Vintage Pillsbury Giveaway

05 January
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Have you already come down with a case of the Pillsbury Fever?  The only remedy – an awesome blog giveaway.  From now through the end of the first submission period, we are giving away this vintage Pillsbury Bake-Off prize package.

Over 60 years ago “Snappy Turtle Cookies” became an instant classic.  The story behind this historic win and more tales from the 4th Grand National (a.k.a. Pillsbury Bake-Off) can be found at  “The Culinary Cellar”

Bake Off 4 Snappy Turtle Cookies finished

4.8 from 4 reviews
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Snappy Turtle Cookies
 
Ingredients
  • Cookies:
  • ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • ½ cup margarine or butter, softened
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla
  • ⅛ teaspoon imitation maple flavor, if desired
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg, separated
  • 1½ cups all purpose or unbleached flour
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup pecan halves, split lengthwise
  • Frosting:
  • ⅓ cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 1 tablespoon margarine or butter
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
  1. In large bowl, combine brown sugar and ½ cup margarine; beat until light and fluffy. Add vanilla, maple flavor, 1 whole egg and 1 egg yolk; beat well.
  2. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt; mix well. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate about 1 hour for easier handling.
  3. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease cookie sheets. Arrange pecan pieces in groups of 5 on greased cookie sheets to resemble head and legs of turtle. In small bowl, beat egg white. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Dip bottoms in beaten egg white; press lightly onto pecans. (Tips of pecans should show).
  4. Bake at 350°F. for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets. Cool 15 minutes or until completely cooled.
  5. In small saucepan, combine chocolate chips, milk and 1 tablespoon margarine; cook over low heat, stirring constantly until melted and smooth. Remove from heat; stir in powdered sugar. If necessary, add additional powdered sugar for desired spreading consistency. Frost cooled cookies. Let frosting set before storing. Store in tightly covered container.

I was thrilled when I found these items at an antique store in Los Angeles.  The vintage ad is perfect for framing (9 by 12) and the cookbook is a great addition to any Pillsbury Bake-Off collection.

Snappy Turtle Cookies Vintage

Prize:

One (1) winner will receive this vintage Pillsbury set:  “Snappy Turtle Cookies” Vintage Advertisement and Pillsbury’s 4th Grand National Cookbook.

How to Enter:

Mandatory Entry-
1) Leave a comment answering the following question…  “What is your favorite Pillsbury product?”  

Bonus Entries– (optional)
2.) Leave a comment(s) if you follow Cooking Contest Central on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest.

4) Leave a comment if you have posted about this giveaway with the link on your own Facebook page, your own Twitter account or pinned this giveaway to one of your own Pinterest boards.  (1 entry each, no more than 3 total)
Sample tweet:  Enter to win a holiday entertaining prize from @CCCentral #giveaway  https://cookingcontestcentral.com/our-first-blog-giveaway/      

You have up to 7 chances to win so you can leave up to 7 comments (1 valid comment = 1 entry). To enter, leave a separate comment for each entry using the comment form below on this blog post.

Note:  Only comments left on this blog entry will be valid.  Comments left on Cooking Contest Central’s Facebook/Twitter/Pinterest page, sent by email, or anywhere else will not be entered in this giveaway.

Rules:
Up to 7 entries per person. Each entry must be a separate comment and not a reply to a comment and not multiple entries within one comment. You must be 18 years or older and a United States Resident to enter. Prizes will be mailed to U.S. addresses only and can not be mailed to P.O. Boxes. Contest is void where prohibited by law. Sweep is free to enter and no purchase is necessary. All entries must be received by Friday, February 8th at 11:59 PM (EST).

Winner Selection:
Cooking Contest Central will randomly select a winner using the WordPress plug-in “And the Winner Is”  based on the number of valid entries on or around February 9th.  Winner will be notified by email and have 3 days to respond with their address before an alternate winner will be chosen and notified.

Disclosure:
This is not a sponsored post.  I just want to celebrate the Pillsbury Bake-Off and get everyone excited about the 2013 contest!

Good luck!

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53 Responses to “Vintage Pillsbury Giveaway”

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    lynnelaino January 5, 2013 at 7:45 pm #

    Pillsbury Orange Sweet Rolls! My favorite since I was a kid!

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    cynthiabowser January 5, 2013 at 8:08 pm #

    Pillsbury Pie Crust! Never Fails Me! ReTweeted, RePinned, Shared 🙂

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    Kellie White January 5, 2013 at 9:49 pm #

    Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls! This is always a sure hit with the kids and I love them too!

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    jeangottfried January 6, 2013 at 5:37 am #

    Grands Flakey Layer Biscuits. Biscuits. They are so versatile.

  5. Elizabeth Bennett January 6, 2013 at 2:51 pm #

    Sugar Cookie dough!

  6. nadinemesch January 6, 2013 at 5:30 pm #

    I have the first 5 of the Grand National cookbooks. I have shown them to my kids and said, ” just dont throw them away when I am gone” 🙂
    I just love vintage cookbooks

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    hasuteresa January 6, 2013 at 5:35 pm #

    Family tradition was dad getting up on Sunday morning to make cinnamon rolls before we went to church.

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    Anne Lauer January 7, 2013 at 8:16 am #

    Unbleached flour. What can I say, I like to “make it from scratch” whenever I can!

  9. Jenn January 7, 2013 at 7:00 pm #

    My fav Pillsbury product is their crescent rolls!

