Monday

Give Away ~ Tate's Bake Shop Cookies and Cookbook !


Recently the people at Tate's Bake Shop, the highly regarded bakery in Southampton, NY, offered to send me a generous sampling of their cookies, plus a copy of "Tate's Bake Shop Cookbook*" by founder Kathleen King for review.

*Click link above to peek inside the book.


 

I have heard fabulous things about Tate's Bake Shop, and I learned that Ina Garten offered everything Tate's Bake Shop produced at her exclusive specialty food shop "The Barefoot Contessa", an impressive testimonial as to the quality of Tate's products if you ask me.

The cookbook includes 125 mouthwatering recipes; cookies, cakes, pies, muffins and scones, breads, plus healthy alternative recipes.


How could I turn this fabulous opportunity down?

The best part is that a follower of this blog will be randomly chosen to receive a duplicate gift box, just like the one I received from Tate's Bake Shop ~

Three boxes of cookies and the cookbook!




When the cookies arrived I was impressed with the smart, attractive packaging. Not a broken cookie in the bunch, as soon as you open the inner cellophane package be prepared for the heavenly, freshly baked aroma of homemade cookies.





Okay, so  after diligent taste testing(s)... my opinion of the cookies?  Deliciously addictive. These are the real deal, people. 

Pure butter and wholesome ingredients, nothing artificial.

  And just as the package states: "Crispy and buttery, rich but not overwhelming, they simply melt in your mouth ... and just one is never enough."  I completely agree with that description.



The irresistible aroma overcame me and I couldn't resist tasting one as I was setting up the display. Delicious!! 



I am not surprised that Tate's Bake Shop has consistently received glowing reviews from such publications as The Boston Globe, The New York Times,  Everyday by Rachael Ray, among others.
 
THE GIVE AWAY DETAILS


A chance to win:

 3 boxes of Tate's Bake Shop Cookies, attractively packaged and suitable for gift giving. (But you're probably going to want to keep them for yourself!)


AND
A copy of Kathleen King's "Tate's Bake Shop Cookbook"


Rules for entry ~

1.) Must be a follower of this blog, Once Upon a Plate (see side bar to sign up)

2.) For your first entry leave a comment on this post and name your favorite cookie.

Increase your chances to win:

3.) Sign up to "LikeTate's Bake Shop on facebook  (click to link), and come back here and leave a second comment on this post to let me know you did.


Fine Print:


Give Away open to residents of the continental United States only

Winner will be announced Sunday, December 12, 2010.


Good luck to all who enter!



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The first recipe I made from Tate's Bake Shop Cookbook?




Cranberry Crumb Cake
Details and the recipe later this week.


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~   Bonus Offer from Tate's  ~

Visit Tate's Bake Shop website to order Tate's fabulous baked-goods online, and take 15% off your order by
entering the discount code "cookie" at checkout.

(15% discount offer expires December 31, 2010.)


Disclosure: Tate’s Bake Shop provided me with the cookies and the cookbook to review











82 comments:

  1. I bake cookies at least once a week here; family sorta depends on them. Hard to pick a favorite, but I'd have to go with a ginger cookie...crispy, soft in the center and spicy!

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  2. it all looks delish, i have such a sweet tooth i could scream!

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  3. My favorite cookie is a mocha crackle cookie.

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  4. I liked Tate's on FB. That cranberry crumb cake looks wonderful!

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  5. Please enter me in this giveaway. I love all cookies! I do not think I have ever had a homemade cookie I did not like. I hope that liking all cookies does not disqualify me. I am a baker. I bake here at my house just about everyday and it would be a joy to win this cookbook.
    Merry Christmas and Good Luck to All!

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  6. My favorite cookie is probably a sugar cookie!

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  7. Thanks for the great give-away! Hard to pick a favorite but I have a biscotti recipe I love, it's very versatile and the cookies stay fresh for a long time:@)

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  8. The cookies look delicious and so does your crumb cake...I'll be back for the recipe.

    I have to say my favorite is shortbread. I love all that butter!

    I am a follower!

    XO,
    Jane

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  9. How cool is this...I would love to have this one! Imagine a cookbook that I do not already own...lol...
    The cookies are very good...we bought some not long ago.
    L~xo

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  10. I am your follower and my favorite is White Chocolate Macadamia nut cookies.

