Donna Barefoot of Benson took second place and $50 for Crunchy Happy Chocolate Dunkers, and Gail Fuller of Raleigh took third place and $25 for Surprise Pizza. Bethany Brown, 11, of Holly Springs won $75 for the best no-bake cookie recipe.
Contest rules called for the baked cookies to have 10 ingredients or fewer and the no-bake cookies to have 6 ingredients or fewer. The recipes were judged on taste, ease of preparation and creativeness.
The winning recipe follows:
Krispy Peanut Bars
•1 ½ cups self-rising flour
•¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar
•¼ cup margarine, softened
•2 egg yolks, beaten
•3 cups miniature marshmallows
•10 ounces peanut butter chips
•2/3 cup light KARO syrup
•¼ cup margarine
•2 cups lightly salted peanuts
•1 cup Rice Krispies
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, margarine and eggs. Beat with a mixer on low speed until crumbly. Press into a foil lined 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Bake in preheated oven 12-15 minutes. Remove from oven, sprinkle with marshmallows. Return to oven for 1-2 minutes, remove from oven and let cool. In a large saucepan, stir together peanut butter chips, Karo syrup and margarine. Stir over low heat until chips are melted. Remove from heat. Stir in Rice Krispies and peanuts. Spread over marshmallows. Cover and refrigerate until firm. Cut into bars. Makes 24.
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