Pillsbury Bake-Off Grand Prize Winner 2008
The 43rd Pillsbury Bake-Off was held in Dallas, TX, Monday, April 14, 2008. A panel of 9 judges reviewed 100 recipes for taste, appearance, creativity and sonsumber appeal.
And the MILLION DOLLAR WINNER IS:
Carolyn Gurtz from Gaithersburg, MD.
THE MILLION DOLLAR RECIPE IS:
Double-Delight Peanut Butter Cookies
Igredients
1/4 cup Fisher Dry Roasted Peanuts, finey chopped
1/2 cup Domino or C&H Confectioners Powdered Sugar
1 roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury Create ‘n Bake refrigerated peanut butter cookies, well chilled
Heat oven to 375 degrees. In a small bowl, mix chopped peauts, granulated suar and cinnamon; set aside.
In antoher small bowl, stir peanut butter and powdered sugar until completely blended. Shape mixture into 24 (1-inch) balls.
Cut roll of cookie dough into 12 slices. Cut each slice in half corsswise to make 24 pieces; flatten slaightly. Shape 1 cookie dough piece around 1 peanut butter ball, covering completely. Repeat with remaining dough and balls.
Roll each covered ball in peanut mixture; gently pat mixture completely onto balls. On ungreased large cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart. Spray bottom of drinking glass with CRISCO Original No-Stick Cooking Spray; press into remaining peanut mixture. Flatten each ball to 1/4-inch thickness with bottom of glass. Sprinkle any remaining peanut mixture evenly on tops of cookies; gently prss into dough.
Bake 7 to 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cook 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Store tightly covered.