  10. Jenn January 7, 2013 at 7:00 pm #

    I “like” CCC on Facebook!

  11. Jenn January 7, 2013 at 7:01 pm #

    I “follow” CCC on Twitter!

  12. Jenn January 7, 2013 at 7:01 pm #

    I “follow” CCC on Pinterest!

  13. lesliepew January 9, 2013 at 10:51 am #

    Grands Flaky Supreme with Cinnabon (really BIG cinnamon rolls)

  14. ronnafarley January 9, 2013 at 4:23 pm #

    I love Pillsbury products, from the brownie and cake mixes, biscuits, cinnamon rolls and flour! I guess my favorite is crescent roll dough since I buy it most often!

  15. ronnafarley January 9, 2013 at 4:23 pm #

    I follow CCC on Facebook!

  16. ronnafarley January 9, 2013 at 4:24 pm #

    I follow CCC on Twitter!

  17. ronnafarley January 9, 2013 at 4:24 pm #

    I follow CCC on Pinterest!

  18. ronnafarley January 9, 2013 at 4:26 pm #

    I tweeted about the giveaway!

  19. ronnafarley January 9, 2013 at 4:27 pm #

    I pinned the contest on Pinterest!

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    brendawatts January 9, 2013 at 4:57 pm #

    My favorite Pillsbury product would be crescent rolls. They are so versatile in creating appetizers, main coarse meals and desserts. Always try to have a couple stored in the fridge 🙂

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    brendawatts January 9, 2013 at 5:00 pm #

    Shared on Facebook and Pinned 🙂

  22. beckypifer January 11, 2013 at 4:49 am #

    My FAVORITE Pillsbury product is the peanut butter cookie dough. They may the best cookies in a snap, and easy to add fun ingredients to, to amp the flavor even more!

  23. beckypifer January 11, 2013 at 4:51 am #

    Shared on Facebook!

  24. beckypifer January 11, 2013 at 4:52 am #

    I’m following on Twitter now too!

  25. beckypifer January 11, 2013 at 4:54 am #

    I posted an additional link on my FB page!

  26. beckypifer January 11, 2013 at 4:55 am #

    I Tweeted a link to the contest on Twitter!

  27. beckypifer January 11, 2013 at 4:58 am #

    I also pinned the giveaway on Pinterest! 🙂

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    kimrollings January 11, 2013 at 7:59 am #

    I love the Pillsbury Orange Rolls. I used to always fix them when my mother came to visit (and other times as well). She was pleased that I remembered they were her favorites too!

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    angelaspengler January 11, 2013 at 3:09 pm #

    I love their orange rolls – my mom used to make them for us when I was a kid 🙂

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    Dawn January 13, 2013 at 5:26 pm #

    I LOVE Pillsbury’s Pie Crust! I would never make a pie if I had to make the crust from scratch!

  31. Lillian January 20, 2013 at 6:33 am #

    I really like Pillsbury Cresent rolls !

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    Dawn Onuffer January 20, 2013 at 8:13 pm #

    My favorite Pillsbury product used to be their Bluberry Biscuits, but since they did away with them, I’ll have to go with the basic cinnamon rolls.

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    Dawn Onuffer January 20, 2013 at 8:14 pm #

    I follow CCC on FB.

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    Dawn Onuffer January 20, 2013 at 8:15 pm #

    I’m sharing on FB.

  35. bethbaker January 23, 2013 at 9:51 am #

    The sugar cookies! They can be morphed into just about any cookie or bar!

  36. Danielle T January 24, 2013 at 8:52 am #

    i love their crescent rolls!

  37. Vera K January 24, 2013 at 9:47 am #

    The cinnamon rolls – yum.

  38. Denise Laroche January 26, 2013 at 3:28 pm #

    Crescent Roll very versatile.

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    craigpartin February 1, 2013 at 3:32 pm #

    Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crust is my favorite. So convenient for those who love to make pies.

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    craigpartin February 1, 2013 at 3:36 pm #

    I follow CCC on Facebook.

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    craigpartin February 1, 2013 at 3:40 pm #

    I follow CCC on Twitter.

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    Brett February 1, 2013 at 4:06 pm #

    Pillsbury Pie Crust! Easy to use and versatile!

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    Brett February 1, 2013 at 4:09 pm #

    I “like” CCC on Facebook!

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    Brett February 1, 2013 at 4:10 pm #

    I “follow” CCC on Pinterest!

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    Brett February 1, 2013 at 4:12 pm #

    I “follow” CCC on Twitter!

  46. maryshivers February 2, 2013 at 3:37 pm #

    I love the Pillsbury Crescent Rolls – all varieties!

  47. maryshivers February 2, 2013 at 3:41 pm #

    I follow CCC on facebook!

  48. maryshivers February 2, 2013 at 3:41 pm #

    I follow CCC on Pinterest!

  49. Daniela C. February 5, 2013 at 11:50 am #

    I follow CCC on FB.

  50. Daniela C. February 5, 2013 at 11:51 am #

    I follow CCC on Pinterest

  51. Daniela C. February 5, 2013 at 11:53 am #

    I follow CCC on Twitter!

  52. Daniela C. February 5, 2013 at 11:54 am #

    My favorite Pillsbury product would be crescent rolls. So yummmmyyyyy!!!!

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    Hezzi-D February 9, 2013 at 12:05 pm #

    I love their refrigerated pizza dough!

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