September 2003 -- Special Edition Dear $$firstname$$, Greetings from the Taste of Home Test Kitchens! This Special Edition is made possible by Nestlé(R) at www.VeryBestBaking.com. With fall festivities arriving soon, enjoy: > Very Best Back-to-School Bake Sale Ideas > Spookilicious Halloween Treats > Become a Very Best Baker -- Bake the Very Best Visit: http://www.tasteofhome.com/rd.asp?id=385 ********** Baker's Best Bake Sale For a big-selling bake sale, try one of these ideas: Feature Nestlé Toll House Chocolate Chip Pie Add Quick n' Easy NEW Ultimate Cookies Top-if-off with top-rated favorites from VeryBestBaking.com's Very Best Bakers ********** Nestlé Toll House Chocolate Chip Pie The sweet, creamy richness of a brown sugar base makes this chocolate chip pie a perfect foil for chopped nuts and whipped or ice cream. And best of all, it's as easy as, well, it's as easy as pie! Estimated Times: Preparation - 15 min | Cooking - 55 min | Yields - 8 1 9-inch unbaked pie shell, (4-cup volume) deep-dish * 2 large eggs 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened 1 cup (6 oz.) NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels 1 cup chopped nuts 1 sweetened whipped cream (optional) PREHEAT oven to 325° F. BEAT eggs in large mixer bowl on high speed until foamy. Beat in flour, granulated sugar and brown sugar. Beat in butter. Stir in morsels and nuts. Spoon into pie shell. BAKE for 55 to 60 minutes or until knife inserted halfway between edge and center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack. Top with whipped cream. * If using frozen pie shell, use deep-dish style, thawed completely. Bake on baking sheet; increase baking time slightly. Recipe courtesy of Very Best Baking. Visit: http://www.tasteofhome.com/rd.asp?id=388 ********** Quick n' Easy - A Bake Sale Must! NEW Ultimates from Nestlé Toll House. New Ultimates refrigerated cookie dough bakes-up the ultimate cookies. Choose from White Chip Macadamia Nut. Chocolate Chips & Chunks with Pecans. Peanut Butter Cups, Chips and Chocolate Chunks and Chocolate Chip Lovers Cookies. Ultimates, extra-big, chunky cookies come in convenient break-apart dough found in your grocer's refrigerated section. Just break the pre-cut dough, place onto a cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes. No mixing. No mess. Just rich and delicious cookies in all your favorite indulgent flavors. ********** Top-it-off with Top-rated Favorites From the Very Best Baker Recipe Swap! Very Best Bakers, registered users on VeryBestBaking.com, swap recipes and rate them. Visit: http://www.tasteofhome.com/rd.asp?id=389 Here's a few swapped favorites. Click the title to view the recipe and to read the comments. 1. German Chocolate Upside Down Cake Wonderful cake to take for a pot luck dinner in baking dish or beautiful turned upside down. Visit: http://www.tasteofhome.com/rd.asp?id=390 2. Chocoroons For anyone that loves chocolate and coconut together. Visit: http://www.tasteofhome.com/rd.asp?id=391 3. Strawberry Chiffon Pie This uses Nonfat Dry Milk and is not only ok for those on diets but it's delicious!! Visit: http://www.tasteofhome.com/rd.asp?id=392 4. Zucchini Bread This cake is very moist and has wonderful flavor. Visit: http://www.tasteofhome.com/rd.asp?id=393 5. Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls These make great little gifts at Christmas to give. I put a few in a cellophane bag and tie with a gold ribbon. Visit: http://www.tasteofhome.com/rd.asp?id=394 To see more top-rated swapped recipes, Visit: http://www.tasteofhome.com/rd.asp?id=395 To submit your own, Visit: http://www.tasteofhome.com/rd.asp?id=396 ********** Spookilicious Mud Bars for Halloween They're Scary Good! Halloween is full of surprises. But you can count on chewy, chocolate-filled, chocolate-topped Mud Bars to make all the ghosts and ghouls happy every time. And with a recipe this easy to make, there's really no trick to these treats! Estimated Times: Preparation - 10 min | Cooking - 20 min | Cooling Time - 10 min refrigerating | Yields - 36 bars 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 large egg 2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels, divided 1/2 cup chopped walnuts PREHEAT oven to 375° F. Grease 9-inch-square baking pan. COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat sugar, butter and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Beat in egg; gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in 1 1/4 cups morsels and nuts. Spread into prepared baking pan. BAKE for 20 to 23 minutes. Remove pan to wire rack. Sprinkle with remaining morsels. Let stand for 5 minutes or until morsels are shiny; spread evenly. Cool in pan on wire rack; refrigerate for 5 to 10 minutes or until chocolate is set. For more great Halloween recipes, visit http://www.tasteofhome.com/rd.asp?id=397 You'll find so many frightfully good recipes, you'll start adding spooky fun to the rest of the year! ********** Join the Very Best Bakers! There's a community of bakers that can help you become the very best baker you can be. Who are they? They're the thousands of bakers who are registered at VeryBestBaking.com. Visit: http://www.tasteofhome.com/rd.asp?id=398 VeryBestBaking.com has more than 800 recipes, Visit: http://www.tasteofhome.com/rd.asp?id=399 baking tips, Visit: http://www.tasteofhome.com/rd.asp?id=400 challenges and opportunities, Visit: http://www.tasteofhome.com/rd.asp?id=401 such as asking a celebrity baking chef baking advice, Visit: http://www.tasteofhome.com/rd.asp?id=402 and your very own online recipe box. 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