Did you spend Christmas with Grandma learning how to make those irresistible shortbread cookies that you’ve loved since you were a kid? Or maybe you shared your all-American apple pie with friends during Thanksgiving.

Whatever you were cooking, that recipe could give you a shot at a cut of $15,000 in cash and prizes from the Challenge Butter ‘Real Heritage Recipe Contest’.*

challenge butter real heritage recipe contest homepage
The homepage for the Challenge Butter Real Heritage Recipe Contest.

The key to this contest is sharing family recipes and the story behind them. To enter, you just need to have a recipe that includes Challenge Butter and describe how that dish became a family favorite. It can be an appetizer, main dish, side dish, or dessert.

Your opportunity to enter is closing soon though! Entries are being accepted until 11:59 PM ET, January 3, 2012. You can enter multiple times in each category. Just remember that each submission must include the usage of one or more Challenge Butter® products.

What’s at stake? Challenge is offering these prizes:

Just think of how proud Grandma will be if her shortbread cookie recipe takes the grand prize! 😀

If you have questions, follow this link for the FAQ. If you want all the fine print and nitty-gritty details, follow this link for the official rules.

If you don’t want to enter but just want to see a collection of original recipes featuring butter – or maybe you want to check out the competition! – follow this link to see all of the recipes that have been submitted so far.

*I was introduced to this competition by representatives of Challenge Butter. When they told me about it I responded, “That’s the butter with the deer on it, right? I use that already!” None the less, they gave me a baking pan, a spoon, and a spatula from the Good Cook Cookware line and some Challenge Butter coupons in return for sharing this contest with you. If you submit a recipe, please let me know!