Bake or Break Recipes

Read and see more at Bake or Break. Recipe adapted from Cooking Light.

Vanilla Dough

1 & 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 large egg yolk
1 & 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons ice water

Combine flour and salt. In a separate bowl, beat sugar, butter, and egg yolk at medium speed [...]

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Read and see more at Bake or Break.

1 cup chopped, pitted dates
1/2 cup Kahlua
2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 large egg
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350°.
Combine dates and Kahlua. Set aside and let stand.
Beat sugar, butter, and egg together until creamy.
In [...]

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Read and see more at Bake or Break. Recipe adapted from Southern Living.

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups sweetened dried cranberries
1 & 1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecans, toasted
1 & 1/4 cups [...]

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Read and see more at Bake or Break. Recipe adapted from Southern Living.

1 (18.25-ounce) package chocolate cake mix
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup chopped pecans
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
16 ounces confectioners’ sugar, sifted

Preheat oven to 350°.
Combine cake mix, 1 egg, butter, and pecans until dry ingredients [...]

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Read and see more at Bake or Break. Recipe from How to Be a Domestic Goddess.

1 & 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
1/3 cup granulated sugar, + 2 tablespoons for rolling cookies
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350°. Line [...]

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Read and see more at Bake or Break. Recipe from Southern Lady.

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 & 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 & 1/2 cups chopped pecans
2 & 1/2 cups chopped [...]

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Recipe from BH&G New Baking Book. Read more at Bake or Break.

Cake

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa power
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup milk
1 tablespoon cooking oil
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350°.
Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, and baking powder. Add milk, oil, and vanilla, and mix until smooth. [...]

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Read and see more at Bake or Break. Recipe adapted from Taste of the South’s Christmas Cooking.

3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup shortening
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup quick-cooking oats
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup finely chopped pistachios, divided into 1/2 cup portions

Beat butter, shortening, and sugar at medium [...]

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Recipe from BH&G’s Holiday Baking magazine.

Chocolate Cookies

1 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup peanut butter
1 egg
1 Tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Stir together flour, cocoa, and baking soda. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, mix butter, sugar, brown sugar, and [...]

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Read about these cookies at Bake or Break.

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 & 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
3/4 cup milk chocolate chips
3/4 cup peanut butter chips

Preheat oven to 350°.
Beat butter until creamy. Add sugars and mix well. [...]

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