Tate’s Bake Shop Cookie/Cookbook Giveaway
Thursday, December 9, 2010 at 11:44AM in Bars/Brownies, Book Reviews, Christmas, Cookbooks, Giveaways, Jam, Product Reviews, baking, desserts, fruit, holidays, muffin, opinion, recipes, snack Giveaway closed, but the Raspberry Squares recipe is still fabulous, so scroll on down to see it! Thanks for playing along and entering the giveaway. More to come. Yes, really!
The lucky winner is Lisa! Congrats!
Yes, more goodies to share with all of you! I’m just going to call these last few months something like “The Great Holiday Season Giveaway Bonanza” or something like that. It makes me so happy to be able to host fun giveaways--any time of the year, but even more so at the holidays. This week, I have Tate’s Bake Shop Cookies and their official cookbook to award to one lucky reader. And let me just say--you’re going to love these cookies!
Kathleen King started baking cookies on her family’s farm when she was 11 years old, so it’s no surprise that she’s perfected them. Her father was the one who inspired her to find her way, and so the shop is named after him. It’s located in South Hampton, NY--as if it couldn’t get any better there! If you’re in the area, stop by for all kinds of baked goodies, as well as salads and sandwiches. If you’re not in the area, don’t worry--you can order online! I received a box of three different cookies from Tate’s, along with the cookbook* by Kathleen King, owner of Tate’s Bake Shop. First, let me talk about the cookies, then we’ll get to the book.
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The box has three different kinds of cookies: Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal Raisin, and Macadamia White Chocolate Chip. We loved each and every one of them. They’re thin and crispy, buttery and rich tasting, and they actually look and taste homemade--like someone put their heart into making them. You won’t be able to stop at one, I can tell you that! Each variety that we tried was fantastic. They didn’t last very long in the house. Also? They’re made with ingredients you’ll recognize. These are the kind of cookies that’ll bring you back to mom’s kitchen.
- Looking for corporate gifts? These will make any client or employee very happy!
- Have you got family and friends that aren’t home for Christmas? Have some of these shipped to them and it’s a gift they’ll devour and remember. They’ll truly love it.
- Think about including the cookbook so they can recreate the delectable cookies and more from Tate’s Bake Shop!
- Check out the great press that Tate’s has gotten, too!
Now, let’s talk about the book. It’s packed (156 pages) with simple recipes for every day baking. Kathleen says that the recipes in the book will take you less time to prepare than if you ran out to the store to buy something comparable. Included in the book is the famous Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe. There’s a foreword by Ina Garten herself, and chapters include:
- Muffins and Scones
- Pound Cakes and Breads
- Cookies and Bars
- Pies, Crisps, and Cobblers
- Cakes
- Healthy Alternatives
From Ina’s foreword:
“As soon as Kathleen opened her doors in 1980, Barefoot Contessa carried everything she made: chocolate chip cookies, oatmeal cookies, lemon bread, carrot cakes, sour cream coffee cakes…even the most delicious doughnut holes. Every day we placed an order and every night the shelves were empty.”
I tried a few recipes from the book, and they didn’t disappoint. First up were Mincemeat Muffins. I love mincemeat--my mom always had the pies at the holidays, and I grew to love the flavors. What do you do with leftover mincemeat? Make muffins with it, of course! My husband and I loved these--full of flavor and great texture. The kids, not so much, but they don’t like mincemeat, either.
I also made the Raspberry Squares in the book. I had to. A shortbread with chopped almonds and raspberry filling? I was all over that one! I can still taste them, and cannot wait to make some more. They were truly fabulous, and got better each day, like shortbread does.
Raspberry Squares
From the Tate's Bakeshop Cookbook, by Kathleen King
(printed here with permission)
Makes 16 squares of raspberry-almondy shortbready goodness! (those are my words, not in the book.)
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1 cup salted butter, softened to room temp
1 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
3 cups all purpose flour
1 cup whole almonds, chopped (I left some larger pieces, too)
1 1/4 cups raspberry jam
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 inch square baking pan.
In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until combined. Add egg yolk and mix. Add flour and almonds, blending well, but keep the mixture a bit crumbly and not too dry.
Pat half the mixture, about 3 cups, into the pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and immediately spread the jam over, leaving about 1/4 inch border on the sides.
Crumble the remaining dough evenly over the jam. Pat lightly and bake for 40 minutes. They should be golden brown on the top.
- Mine seem thicker than the ones pictured in the literature that came with the cookies I received. But no matter--they’re fabulous!
- They’re a bit crumbly--more so at first. But as the days went by, they got less crumbly and the flavor improved, as it does with shortbread.
- The crunchy almonds are great for texture in these bars! You get the velvety shortbread, the jammy jam, and a really nice crunch. Perfection!
- You must make these!
And lastly, I made the famous Chocolate Chip Cookies. The family loved them! In fact, they were devoured. My chocolate chips were bigger, but who’s going to complain about that? They were thin, crispy, and everything you want in a cookie. You’ll have to see the book for that recipe.
You can win the gift pack of cookies and the cookbook pictured at the top of this post! The folks at Tate’s are generously offering one of you the same package I received.
