This month, General Mills is publishing “Betty Crocker Best 100” (Houghton Mifflin, $25) to celebrate the 100 years of recipes and advice published under the brand of “Betty Crocker,” the ...

Preheat the oven to 400F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Cream the shortening, butter and sugar together on medium speed for two minutes, until they’re light and fluffy.

So when I saw “Betty Crocker Lost Recipes: Beloved Vintage Recipes for Today’s Kitchen” on my editor’s shelf, I greedily scooped it up and immediately pored over the two-page spread ...

Place the pan in the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes, until the meringue is golden-brown in color. Let the bars cool in the pan on a cooling rack.

Marian Ralston, second from left, watches General Mills executives try out new cake recipes at the Betty Crocker test kitchen in the 1940s. By now, it’s well-known that Betty Crocker is not a ...

1950, meet 2020. The Betty Crocker is said to be the most-sold cookbook in American history, and the iconic first edition, with its signature red cover, is the most-used book in my own house.By ...