Bake or Break Recipes

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

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Read and see more at Bake or Break.

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.
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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

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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 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. 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 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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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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