MILLION DOLLAR WINNER OF THE 44TH ANNUAL PILLSBURY COOKOFF ANNOUNCED ON OPRAH!!

Can you imagine winning one million dollars for baking,  I know your all thinking why didn't I enter..I know I am thinking that. Well Today was Sue Compton's lucky day she is from Delanco, New Jersey and entered into the Sweet Treats Category, she was a finalist in her category and Oprah announced live today on her show that she was the winner, all the finalist where there. Sue is a single mom and when Oprah asked her what she was going to do with all that money she answered by saying she was going to buy some new towels for her bathroom, well I am pretty sure she can afford that now :-) Here is her winning recipe for:
Mini Ice Cream Cookie Cups  

1 package (16 ounces) Pillsbury® Ready to Bake! refrigerated sugar cookies (24 cookies)
4 tsp. sugar
1/3 cup finely chopped Fisher® Chef's Naturals® chopped walnuts
1/2 cup Hershey's® semisweet chocolate baking chips
1/4 cup Smucker's® Seedless red raspberry jam
1 1/2 cups vanilla bean ice cream , softened
14 fresh raspberries

 

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Start to Finish: 45 minutes

Heat oven to 350°. Spray 24 mini muffin cups with Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray. Place 1 cookie dough round in each muffin cup. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Place 2 teaspoons of the sugar in small bowl. Dip end of wooden spoon handle in sugar; carefully press into center of each cookie to make 1-inch-wide indentation. Cool completely in pan, about 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix walnuts and remaining 2 teaspoons sugar; set aside. In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds, stirring after 30 seconds, until smooth.

Run knife around edges of cups to loosen; gently remove from pan. Dip rim of each cup into melted chocolate, then into walnut mixture. Place walnut side up on cookie sheet with sides.

In another small microwavable bowl, microwave jam uncovered on high about 15 seconds until melted. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon jam into each cup. Freeze cups about 5 minutes or until chocolate is set.

Spoon ice cream into cups, using small cookie scoop or measuring tablespoon. Top each cup with fresh raspberry. Store in freezer; let stand at room temperature 5 minutes before serving.

SOUNDS YUMMY HUH?? here are links to the other finalists recipes:
SALMON PECAN CRUSTED TARTLETS 
ZESTY LIME FISH TACO'S 
TOMATO BASIL EGGS ALFREDO IN BREAD BASKETS 
I don't know how they choose they all sound so good and I want to try them all... MAYBE NEXT YEAR, I BETTER GET BUSY BAKING UP SOME NEW STUFF :-)