Italian Anise Toast

The random number generator picked the Italian Anise Toast recipe on page 92 as the next recipe. This one falls under the “special diets” section of the Cooky Book specifically the no-salt diet recipe. I was a little confused by the “toast” in the name of the recipe, but it turns out this is essentially…

Chocolate Chip Bars

I set up a random number generator to pick the order of most of the recipes I’ll make (with the exception of the holiday cookies….and I might change the order if I don’t have time to refrigerate the dough for certain recipes). First up was the Chocolate Chip Bars on page 71. I was maybe…

Embarking on a journey

I’ve been a baker my entire life…at least as long as I can remember. And, for that entire time, Betty Crocker’s Cooky Book has been in my kitchen. Several of the holiday recipes my mom and I have made through the years come from this cook book including Russian teacakes, roll-out sugar cookies, and toffee…