Cookies take first place in BBQ sauce recipe contest

RALEIGH – Molly Jarman of Carrboro took home first place and $200 in the KC Masterpiece Memorable Meals Contest at the N.C. State Fair. Jarmen’s recipe, Barbeque Spice Cookies, also earned her the chance to win a $1,000 national grand prize. Pam Garcia of Raleigh took home $100 for Pam’s First-Time Ribs, and Denise Walker of Cary took home $50 for KC Masterpiece BBQ Chicken Pizza.

Entries were judged on flavor, ease of creation and presentation.

The winning recipe follows:

Barbeque Spice Cookies

1 ½ cups butter (3 sticks)
½ cup KC Masterpiece Original BBQ Sauce
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
4 cups of flour
4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup tubinado or granulated sugar

Melt butter in a large bowl. Add BBQ sauce, sugar and eggs to melted butter and beat well. Sift together flour, baking soda and spices. Add flour mixture to butter mixture and mix until flour is incorporated. Refrigerate several hoursr until the dough is firm. Make dough into small balls (3/4 inch diameter) and roll in tubinado or granulated sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes, until firm. Refrigerated dough can also be shaped into a 1-inch thick roll and sliced. Dip the slices in sugar before baking.

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Pam’s First Time Ribs

1 45 ounce bottle of KC Masterpiece Original
2/3 cup tomato ketchup
½ cup vinegar
2 slabs baby back ribs, cut into two-bone servings
4 green onions, chopped
4 green onion stems chopped, garnish

Place ribs in cold water in five-quart kettle. Add vinegar. Bring to boil and simmer for two hours or until ribs are tender. Heat KC Masterpiece, ketchup and green onions in saucepan. Dip warm ribs into warm sauce and place in baking pan. Grill or broil in oven until bubbly. Sprinkle with green onion stems for garnish. Makes four servings.

KC Masterpiece Barbecue Chicken Pizza

¾ cup KC Masterpiece Hickory Brown Sugar Barbecue Sauce
1 ready-made pizza crust
8 ounces of grilled chicken strips (frozen or prepared)
1 cup of pineapple tidbits
½ cup of chopped onion
½ cup of chopped green pepper

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a skillet sprayed with cooking spray, heat grilled chicken strips over medium heat. Once thoroughly heated, cut chicken into bite-sized pieces and add the onion and green pepper to the skillet, cooking the mixture until the vegetables are tender. Add ½ cup of the barbecue sauce and 1 cup of the pineapple tidbits to the chicken, onion and pepper mixture and cook for two minutes, stirring the mixture gently. Place prepared pizza crust on a pizza pan and baste crust with ¼ cup of the barbecue sauce. Pour chicken and barbecue mixture evenly over the pizza crust. Bake at 400 degrees for approximately 12 minutes or until the toppings on the pizza are set and lightly browned. Remove from oven and cut into slices. Serves two to three people.