Bake or Break Recipes

Recipe here. Read about them here.

3/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 & 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup crushed potato chips
3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
3 tablespoons sugar for dipping
30 pecan halves for garnishing

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cream together butter, sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla extract. When this [...]

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1 package yellow cake mix
1 cup butter, melted
1 egg
1 cup chopped pecans
16 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 1-lb box cofectioner’s sugar
2 large eggs

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together cake mix, butter and 1 egg. Add pecans and mix well. Press into bottom of 9″ x 13″ pan.
Beat cream cheese [...]

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Recipe from my grandmother. Read about them here.

1 & 1/4 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaapoon salt
1 cup chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until blended. Add eggs, one at a time, [...]

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Recipe from The Ultimate Southern Living Cookbook. Read about them here.

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup peanut butter (creamy or chunky)
14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup toasted chopped pecans
2 cups chocolate graham cracker crumbs

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a saucepan over medium heat, combine chocolate chips, peanut butter, and condensed [...]

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