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  11. Très alléchant... l'hiver engage au grignotage et ces petits biscuits seraient les bienvenus pour accompagner une bonne tasse de thé.
    Bisous.

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  12. Hi Mari - I'm a follower and my favorite cookie is peanut butter!! Thanks for the opportunity.

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  13. Favorite cookie - I stick with the classics - chocolate chip!!

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  14. I liked them on Facebook! And I'd really like them in my tummy!

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  15. Every Christmas I bake a fruit and nut cookie that has dried apricots and dried cherries with pecans and they are absolutely to die for. Have to bake extra for my brother to take home with him! Merry Christmas!

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  16. I went to Tate's and "liked" his page! Thanks for the chance to enter!

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  17. I'm a follower and my favorite cookie is a oatmeal chocolate chip!

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  18. I also "liked" Tate's on facebook!

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  19. I already follow your blog's rss feed with google reader and I just became a follow with gfc
    tshaw6580@yahoo.com

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  20. These cookies look so good! I only have read good things about Tate's.
    Would love to try their chocolate chip, my favorite
    tshaw6580@yahoo.com

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  21. I liked Tate's Bake Shop on facebook.
    tshaw6580@yahoo.com

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  22. SWEET GIVEAWAY1
    MY FAVORITE COOKIE IS SHORTBREAD!
    THANKS FOR SHARING!

    jldouglas@wispwest.net

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  23. HAPPILY FOLLOWING YOU!

    jldouglas@wispwest.net

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  24. what a delish giveaway! i am a follower. i love to make and eat (who doesnt) cookies. i have many faves. like short bread cookies, Russian Tea Cakes (aka so many other names. I did a post on this cookie), chocolate chip cookies.
    sorry i could not just pick one!
    please enter my name. thank you,
    blessings,
    aimee

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  25. Any rules or restrictions on nepotism? The cookies sound great and I sure whoever is lucky enough to win will enjoy them!

    Your Bro

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  26. My favorite is a Dutch butter cookie. A recipe that my grandma would only share with me when she was living! Now I'm the one who makes them for my family... Mmmm!

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  27. By the way, I'm a follower and now "like" Tate's on facebook. Thanks!

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  28. Its hard to pass up a good old chocolate chip cookie!

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  29. A good chocolate chip cookie beats everything every time!

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  30. Macadamia, white chocolate is my absolute favorite! I am one of your followers! jdt36x@yahoo.com

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  31. Thanks for offering this! And I have an address in the US, so I can enter :) I am a follower, now, too!
    My favorite cookies are ones we make at Christmas, that we call Russian Balls...though I have heard them called Snowballs before (they are round and covered in powdered sugar, so either name works well!)

    BG

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  32. You know I follow you ;) My favorite cookies would have to have oatmeal, chocolate and some dried fruit.

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  33. I just went over to the old FB and clicked the like button. I would love to have this cook book, as I am on a mission to beef up my baking cook books!

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  34. Now THIS is a wonderful giveaway!! I am a follower and my favorite cookie would have to be the classic chocolate chip cookie! I guess I'm boring, but I love it!
    -April

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  35. My favorite cookies are Triple Chocolate Almond Cookies. I just baked up 2 batches for someone to take to a cookie exchange party. :) Thank you for the giveaway. I would love to have a copy of that cookbook!

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  36. I just "liked" Tate's Bake Shop on Facebook! :) See how much I want to win those cookies and the cookbook!? hehehe..

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  37. Following on GFC...my fave cookie is a Cranberry, Macadamia, White Chocolate Chip.
    OMGosh they are good!!!

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  38. Love white chocolate macadamia nut cookies~ I'm a follower :-)

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  39. Clicked like on FB, anything Ina is a fan of is good with me!

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  40. I am a devoted follower :).

    What a wonderful giveaway. I'd love to add this book to my collection!! Thanks for hosting.

    Have a great week!

    :)
    ButterYum

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  41. My favorite cookie is actually from our local bakery (recipe) 'Avalon' jumbo chocolate chip raison. YUMM!

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  42. Can't resist chocolate chip! No nuts for me. Just the classic. I love them!

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  43. I am a Facebook fan of Tate's! What a gorgeous building.

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  44. Deliciously fun giveaway. I love frosted sugarcookies. Anytime of the year.

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  45. What a nice giveaway, Mari. My favorite cookie is chocolate chip and fudgy brownies with nuts are a close second.

