Bake or Break Recipes

Read and see more about this beautiful dessert at Bake or Break.

Cake

1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans, cooled
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
5 eggs, separated
3/4 cup sugar, divided
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar, plus more for garnishing
chopped pecans, for garnishing

Preheat oven to 375°. Lightly spray a 15″x 10″x 1″ jelly roll pan. [...]

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Read and see more at Bake or Break. Recipe from Better Homes & Gardens.

3/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 & 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup finely chopped pistachios
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tablespoons milk

Using an electric mixer, beat butter on medium speed until creamy. [...]

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Read and see more at Bake or Break. Recipe from Christmas with Southern Living 2007.

1 & 1/2 cups butter, softened
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
3 cups sugar
6 large eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease or spray a 1/4-cup capacity mini fluted [...]

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Read and see more about these cookies at Bake or Break. Recipe adapted from Better Homes & Gardens.

1 cup butter
1 & 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup candy-coated milk chocolate bits* or M&Ms in red, green, and white
1 cup chopped pecans

Preheat [...]

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1 cup butter
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 teaspoon orange extract*
2 cups sifted cake flour
raspberry or apricot jam**
confectioners’ sugar for dusting, if desired

Beat butter, sugar, and orange extract. Gradually add flour and mix well. Form dough into a rectangle. Wrap dough and chill at least 2 hours.
On [...]

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Read and see more at Bake or Break. Recipe from The Essential Baker.

1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted (for coating madeleine pans)
3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
3 ounces (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 extra large eggs*, at room temperature
1/3 cup superfine sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
1/4 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to [...]

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Read and see more at Bake or Break.

1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup peanut butter
3 cups crushed corn flakes

Combine brown sugar and corn syrup in a large saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and peanut butter. Fold [...]

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Read and see more at Bake or Break.

1 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 & 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 & 1/2 cups rolled oats
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup peanut butter chips
1 cup [...]

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Read and see more at Bake or Break. Recipe adapted from Joy of Cooking’s All About Cookies.

1 cup unsalted butter, softened
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 & 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup raspberry or apricot preserves
3/4 cup raisins or chocolate chips
1/3 cup ground pecans

Beat together butter and cream cheese until [...]

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Read and see more at Bake or Break. Recipe from Cooking with Paula Deen.

Crust

1 & 1/2 cups chocolate graham cracker crumbs
3/4 cup finely chopped hazelnuts
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted

Preheat oven to 350°. Combine cracker crumbs, hazelnuts, and sugar. Stir in melted butter. Press mixture into the bottoms and sides of 18 [...]

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