128711 martha stewart bake cookie bars Recipes

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cookie base, white sugar, eggs, peanut butter, semisweet chocolate chips, dark chocolate chips, chopped raw pecans, chopped raw almonds, flaked coconut, sweetened condensed milk

flour , sifted, baking soda , sifted, butter, room temperature, white sugar, brown sugar, egg, vanilla, dried cherries, chocolate, chopped, toffee pieces (skor is good), oatmeal

all-purpose flour, sifted plus more for work surface, table salt, baking powder, unsalted butter, room temperature, sugar, eggs, pure vanilla extract

all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, eggs, lightly beaten, buttermilk, unsalted butter, melted , plus 1/2 tsp for griddle

unsalted butter or 1/4 lb unsalted margarine, room temperature, sugar, eggs, flour, baking soda, salt, mashed very ripe banana, sour cream, vanilla extract, chopped walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans, chocolate chips (optional)

unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan, cake flour (not self-rising), baking powder, salt, sugar, eggs, room temperature, pure vanilla extract, buttermilk, room temperature, dutch-processed cocoa powder , plus, dutch-processed cocoa powder, sugar , sifted, milk, white chocolate, melted and cooled

butter, room temp, sugar, eggs, flour, baking soda, salt, mashed very ripe banana, sour cream (i use light ), vanilla extract, chopped walnuts (optional) or 1/2 cup pecans (optional)

all-purpose flour, table salt, ground cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, pure vanilla extract, milk, eggs, unsalted butter, room temperature, light-brown sugar , packed, granulated sugar, old fashioned oats, dried cranberries

all-purpose flour, table salt, ground cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, pure vanilla extract, eggs, butter, room temperature, unsalted, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, old fashioned oats, uncooked, dried cranberries

vegetable oil cooking spray, flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, unsalted butter, softened, sugar, light brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, old fashioned oats, semisweet chocolate, cut into 1/4-inch chunks (1 cup), pecan halves, shredded unsweetened coconut

all-purpose flour, unsweetened dutch cocoa, baking soda, salt, milk chocolate, unsalted butter, softened, granulated sugar, eggs, pure vanilla extract

all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, unsalted butter, room temperature, granulated sugar, dark brown sugar, pure vanilla extract, egg, egg white, semisweet chocolate chunks (about 2 cups)

all-purpose flour, dutch-processed cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, unsalted butter, room temperature, vegetable shortening, granulated sugar, light-brown sugar , firmly packed, eggs, pure vanilla extract, semi-sweet chocolate chips, creamy peanut butter

unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan (1 1/2 sticks), sugar , plus, sugar, plus more for pan, all-purpose flour , plus, all-purpose flour, plus more for pan, yellow cornmeal , plus, yellow cornmeal, lemon zest, grated, lemon juice (1 lemon), baking powder, baking soda, salt, eggs, buttermilk

nonstick vegetable oil cooking spray, bittersweet chocolate, red wine , such as cabernet sauvignon, whole milk, granulated sugar, unsalted butter, at room temperature, eggs, slightly beaten, all-purpose flour, sugar-free black cherry gelatin, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, unsalted butter, at room temperature, red wine , such as cabernet sauvignon, sugar, plus more for serving, pure vanilla extract

epsom salts, kosher salt, baking soda, cornstarch, lemon essential oil, spearmint essential oil

all-purpose flour, all-purpose flour, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, cocoa powder, unsalted butter, room temperature, freshly grated peeled ginger, dark brown sugar, unsulphured molasses, baking soda, boiling water, best quality semisweet chocolate , chunked, granulated sugar