You’ll get the assortment of the three cookies, plus the Tate’s Bakeshop Cookbook so you can recreate some of the wonderful things sold in the shop.
To enter:
1. Leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite cookie ever--if you've got a link to it, go ahead and leave it in your comment! Also make sure you have a valid email address. On this post.
--Extra Entries:
2. Tweet about this giveaway as much as you like, and leave one comment per tweet--on this post. Simply copy and tweet this:
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3. If you’re on Facebook and would like too share, please do! Leave one comment here for each time you share it.
4. While you're there on Facebook, why not "Like" Tate's Official Facebook page? You can earn yourself one more entry! Leave a comment telling me if you do.
So you have four ways to earn entries!
One winner (US only) will be chosen on Monday, December 13th. Maybe Tuesday the 14th if feel like letting it go another day.
Good luck!
*I received the cookies and book to review at no charge, and was not paid for my opinion.
Reader Comments (44)
My favorite cookie ever is the classic chocolate chip variety.
white chocolate anything, pls!!!
Oooh, my favorite cookie ever is probably my mom's almond cookies that she makes every Christmas. So good!
Snickerdoodles are my favorite. Thanks!
Love oatmeal chocolate chip!
I like tates on fb
I thought my favorite was a peppermint cookie but yesterrday declared that snickerdoodles are in fact my favorite.... for this week anyway :)
My favorite cookie is called a Scotch Fudge Biscuit. My mom got the recipe in Australia and I've never seen it. It's basically a oaty, coconutty shortbread with chocolate frosting on it.
My all-time favorite cookie is called a Mud Dobber from the Peach Tree Family Cookbook (goo.gl/1eNnS). It's extremely chocolatey, with a good dose of espresso powder, and hardly any flour. Addicting!
I like a classic Chocolate Chip!
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Wooo-hoooo! Cookies AND a cookbook? Yes, please!! LOL One of my favorite cookies are cranberry pecan noels, I think they're similar to a shortbread or butter cookie. They are so tasty and quick to throw together.
I think my favorite cookie of all time has to be the snickerdoodle!
I just gave you a tweet too & am about to SU
I like tates on Facebook
Either a homemade Ginger Snap or Thumb Print cookie.
Boring, maybe, but I love the Tollhouse recipe on the back of the bag of chips.
Warm, gooey and chewy chocolate chip cookies!
I LOVE cookies ... and find it next to impossible to choose just one favorite ... there are sooooo many good cookies - classic cookies - choc chip, sugar cookies, spritz cookies, snickerdoodle cookies, thumbprint cookies, lemon raspberry cookies - the list is endless ... I love them all!!!
I think I'd have to stick with my mom's tried and true chocolate chip cookies.
My absolute favorite cookies in the whole wide world are Toll House Cookies. Hands down the best.
White chocolate chips and macadamia nuts?!? ->Swoon!<-
How much fun are you having with all these giveaways, this year, girl? Love!
A nice chocolate chip cookie is hard to beat...but I'm willing to continue trying just to be sure ; )
Tweeted! http://twitter.com/#!/RJFlamingo/status/12992299399127041
My favorite is oatmeal chocolate chip. Yum!
My favorite cookie ever is the peanut butter blossom, the peanut butter cookie with the chocolate kiss on top!
I think we were separated at birth: We both love fruitcake AND mincemeat!
Anything with nuts please!
I am an oatmeal cho chip gal!
Liked Tate's on FB :)
Tweeted!
cathyellie http://tinyurl.com/25mphs8 More holiday goodies for you from @elleskitchen !
My favorite cookie is good ole Chocolate Chip :)
My favorite is my standard peanut butter. Rolling the balls in sugar before baking makes a big difference.
My favorite has got to be coconut macaroons, but wait, just made a batch of cherry, bittersweet chocolate shortbread that may be my new favorite. I must confess that almost any homemade cookie will make me happy.
My favorite cookie is a frosted sugar cookie!
I "like" Tate's on FB
cream cheese sugar cookies with royal icing or without.
My favorite cookies are Big Soft Ginger Cookies! Recipe here: http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/Big-Soft-Ginger-Cookies/Detail.aspx
My favorite is peanut butter cookies, hands down!
Mmm. Cookies. I used to have a recipe for these chocolate wafer cookies with peppermint frosting and more melted dark chocolate drizzled on top. And they were awesome. And I lost the recipe. SAD.
So I should win the cookes.
Oatmeal spice cookies are my favorite- but no raisins or nuts!
Ooh those raspberry squares look perfectly amazing! Right now I'm pretty into my Sparkling Peppermint Sugar Cookies :) http://www.wearenotmartha.com/2010/12/sparkling-peppermint-sugar-cookies/
I heart oatmeal raisin & kitchen sink cookies, though Tate's makes a really super awesome white chocolate chip macadamia nut. Seriously it's so unfair to choose one!
I have that cookbook and wasn't sure what to bake next. I now I do. Thanks for the shove! :) I'm making those raspberry bars!
Hope you're staying warm and enjoying the season!
~ingrid