BETTER FOR YOUR FAMILY – AND THE PLANET

PREP TIME – 10m   |   COOK TIME – 12m.  |   SERVINGS – 8

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup Country Crock® Plant Butter with Avocado Oil Stick
• 1 1/2 cups PLUS 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
• 5 baking apples, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 3/4 tsp. ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp. ground cardamom
• 1 cup fresh cranberries
• 1 Tbsp. sanding sugar or granulated sugar
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INSTRUCTIONS

• 1. For crust, in medium bowl with pastry blender or two knives cut 1/2 cup Country Crock Plant Butter into 1 1/2 cups flour until coarse crumbs form. Add 4 to 6 tablespoons ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until dough forms. Knead dough with floured hands and shape into disc. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes.
  2. Preheat oven to 425°. Unwrap dough and roll on lightly floured surface from center to edges to form 13-inch. circle. Arrange dough on parchment lined baking sheet.
  3. For filling, combine dark brown sugar, remaining flour, cinnamon, ginger and cardamom in small bowl;set aside. In a large skillet, melt 2 tablespoons Plant Butter over medium-high heat. Add apples and cook until apples are tender, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes minutes. Remove from heat and let cool slightly. Stir in brown sugar mixture.
  4. Fill center of pie crust with apple mixture, leaving 2 inches around edges. Sprinkle cranberries over apple mixture. Fold edges of crust over fruit overlapping when necessary. Brush edges with remaining 1 tablespoon Plant Butter, melted. Sprinkle with sanding sugar. Bake 20 minutes or until crust is golden and fruit is bubbling. Cool 10 minutes on wire rack. Remove and let cool completely.

  Tip: To easily transfer Crostata to serving dish, lift edges of parchment with Crostata on top. Transfer to serving dish then slide parchment out from under Crostata.

PREP TIME – 15m   |   COOK TIME – 12m.

INGREDIENTS

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp. allspice
• 2 cups (4 sticks) Country Crock® Plant Butter with Avocado Oil Stick
• 2 2/3 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 5 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
• 4 cups raisins
• 2 cups chopped pecans
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INSTRUCTIONS

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    • 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice; set aside.
      2. Stir Country Crock® Plant Butter with Avocado Oil and brown sugar in large bowl until smooth. Stir in eggs. Stir in flour mixture until blended. Stir in oats, then raisins and pecans.
      3. Drop by 1/4 cupfuls onto parchment lined baking sheet. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until edges are golden and set. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet; remove from baking sheet and place on wire rack to cool completely.

      This recipe makes 48 large cookies. Recipe can be halved to make fewer cookies. You may also drop dough by rounded tablespoons to make small cookies. Reduce the bake time to 10 to 12 minutes.

PREP TIME – 15m   |   COOK TIME – 45m.  |   SERVINGS – 16

INGREDIENTS

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• 1 cup (2 sticks) Country Crock® Plant Butter with Almond Oil Stick
• 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
• 1/2 tsp. almond extract or 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup seedless raspberry jam
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds
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INSTRUCTIONS

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 9-inch baking pan then line with parchment paper leaving a 2-inch overhang on each side.
  2. Beat Country Crock® Plant Butter with Almond Oil Stick in large bowl with electric mixer until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add confectioners sugar and almond extract and beat until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Gradually add flour and beat on low until blended.
  3. Reserve 1/2 cup dough. Press remaining dough on bottom of prepared pan. Spread raspberry preserves to within 1/2-inch of edges. Crumble reserved dough over preserves and top with almonds.
  4. Bake 45 minutes or until golden. Cool 15 minutes in pan. Using parchment overhang, remove from pan and transfer to wire rack and cool completely. Cut into 16 bars.