A few months ago, Christie Cookie Co. invited a group of bloggers to see their renovated space and and to sample cookies and milk, along with some creative desserts made with their products.
At that time, I asked them if they’d like to participate in a giveaway and they graciously said yes. We agreed that it should be for Valentine’s Day, and the combination known as the Perfect Pair was aptly chosen. I also wanted a chance to show off one of our beloved food companies founded here in Nashville.
Christie Cookie Company began in Nashville, over 30 years ago, with a chocolate chip cookie that cleverly uses a chopped up Heath bar (toffee bar), resulting in an uncanny flavor and texure, which helped propel Christie Cookies to national fame.
You have probably already eaten a cookie baked at the Christie Cookie Company if you’ve had that scrumptious, warm, chocolate chip cookie at the DoubleTree Hotel, which each guest receives upon arrival. No better way to say welcome.
During the blogger get together, we got to see the remodel of their headquarters, sample brownies, cookies and specially prepared desserts by Chef Tony Schmidt.
The chef created treats and cocktails made with the Christie Cookie products, inspiring us to make easy desserts, creatively using their products.
Our favorite idea was roasted banana pudding garnished with a slice of the pecan cookie. It’s the dessert we all swooned over. Another cool idea would be to crumble a cookie and trim a cocktail glass. Dip the rim in chocolate, dip into cookie crumbs and voila. We were also served a vanilla cookie martini,with a sugar cookie rim.
There was also a s’mores dessert, which was quite enticing.
While the homemade flavors and quality of the products that goes into the cookies was front and center, I learned a few more impressive facts about the Christie Cookie Co.
- They make their cookies in small batches.
- This means no shortcuts.
- They use only real butter, gourmet ingredients and haven’t changed their hand made ways in over 30 years.
- Christie Cookies makes more than 70 million cookies every year, shipped all over the United States.
- They use 13,174 lbs of raisins, 644,200 lbs of chocolate, and 148,634 lbs of sugar every year.
- No Preservatives. The cookies are made to order and shipped immediately. They have a shelf life of about two weeks, and that’s a good thing because you don’t need to worry about strange ingredients.
Christie Cookies has put together several tins including a tin called Rhythm and Blues, and Harmony in honor of Music City. Be sure to visit the website and send your favorite Valentine some handmade cookies.
In honor of Valentine’s Day, Christie Cookie has provided a giveaway called the Perfect Pair. It’s a combination of brownies and chocolate chip cookies and has a retail value of $47.99.
Good luck and be sure to enter, and think about who you might give this Perfect Pair to.
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I’m a cookie person 🙂
I am definitely a cookie person!!
I cant decide! I love homemade brownies better but I love all types of cookies. lol
These cookies look amazing. I wish I had some now, it would make my day.
I love making brownies, but if someone else is doing the baking, I’d prefer cookies!
Cookies till I die!
i’m a sucker for chocolate chip cookies
Definitely a brownie person!
I am a very big fan of brownies.
cookies are my favorite
I am all about the dessert and these cookies look amazing.
Both, but the cookies have to be soft!
I had these once. I will never purchase chocolate chip cookies from ANYWHERE else ever again. They are delicious!! <3
A cookie person, especially if the cookies are sugar cookies or oatmeal cookies! But you won’t see me turning down brownies or any other variety of cookie, either! LOL.
Sugar cookies all the way 🙂
While I LOVE both, I’m more of a cookie person. My boyfriend is more of a brownie person, though, and so betwixt us both, you see…
i love brownies!
Yuuummmm!!! Those look amazing! Hard to pick between cookies and brownies! Those are both my favorite 🙂
I love a brownie cookie!!! But I would have to go with a gooey brownie as my favorite!
Nashville has been on my list of must visit cities and I hope to have scratched off during the summer. There seems to be such culture and energy there obviously with the food scene not lagging behind but actually at the forefront. I love gourmet desserts and based on your review of Christie Cookie Co, I think I will be ordering some for my hussie for Valentine’s day.,
I am craving a nice cookie now! Those cookies look so delicious!
I have loved Christie Cookies for years. Went there a ton in the late 80’s/early 90’s when they had a store in Green Hills. I am definitely a cookie person – except for when I have an opportunity for a corner brownie. Then it’s a tough decision.
Those cookies look amazing! My kids would go crazy over these. I love your pictures.
Holy moly these cookies are unreal! They look amazing! Thanks for sharing 🙂
cookie cookie cookie!
I’m definitely a cookie person! There’s so much more variety you can have with cookies.
Those cookies look amazing! I know I would love to receive some!
All of those treats look fabulous. Especially those banana ones yum.
OMG, those all look amazing. Especially those cookies!
Everything looks so amazing! They must put a lot of love and care into their desserts!
I AM A BOTH KIND OF PERSON. COOKIES MIGHT HAVE A SLIGHT EDGE OVER BROWNIES. I OWN 8 GOOD QUALITY COOKIE SHEETS. COOKIE MAKING IS ALWAYS A BIG TO DO AROUND HERE.
I’m a brownie girl 🙂
Oh wow, those cookies look amazing! I want to try the chocolate chip cookies!
OH my… I just cut gluten and dairy from my diet and this post had my mouth watering.
Those look so good!! I love the creative ways they used them!
I am a both kind of girl. YUMMY!
I’m a brownie girl. That’s my favorite dessert.
I would love these cookies! I feel like I would not be able to gift anything that looks so good!
What a fun time…trying all those delightful treats! Great giveaway!
I’m definitely a cookie person. I just love a gooey chocolate chip cookie fresh out of the oven. Nothing beats that!
Yum..YUM…can gobble them up while you look away!
Brownie! Yum!
hi, i am most definately a cookie person, thanks, these look yummy
I’m a cookie person, but I’d never turn down a brownie.
Cookies!!!! Num Num Num…. I love cookies. My kiddos love cookies. I would love to win this and have the opportunity to try the wonderful cookies to help find a cookie company online to order from rather than the loads of baking cookies that I do. Yaay!
I’m a cookie person. Love them thick and chewy, with nuts.
Yum! These cookies are so delicious!
These cookies look so good! Makes me want to go to Nashville and buy all of their products!! Thanks for sharing.
Those look so good! Now I need a cookie!!
I enjoy both brownies and cookies, I would give these to my husband for Valentine’s day, he has a big sweet tooth..love your blog and enjoy the recipes and all your good cooking and baking information, happy valentine’s day very early, mary jane from maryjanesampson@outlook.com!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aw man. It’s not even 10am and now I’m craving cookies 😀 Those sound SO GOOD!
Both- of course! I have a huge sweet tooth!
Oh my, those cookies look amazing. I could easily eat a dozen of them right NOW!