Creamer Chocolate Mini Muffins here on Bready or Not. As I had a big container of Irish creamer to finish up, I redid the recipe, changing up some details and adding a glaze.

Bready or Not Original: Irish Coffee Creamer Chocolate Mini Muffins

Really, I think the glaze makes it. The Irish coffee creamer adds such a great flavor to chocolate!

Bready or Not Original: Irish Coffee Creamer Chocolate Mini Muffins

I used a basic box of devil’s food cake mix from Aldi. Whatever brand you get, acquire a 15.25-ounce box, not the larger one.

Bready or Not Original: Irish Coffee Creamer Chocolate Mini Muffins

Bready or Not Original: Irish Coffee Creamer Chocolate Mini Muffins

This shortcut recipe uses chocolate cake mix to churn out about 70 brownie-like mini muffins.
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Keyword: cake mix, chocolate, irish coffee creamer, mini muffin
Servings: 77 mini muffins
Author: Beth Cato

Equipment

  • nonstick spray
  • small cookie scoop
  • mini muffin pan(s)

Ingredients

Mini muffins

  • 15.25 oz chocolate cake mix box such as devil’s food
  • 3 large eggs room temperature
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup nonalcoholic Irish coffee creamer
  • 1 cup semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips

Glaze

  • 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
  • 4-5 Tablespoons Irish coffee creamer
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Prep mini muffin pans(s) by applying a heavy coating of nonstick spray in the wells. Note that the recipe makes about 70 mini muffins, so having multiple pans will speed up the process. Preheat the oven at 350 degrees.
  • In a large bowl, mix together the cake mix, eggs, oil, and Irish coffee creamer. Once there are no clumps, add the chocolate chips. Batter will be a little runny.
  • Use a teaspoon scoop to fill the wells about 2/3 full. Do NOT fill to top, as they will grow during baking.
  • Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the tops are springy and the innermost muffins pass the toothpick test. Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Use a fork to pry them out and onto a rack to cool. If some chocolate chips stick to the pan, try to pop them back into the muffins… or just eat them.
  • If you’re reusing the pan to do another batch, use a paper towel to swipe out the wells before adding fresh nonstick spray. Refill with batter and continue.
  • Once the muffins are cooled, place them close together in rows on parchment paper.
  • Mix the glaze ingredients to form a thick glaze. Either drizzle lines across the muffins or add a small spoon onto each. Let set an hour or so until glaze is firm.
  • Store in a sealed container in the fridge or at room temperature.

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    Bready or Not Original: Glazed Chocolate Chip Irish Coffee Creamer Cookies

    Posted by on Mar 4, 2026 in Blog, Bready or Not, cookies | 0 comments

    These Glazed Chocolate Chip Irish Coffee Creamer Cookies are up there with the best cookies I’ve ever done, all thanks to the flavor and texture imbued by nonalcoholic Irish coffee creamer.

    Bready or Not Original: Glazed Chocolate Chip Irish Coffee Creamer Cookies

    This is actually an old Bready or Not recipe that I gave a full re-do that included an added glaze. That really helps to send these over the top.

    Bready or Not Original: Glazed Chocolate Chip Irish Coffee Creamer Cookies

    Keep in mind that you could substitute other flavored coffee creamers in this base recipe, too, and do other add-ins. I didn’t try this recipe with an alcoholic creamer, but I imagine that would work, too, just make sure your audience wants that!

    Bready or Not Original: Glazed Chocolate Chip Irish Coffee Creamer Cookies

    Tune in next week for a mini muffin recipe to help you use up more of that creamer bottle!

    Bready or Not Original: Chocolate Chip Irish Coffee Creamer Cookies

    These divine glazed cookies use nonalcoholic Irish coffee creamer in the dough and glaze! This just might become your new favorite cookie.
    Course: Dessert, Snack
    Keyword: coffee creamer, cookies
    Servings: 60 cookies
    Author: Beth Cato

    Equipment

    • plastic wrap
    • small cookie scoop or spoon
    • parchment paper

    Ingredients

    Cookies

    • 1/4 cup unsalted butter room temperature
    • 1/4 cup shortening
    • 3/4 cup white sugar
    • 3/4 cup brown sugar packed
    • 1 large egg room temperature
    • 1/2 cup nonalcoholic Irish coffee creamer
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
    • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1/4 teaspoon salt
    • 2 cups chocolate chips any kind or a mix

    Glaze

    • 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
    • 4-5 Tablespoons nonalcoholic Irish coffee creamer
    • 1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract

    Instructions

    • In a bowl, beat together butter and shortening. Add the sugars and beat until creamy. Add the egg, creamer, and vanilla.
    • In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually mix into wet ingredients, scraping the bottom of the bowl to incorporate everything.
    • Fold in the chocolate chips. Wrap in plastic and chill in fridge for a couple hours or overnight, or freeze for later.
    • Preheat oven at 350 degrees. Place parchment paper on a baking sheet.
    • Use a small cookie scoop or spoon to shape cookies, setting spaced out on parchment. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes, until the tops are slightly tinted gold on the crags. Let set a few minutes, then move to a rack to fully cool.
    • Mix the glaze to create a thick, workable consistency. Use a fork to drizzle lines across the cookies. Let rest an hour or so to set before placing in a sealed container.

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      Bready or Not Original: Blueberry Cookies

      Posted by on Feb 25, 2026 in Blog, blueberry, Bready or Not, cookies | 0 comments

      It’s one thing to make Blueberry Cookies, but quite something more to make cookies that are a vivid blue-purple hue that will turns heads.

