Raquel’s Perfect Purdue Brownies (by Raquel Perez) 2007

1 stick butter

3 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 cup granulated sugar

2 egss

1 teaspoon vanilla

2/3 cup flour

¼ teaspoon baking soda

½ cup butterscotch chips

In a small saucepan, combine butter

and chocolate chips over a low flame

until combined and smooth.

Remove from heat and add sugar; stir

to combine.

Add eggs and vanilla to chocolate

mixture. Set aside.

In a separate bowl, combine flour and

baking soda and mix with warm

chocolate mixture. Lastly, fold in

butterscotch chips with batter.

Spray a 9×11x2-inch baking pan

with cooking spray and pour brownie

batter, spreading evenly.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes,

testing with a toothpick, bake an extra

10 minutes if necessary.

Makes 18 brownies

Ellies Strawberry Valentine Cookie (by Ellie Chen) 2008

1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup confectioners sugar
2 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 cup strawberry jam (preferably seedless variety)
1 heart shaped cookie cutter

*In large bowl, combine butter,sugar,egg whites and
extracts and cream together until smooth.
*Slowly mix in flour, baking soda and cream of tartar,
blending well to create a stiff dough. Divide the dough into
4 parts to make it easier to work with.
*On a lightly floured surface, roll out the first piece of dough
to a 1/4 inch thickness. Cut out as many heart shape cookies
as possible and place them on a cookie sheet. Remember, for each cookie cut out, it will need a pair. If desired for the top half of each
cookie cut out, use a knife or smaller heart-shape cookie cutter to make a cut-out “window” for each top cookie, so jam will show through.
Gather dough scraps and continue to roll out all of the dough.
*Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes, or just until cookies are
turning golden. Remove from oven to cookie rack.
*If jam is firm, gently heat in microwave a few seconds to soften
and place a little in the center of each “bottom” cookie shapes and
then cover with one of the “heart window” cut out cookie shapes
gently pressing together to seal
Makes 20 cookies