(April 15, 2008)--Carolyn Gurtz, 59, of Gaithersburg, Md. had the winning recipe Tuesday in the Pillsbury Bake-Off in Dallas.
Her Double-Delight Peanut Butter Cookies won the $1 million grand prize, after finishing first in the Sweet Treats category, qualifying her to compete for the championship.
The prize is disbursed in 20 annual payments.
She also won the Jif Peanut Butter Award and an additional $5,000 for having the best recipe using at least ¼ cup of Jif Peanut Butter.
Gurtz thought she might have a winning creation when one of her sons kept coming back for more, telling her: "Mom, these are winners,” but the clincher was when her "mixed Golden Retriever" named Tucker could not get enough of them.
Winning Recipe
¼ cup dry roasted peanuts, finely chopped
¼ cup sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ cup creamy peanut butter
½ cup powdered sugar
1 (16.5-ounce) package Pillsbury Create 'n Bake refrigerated peanut butter cookies, well chilled
Preheat oven to 375 F. In small bowl, mix chopped peanuts, sugar and cinnamon; set aside.
In another small bowl, stir peanut butter and powdered sugar until completely blended. Shape mixture into 24 (1-inch) balls.
Cut roll of cookie dough into 12 slices. Cut each slice in half crosswise to make 24 pieces; flatten slightly. Shape 1 cookie dough piece around 1 peanut butter ball, covering completely. Repeat with remaining dough and balls.
Roll each covered ball in peanut mixture; gently pat mixture completely onto balls. On ungreased large cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart. Spray bottom of drinking glass with nonstick cooking spray; press into remaining peanut mixture. Flatten each ball to ¼-inch thickness with bottom of glass. Sprinkle any remaining peanut mixture evenly on tops of cookies; gently press
into dough.
Bake 7 to 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Store tightly covered.
Makes 24 cookies.
PER COOKIE: Calories 150 Fat 7 g (1.5 g sat) No cholesterol Sodium 125 mg No fiber Carbohydrates 17 g Protein 3 g
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