Bar Cookie Creation Wins Betty Crocker(R) Contest Austin, Texas, Baker Awarded $5,000.MINNEAPOLIS Minneapolis (mĭn'ēăp`əlĭs), city (1990 pop. 368,383), seat of Hennepin co., E Minn., at the head of navigation on the Mississippi River, at St. Anthony Falls; inc. 1856. -- Eight bar, six cookie cookie File or part of a file put on a Web user's hard disk by a Web site. Cookies are used to store registration data, to make it possible to customize information for visitors to a Web site, to target Web advertising, and to keep track of the products a user wishes to and one dessert cookie variation won prizes in the second "Mix It Up with Betty Bet´ty n. 1. A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open. The powerful betty, or the artful picklock. - Arbuthnot. 2. !" Cookie Mix recipe contest sponsored by Betty Crocker Betty Crocker, an invented persona and mascot, is a brand name and trademark of American food company General Mills. The name was first developed by the Washburn Crosby Company in 1921 as a way to give a personalized response to consumer product questions. ([R]) Cookie Mix. Austin Austin. 1 City (1990 pop. 21,907), seat of Mower co., SE Minn., on the Cedar River, near the Iowa line; inc. 1868. The commercial and industrial center of a rich farm region, it is noted as home to the Hormel meatpacking company, whose Spam Town museum , Texas, baker Anna Ginsberg won the $5,000 grand prize and Brenda Watts Watts, residential section of south central Los Angeles. Named after C. H. Watts, a Pasadena realtor, the section became part of Los Angeles in 1926. Artist Simon Rodia's celebrated Watts Towers are there. of Gaffney, S. C., won $500 in an online voting contest in addition to the $500 cash prize awarded to each of the 14 finalists. The 15 winning recipes can be found at www.bettycrocker.com/cookies. Ginsberg used a pouch pouch (pouch) a pocket or sac. abdominovesical pouch one formed by reflection of the peritoneum from the abdominal wall to the anterior surface of the bladder. of Betty Crocker peanut butter cookie mix, adding potato chips as a special ingredient to balance the sweet and salty salt·y adj. salt·i·er, salt·i·est 1. Of, containing, or seasoned with salt. 2. Suggestive of the sea or sailing life. 3. Witty; pungent; earthy: salty humor. flavors in her top-prize candy-like toffee bar called Chocolate-Topped Peanut-Toffee Bars. Apple pie apple pie typical, wholesome American dessert. [Am. Culture: Flexner, 68] See : America filling and oatmeal cookie Noun 1. oatmeal cookie - cookies containing rolled oats cookie, cooky, biscuit - any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term) mix add to the convenience of Watts' prize winning cheesecake bars she named Apple Streusel streu·sel n. A crumblike topping for coffee cakes and rich breads, consisting of flour, sugar, butter, cinnamon, and sometimes chopped nutmeats. Cheesecake Bars. Consumers voted online between March 22 and April 12 for the recipe they thought best met judging criteria of taste, creativity and appropriate use of the cookie mix. In addition to the dollar prizes, the amateur bakers won 1,000 bonus box tops The Box Tops were a Memphis pop music group of the late 1960s. They are best known for the hits "The Letter," "Soul Deep" and "Cry Like A Baby," and are considered a major blue-eyed soul group of the period. to be awarded directly to their designated schools registered in the Box Tops for Education program. Contest entrants were asked to use one of the nine Betty Crocker Cookie Mix flavors and to get creative using additional ingredients, decorations and serving ideas. Entrants had to be 18 years of age or older as of Nov. 1, 2006, and a legal resident of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , residing in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). during the competition. Betty Crocker Cookie Mix is available for home bakers who like great tasting cookies and yet want the convenience of a mix. Depending upon cookie flavor, butter or vegetable oil and an egg are added to the flour flour, finely ground, usually sifted, meal of grain, such as wheat, rye, corn, rice, or buckwheat. Flour is also made from potatoes, peas, beans, peanuts, etc. Usually it refers to the finely ground and bolted (i.e. mixture and blended. Consumers shape the dough into their desired cookie size and bake. These easy-to-make cookies are ready to eat in only 20 minutes and make approximately three dozen two-inch cookies. Recipes for cookie and bar variations can be found on the packaging, such as the time-honored Peanut Butter Blossoms recipe found on the Peanut Butter Cookie Mix. A pouch retails for approximately $2.19. Betty Crocker is a registered trademark of General Mills  This article or section may contain a proseline.Please help [ convert this timeline] into prose or, if necessary, a . .