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  46. I have a nephew and 2 nieces that always count on me to bring homemade cookies when I visit. Nestles Tolehouse Butterscotch cookies are a favorite of mine because it brings back memories of Mom. After that, Monster Cookies from The Pioneer Woman.

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  47. Un délice pour mes papilles à chacune de mes visites chez toi:))xxx

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  48. Mari, I AM a follower and I went to Tate's FB page and "liked" them and left a comment! Favorite cookie??? Is that possible???? I do LOVE oatmeal raisin though!!!:):) Great give away, Mari and THANK YOU for making it so easy!!!! So many give aways have 100 steps and it just isn't worth it. XO, Pinky

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  49. my favorite cookies are chocolate chip. i would love to try tates

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  50. Hi Mari - what a great giveaway! I am a follower and my favorite cookies are coconut cookies (with chocolate chip, peanut butter and oatmeal, not far behind!)

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  51. Your photos are fabulous! My favorite kind of cookie would have to be... well. I don't know. I guess probably the real answer is double-triple-quadruple chocolate chip. Mmm. (A new follower :)

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  52. I am also a fan of Tates on Facebook.

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  53. Beautiful crumb cake! I love the "sugar-frosted" cranberries.

    I had never heard of Tate's Cookies until recently. This will be a must do for us. I would love to be entered into the drawing. I love oatmeal cookies!

    I follow your blog and I "liked" Tate's Cookies!!

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  54. I've never met a cookie I didn't like! So saying, I'd like to try the Pecan Butterscotch cookie - sounds like a winner!

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  55. Mari, how can I choose just one cookie?? I love them all, LOL! Some faves: Pecan Chocolate Chip, Lime Coconut and Biscotti. Also, I love the two cookies an older friend from Germany makes every Christmas. Pecan Spritz and Linzer cookies...Yum!

    Thanks for the wonderful giveaway (I'm a follower).

    =)

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  56. I "liked" Tate's Bake Shop on FB. =D

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  57. Hi Mari....I love chocolate chip cookies with lots of walnuts or pecans hot out of the oven! Thanks for the chance to win this giveaway. Sue @ Rue-Mouffetard

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  58. Hi again....I became a follower on Facebook of Tate's cookies so I now can blame you for what I anticipate my future weight gain due to seeing cookies everytime I go onto Facebook,...Not such a bad thing!!...LOL.
    sueadivari@bellsouth.net

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  59. My favorite cookie is the Sugar Cookie! This cookbook looks wonderful!

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  60. I just liked Tate's on facebook, looks great!

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  61. my current favorite is one created by the bakers and residents of The Center For Discovery in Harris N.Y. it is a dense chocalate with chips and fruit soft inside and chewy really delicious. please check out this amazing facility it is a very special place for very special people. If we win my daughter Dana and I will share this for the holidays. Love your blog and cant wait to try the cookies you featured

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  62. my favorite cookie is anything turtle related - like mini turtle tassies or pecan bites/bars.

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  63. I like the simple but oh so delicious Snickerdoodles... yummy!

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  64. My favorite cookie is a recipe of my own for chocolate chocolate chip cookies. So delicious!

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  65. I love butter cookies, especially my mom's spritz!! But...I think a chocolate chip made with bittersweet chocolate would be awesome!!

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  66. Oh, how nice it would be to win these lovely cookies! My daughter is getting married in a week and I have baked 300 cupcakes for the reception, so I have done NO baking for Christmas yet! This treat would be a lifesaver!

    My favorite cookie would have to be chocolate chip! Mmmm!

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  67. My Facebook account now shows the I "like" Tates Bake Shop. Thanks for the chance to win these great treats!

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  68. I'm a follower. My favorite is an oatmeal spice cookie - but no nuts or raisins!

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  69. My favorite is the Chocolate Chip. A local store sells them and always offer samples. They are better than homemade.

    Thanks for the giveaway, Mary. Happy Holidays!

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  70. I am a follower and love Oatmeal Raisin cookies.

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  71. I love any cookies, but chocolate chip is probably my all time favorite.

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  72. I am a follower of Tate's on Facebook now.
    Sheila

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  73. To pick a favorite cookie.....hmmmm, I think I'll say, White Chocolate Macadamia Nut. Yummm

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  74. Those look like good cookies and a great book. I am off now to become a follower.

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