      Bready or Not Original: Blueberry Cookies

      I’m used to doing blueberry recipes for, say, muffins that involve carefully folding in the berries to avoid bursting or smearing them. No such care involved here. The goal is to straight-up emulsify those lil suckers so their juice and color gets everywhere in that dough.

      Bready or Not Original: Blueberry Cookies

      The flavor gets everywhere, too, and is perfect within a buttery dough with a dappling of white chocolate chips.

      Bready or Not Original: Blueberry Cookies

      Bready or Not Original: Blueberry Cookies

      These vibrantly purple cookies are naturally colored by blueberries! The blueberry flavor is very much there, too. This is a cookie that will turn a lot of heads and make bellies very happy. Note that the soft dough needs time to chill before it can be worked with. Makes about 37 cookies.
      Course: Dessert, Snack
      Keyword: blueberries, cookies
      Servings: 37 cookies
      Author: Beth Cato

      Equipment

      • parchment paper
      • small cookie scoop or teaspoon

      Ingredients

      • 1/2 cup frozen blueberries
      • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick) softened
      • 1/2 cup white sugar
      • 1/4 teaspoon salt
      • 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
      • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
      • 1 cup plus 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
      • 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
      • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
      • 1/2 cup white chocolate chips

      Instructions

      • Place the frozen blueberries in a microwave-safe bowl and zap in the microwave until thawed. Do 20 seconds, stir, then perhaps another 20 seconds, stir again, and do more if needed. Don’t drain away the juice–you’ll use everything in the bowl.
      • In a large mixing bowl, mix butter, sugar, and salt until light and fluffy. Add in the full contents of the blueberry bowl followed by the lemon juice and vanilla. The mixture may look curdled at first but keep beating until it smooths out and emulsifies the blueberries.
      • Add the flour, cornstarch, and baking powder, scraping the bottom of the bowl to incorporate everything. Fold in the white chocolate chips.
      • Cover the dough and chill for at least 2 hours or overnight.
      • Preheat oven at 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
      • Use a small cookie scoop or spoon to create dough balls. Space them out on the baking sheet.
      • Bake until cookies are set, about 10 to 14 minutes. Let set on pan a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
      • Store in a sealed container at room temperature. If stacking cookies, place waxed paper between the layers; cookies are quite soft and may stick together otherwise.

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        Bready or Not Original: Cheesy Herb Rolls

        Posted by on Feb 18, 2026 in Blog, Bready or Not, cheese galore, yeast bread | 0 comments

        This recipe for Cheesy Herb Rolls makes 24 dinner rolls, the perfect side for all kinds of dishes!

        Bready or Not Original: Cheesy Herb Rolls

        As I’m in a household where there are usually only two of us around, it’s important when I make a recipe like this that I can do portion control and freeze a lot for later. I can testify that these rolls are great to freeze and then thaw to enjoy over the next month or so!

        Bready or Not Original: Cheesy Herb Rolls

        I encourage bakers to add in more herbs here if you want, too. I was testing this recipe during the summer and I had fresh basil to add in the dough and on top. Also, I used my favorite pizza seasoning from Penzey’s.

        Bready or Not Original: Cheesy Herb Rolls

        Bready or Not Original: Cheesy Herb Rolls

        This recipe makes a big batch of cheesy, herbaceous rolls that are great to eat fresh or to freeze for later!
        Course: Bread
        Keyword: cheese, yeast bread
        Servings: 24 rolls
        Author: Beth Cato

        Equipment

        • stand mixer
        • 13×9 pan
        • food scale
        • pastry brush

        Ingredients

        Dough

        • 4 cups bread flour plus more as needed
        • 2 1/4 teaspoon active dry yeast
        • 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
        • 1 cup milk or half & half
        • 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
        • 1/4 cup white sugar
        • 2 large eggs lightly beaten room temperature
        • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning or pizza seasoning
        • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

        Topping

        • 1 Tablespoon olive oil or melted butter
        • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning or pizza seasoning
        • 1 ounce freshly-grated Parmesan or Asiago or other hard, flavorful cheese (about 2 Tablespoons)

        Instructions

        • In a large bowl, mix together 3 cups bread flour along with the yeast and salt.
        • Either use a small saucepan on the stove or a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave to warm up the milk and butter to reach 120-130 degrees Fahrenheit. Add milk-butter to the dry ingredients and beat in. Add sugar. Add the eggs one at a time.
        • Stir in the seasoning and garlic powder. Gradually mix in the remaining flour (and more, if needed) until the dough is soft and only a bit sticky.
        • Use a mixer with a dough hook or knead by hand on a floured surface for 6 to 8 minutes, until it is elastic and smooth.
        • Grease a bowl and place dough inside, turning to coat with oil. Cover and place where it can rise until doubled, about an hour.
        • Grease a 13×9 pan and set out a food scale. Measure entirety of dough and divide the amount by 24. Pull off equal portions of bowl and shape into tight round balls, the seam underneath, and line up in prepared pan.
        • Cover and place in a warm place to rise until doubled, about an hour.
        • Preheat oven at 375. Remove cover from rolls. Brush on the olive oil or melted butter. Sprinkle additional seasoning on top followed by the shredded cheese.
        • Bake rolls for 14 to 20 minutes, until tops are golden brown. Serve hot or at room temperature. Rolls are fantastic to freeze and pull out later.

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