Chocolate-Topped Peanut-Toffee Bars
Potato chips are the "secret" ingredient that keep sweet in balance
with salty in a candy-like toffee bar.
Prep Time: 30 min
Start to Finish: 3 hr 15 min
Makes: 32 bars
Cookie Base
1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker(R) peanut butter cookie mix
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon water
1 egg
Filling
1 cup butter, cut into small pieces
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 1/2 cups lightly crushed potato chips
1 cup salted peanuts
Topping
1 bag (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups)
1. Heat oven to 350(degree)F. Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan
with cooking spray.
2. In large bowl, stir cookie base ingredients until soft dough forms.
Press dough in bottom of pan. Bake 10 minutes or just until dough is
set.
3. Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir
in brown sugar. Heat to boiling, stirring frequently. Boil 1 minute,
stirring constantly.
4. Sprinkle potato chips and peanuts over partially baked base. Pour
brown sugar mixture over chips and peanuts. Bake 15 minutes longer or
until surface is bubbly.
5. Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over chips and peanuts; return to
oven for 2 minutes to soften chocolate. Spread chocolate over filling.
Cool completely, about 2 hours. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until
chocolate is set. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 4 rows. Store covered
at room temperature.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): In step 2, bake 12 minutes. In step 5,
return to oven for 3 minutes.
Tips:
-- Refrigerate bars for 30 minutes to set the chocolate so cutting and
serving are a snap.
-- Line the pan with foil, leaving the edge of the foil above the rim
of the pan on two opposite sides. Lightly grease foil in pan. Bake
bars as directed. When cool, use foil "handles" to remove the bars
from the pan. Cutting and cleanup are easy.
Nutrition Information:
1 Serving: Calories 260 (Calories from Fat 140); Total Fat 16g
(Saturated Fat 7g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 20mg; Sodium 150mg;
Total Carbohydrate 26g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 19g); Protein 3g
Percent Daily Value(a): Vitamin A 4%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron
4%
(a) Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Exchanges: 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 High-Fat Meat;
2 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 2
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Apple Streusel Cheesecake Bars
Oatmeal cookie mix and pie filling make it easy to get a delicious
apple pie-like bar.
Prep Time: 20 min
Start to Finish: 3 hr 40 min
Makes: 24 bars
1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker(R) oatmeal cookie mix
1/2 cup firm butter or margarine
2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
1 can (21 oz) apple pie filling
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1. Heat oven to 350(degree)F. Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan
with cooking spray.
2. Place cookie mix in large bowl. With pastry blender or fork, cut in
butter until mixture is crumbly and coarse. Reserve 1 1/2 cups crumb
mixture; press remaining crumbs in bottom of pan. Bake 10 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, flour, vanilla
and egg with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
4. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over partially baked crust. In
medium bowl, mix pie filling and cinnamon. Spoon evenly over cream
cheese mixture. Sprinkle reserved crumbs over top. Sprinkle with
walnuts.
5. Bake 35 to 40 minutes longer or until light golden brown. Cool
about 30 minutes. Refrigerate to chill, about 2 hours. For bars, cut
into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Bake 40 to 45 minutes.
Variation:
-- Cut the bars into larger servings and serve with a fork.
Nutrition Information:
1 Serving: Calories 240 (Calories from Fat 110); Total Fat 13g
(Saturated Fat 7g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 40mg; Sodium 170mg;
Total Carbohydrate 29g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 19g); Protein 4g
Percent Daily Value(a): Vitamin A 8%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 2%; Iron
4%
(a) Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Exchanges: 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2
Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 2
(C) 2007 (R)/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved
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