Cindy McCain, Bill Clinton Plagiarize Cookie Recipe, Website Reveals

Posted on 17 June 2008 by JoyCeleb

Cindy McCain introducing her husband, Republican Presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) to the audience during a town hall meeting at the National Constitution Center June 11, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Republican presidential nominee John McCain’s wife, Cindy, and Bill Clinton have cooked up a controversy in Family Circle.

Cindy and Bill along with Michelle Obama submitted cookie recipes for the magazine’s 5th Presidential Bake-Off, but it appears that the former president and Mrs. McCain swiped their recipes from well known sources, according to The Huffington Post.

The July issue features a recipe for “Cindy McCain’s Oatmeal-Butterscotch Cookies.” The only problem? It appears to be directly copied from the Hershey’s website.

“They are an absolute must whenever the whole family gets together,” Cindy raves to Family Circle.

Although Bill attributes his oatmeal cookie recipe to a longtime Clinton family cook, the recipe is identical to a Betty Crocker recipe. The Huffington Post published both recipes and they appear the same.

This isn’t the first time Cindy has come under fire in the kitchen.

A McCain intern lifted Rachael Ray’s recipe for rosemary chicken (as well as other Food Network recipes) and posted them as “Cindy’s Recipes” on her husband’s presidential campaign site.

But Ray told Joynews in a statement: “These recipes are supposed to be accessible to everyone – interns, senators, students and families alike!

“I am flattered when anyone cooks my food.”


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