29 jumbo recipes

Jumbo chocolate chip cookies scooped by the quarter cup bake up bakery-sized with crisp edges, chewy centers, and pockets of melted chocolate. Twelve cookies the size of your palm.

Soft, cake-like banana cookies with buttermilk and chopped nuts, topped with a thin vanilla confectioners' sugar icing. Chill the dough for puffier cookies. A vintage recipe with 18 reviews.

Giant flourless peanut butter oatmeal cookies loaded with chocolate chips and candy pieces. Each cookie uses a third cup of dough for bakery-sized results with chewy centers.

British-style date flapjacks with jumbo oats, chopped dates, molasses, brown sugar, and mixed spice. Chewy, sticky oat bars baked in one pan and cut into squares.

Old-fashioned sour milk jumbles cut with a doughnut cutter and sprinkled with sugar straight from the oven. Buttermilk and nutmeg give these ring-shaped cookies a tender crumb and warm spice.

Creole gumbo loaded with shrimp, crab, oysters, chicken wings, veal, ham bone, and okra, thickened with file powder. A true New Orleans-style gumbo served over rice.

Pure vegan gumbo with a slow-cooked nutty brown roux, sauteed okra, and a generous mix of greens like kale, collard, and chard. Plant-based Louisiana classic served over rice.

A savory and hearty dish made with succulent shrimp, juicy tomatoes and okra.

Seafood gumbo built on a butter-flour roux with shrimp, okra, tomatoes, chili powder, and Worcestershire, served over rice with filé powder. Where Louisiana bayou meets Texas ranch country.

A Louisiana-style turkey gumbo loaded with sauteed okra, the holy trinity of celery, onion, and green pepper, fresh and canned tomatoes, and file powder, served over rice. Leftover turkey gets a bayou soul in 40 minutes.

A great light snack that is perfect for a day at the beach or some quiet time on your porch.

Spice-rubbed chicken baked crisp then simmered with okra, tomatoes, bell peppers, celery, and onions in a thick, aromatic Louisiana-style gumbo. Ladle it over rice and taste the bayou.

Canterbury jumbles: chewy, generously loaded drop cookies with shredded coconut, macadamia nuts, raisins, and semi-sweet chocolate chips. The everything-but-the-kitchen-sink cookie that lives up to its name.

Louisiana seafood gumbo with shrimp, crab, and okra in a deep brown roux, simmered with the Cajun holy trinity, tomato, and a hit of Tabasco. Served over rice for a true Gulf Coast supper.

Seafood gumbo loaded with shrimp, crab, and five pounds of okra smothered with tomatoes, garlic, and hot sauce. An authentic okra-thickened Cajun gumbo, no roux needed.

If you're having guests over, then try serving this succulent seafood dish that will have everyone giving compliments to the chef.