Better Recipes Cook Of The Week: Julie Hession
5 Comments | Written on July 13, 2010 at 5:00 am , by Kristina Vanni
It’s time we started showcasing all the fabulous foodies we have here on Better Recipes! I would like to highlight a reader each week and share some of their stories and recipes with everyone. Let’s start off with our first “Cook of the Week” Julie Hession!
Earlier this month, the Summer Fancy Food Show was held in New York City. Imagine row after row, booth after booth of the best specialty food and drinks from across the country and across the globe. (Yes, and every single booth offers samples. It was my lunch and dinner that day!) I even had the chance to meet famous foodies like Padma Lakshmi and Lidia Bastianich. Check out our Facebook page for a gallery of pics from the event!
For me, the highlight of the event was meeting up with fellow foodie and Better Recipes fan, Julie Hession! She was debuting her simply fantastic “Julie Anne’s Granola” at the show.
The granola can be purchased online or at a stores throughout the country. Check out her recipe for chocolate chunk cookies using the Sweet Citrus Granola blend. Give it a try!
Julie Anne’s Granola Chocolate Chunk Cookies
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup butter, soft
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
3/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups Sweet Citrus Granola
1 1/2 cups chocolate chunks
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. With an electric mixer, cream butter and both sugars in another bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in both eggs, and beat in vanilla. Beat in flour mixture and then stir in the granola and chocolate chunks. Drop dough by heaping tablespoons 2 inches apart onto buttered baking sheets. Bake in batches in middle of oven 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden. Cool cookies on racks. Makes 3 dozen.
Besides the great cookie recipe, Julie also offers these tips for granola. What’s your favorite way to enjoy granola?
10 Ways to Enjoy Granola:
1) Stir into Greek yogurt
2) Ice cream topper
3) Add to cookie dough
4) Snack at the gym
5) Mix into muffin batter
6) After-school treat
7) Homemade granola bars
8) Apple pie streusel
9) Sprinkle into salads
10) Thanksgiving turkey stuffing
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Better Recipes, Foodie Events, Fresh and Healthy, Sweet Tooth, Tasty Travel | Tags: Breakfast Recipes, Cookie Recipes, Cookies for Grown-Ups, Cookies for Kids, Dessert Recipes, Drop Cookie Recipes, Easy Recipes
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5 Responses to “Better Recipes Cook Of The Week: Julie Hession”
I can’t think of a better choice to start out with a cook of the week! Julie is the best and her granola is the most wonderful granola I have ever tasted! Great Choice Kristina!
Thanks, Laurie! Glad to hear it!
What a great choice for cook of the week…Julie, I wish I could have been there….I hope it was a success.
Thanks Shannon! Keep returning each week to see who is the next “Cook of the Week!”
I rely on Julie Anne’s granola to keep me going!! It’s amazing over frozen yogurt and drizzled with honey! Craveworthy is the best way I can describe it;) Telisa Tobin, A and R Rep.