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Banana-chocolate bars satisfy these cookie lovers

Ooh-La-La’s Adapted from “Bake the Best-Ever Cookies! Quick Starts for Kids!” by Sarah A. Williamson (Williamson Publishing, 2001). 2/3 cup softened butter or margarine 2/3 cup packed dark brown sugar 2/3 cup granulated sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (2-3 bananas) 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder … Continue Reading →

Mrs. Clinton's Oatmeal-Chocolate Chip Cookies

     In 1992, Family Circle magazine invited wives of presidential candidates to take part in its first-ever cookie cook-off. That year, this recipe beat out then-First Lady Barbara Bush’s oat-less chocolate chip cookies. Mrs. Clinton’s recipe also won the bake-off in 1996 when it bested Elizabeth Dole’s pecan-roll cookies.      23 MINUTES   … Continue Reading →