Historical March 1987 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
As everyone knows, the cookie contest was not just for chocolate lovers this year.
The non-chocolate chip entries were terrific, too.
And here we finally had some women winners!
The choice of the Times’ judges was Dee Hayes; the choice of our celebrity judges was Nancy Farmer’s concoction.
We are proud to feature these two prize winners.
Simple Sesames — Nancy Farmer
2 cups butter at room temperature
1½ cups sugar
3 cups flour
1 cup sesame seeds
1½–2 cups shredded coconut
½–1 cup finely chopped almonds
Cream butter. Gradually add sugar, beat until light and fluffy. Add flour, mix just until combined. Add remaining ingredients, mixing just until combined (very stiff). Divide into thirds, shaping each into a cylinder 2″ diameter. Wrap and chill until firm. Slice into ¼–½” slices. Bake on ungreased sheets, at 300 degrees, 20-25 minutes. Cookies will darken after they are removed from the oven.
Dee Hayes’ Better than Toll House
2¼ cups flour
1 tsp soda
1 tsp salt
1½ cups butter
¾ cup white sugar
¾ cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 can Bakers’ Coconut
1 12 oz. pkg. butterscotch chips
1 cup cashews (Anheuser-Busch Honey Roast were used for the contest batch of cookies)
Preheat oven to 375°. Mix batter and drop onto cookie sheet; cook for 9-10 minutes.
Original photograph caption
Winners of the Second Cookie Bake-Off Contest: Hitch Powell, Paula Repetto, Paul Kurtz, Rick Lake (judge), Dee Hayes, Nancy Farmer and Marcia Kerz. Photo by King Schoenfeld. The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, March 1987, page 4.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, March 1987.
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