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December 04, 2014 07:48:18 AM

Cookie Recipe:

By Cracky Bars

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease
8 x8 or 9 x 9 inch baking pan.
2. SIFT together:
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3. BLEND together:
3/4 cup Crisco shortening
1 cup sugar
CREAM Crisco and sugar well till
light and fluffy
4. ADD 2 eggs and beat well
5. COMBINE:
1/3 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
ADD wet mixture alternately with dry
mixture to blend
6. Place 1/3 of batter in second bowl
7. ADD
1 square unsweetened chocolate,
melted and 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
8. SPREAD chocolate batter in well-
greased pan
9. ARRANGE 9 double graham crackers (or
however many will fit to cover
chocolate batter) over batter
10. ADD
3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
to remaining 2/3 of batter. Drop by
spoonfuls over graham crackers and
spread to cover.
11. BAKE in preheated oven 20-25
minutes.
12. Let cool and cut into squares or
bars.

New York Times food writer and cookbook author Melissa Clark says that baking cookies is one of her favorite things about the holidays. Since there are so many varieties and variations, The Leonard Lopate Show is collecting your recipes, and Melissa Clark will select her favorites and bake them! Submit your cookie recipes below and tune in on December 16th when the winning cookie recipes will be sampled!