Bake or Break Recipes

Read and see more about these delicious cookies at Bake or Break. Recipe from The Sweet Melissa Baking Book.

1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder*
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1 large egg
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips*
1/3 cup [...]

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Read and see more at Bake or Break. Recipe from Epicurious.

1 & 1/4 cups hazelnuts (about 6 & 1/4 ounces)
4 ounces bittersweet chocolate
3 ounces milk chocolate
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/4 cup Nutella
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
pinch of salt
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs

Preheat oven to 350°. Butter and flour a 9-inch square baking [...]

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Read and see more at Bake or Break. Recipe from Baker’s Edge.

2 cups all-purposed flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
12 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 cups brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 & 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 tablespoon lemon zest
1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
1 cup raspberries

Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly [...]

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Read and see more about this focaccia at Bake or Break. From Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day.

Olive Oil Dough

2 & 3/4 cups lukewarm water
1 & 1/2 tablespoons granulated yeast (1 & 1/2 packets)
1 & 1/2 tablespoons salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
6 & 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

Mix yeast, salt, [...]

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Read and see more at Bake or Break. Recipe adapted from Nestle’s Very Best Baking.

3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 tablespoon water
3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup peanut butter chips plus about 1/3 cup more for garnishing
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips plus [...]

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Read and see more at Bake or Break. Recipe from The Magnolia Bakery Cookbook.

Cream Cheese Filling

8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add egg and beat well. Add flour and combine. Set aside.

Bars

1/2 cup [...]

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