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State Fair Recipe: Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies

Make a quick and tasty cookie for your family this weekend. Enjoy this simple yet delicious recipe from one of the participants in this...

Donna Thomas of Dallas won three first place blue ribbons and the best-of-show ribbon in the State Fair of Texas' Egg and Bacon competition...

The State Fair loves to showcase Creative Arts competitors and their creations in our Cookbook and our new recipe blog on...

Year after year, Texans from across the state participate in one or more Creative Arts cooking contests. One of the more well-known...

Does anything beat the taste of a fresh warm cookie just out of the oven? The State Fair has offered baking contests in the Creative Arts...

Frozen Margarita Mini Morsels Created by: Shirl Dale - Dallas, Texas 1990 Appetizers Crust 1/3 c. melted butter 1/4 c. sugar 1 1/4 c....

Nothing complements the flavor of your favorite apple than the sweet flavor of caramel. One bite into a Honeycrisp, Granny Smith, or Gala...

Next week, college sports fans will turn their eyes to North Texas as the NCAA® Final Four basketball championship rolls into town. To...

Spring has sprung in Texas and what better way to usher in the season than firing up the grill. Betty McKnight's Roasted Corn and Bacon Dip...

March 14, or 3/14, is known around the nation as Pi Day. In the spirit of the holiday, the State Fair offers up this blue ribbon-winning...

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