Peanut Butter Cup Shortbread Giveaway

Cookies by Kristin is a new shop on Etsy--just about one month old--but I'm hooked already! These peanut butter cup shortbread cookies are baked fresh when you place your order and then shipped Priority Mail so you get them quickly. Melt-in-your-mouth delicious, I could easily down half an order with my morning coffee. At $6/dozen, that makes this the best $3 breakfast I've ever had. And for that matter, the best shortbread cookies I've ever had. They're good for late night snacks, too. And mid-afternoon snacks. And dessert.

Kristin is not only an awesome baker, she's also very generous. She's giving away a dozen fabulous peanut butter cup shortbread cookies to two separate winners! Here's how to enter:

1. You must have a U.S. mailing address.
2. Have a look at Cookies by Kristin, then come back here and leave a comment telling what flavor of shortbread cookie you'd love to see in her shop next. (I'm hoping for a peanut butter and strawberry combo, sort of a PBJ flavor!)
3. Earn an extra entry by posting about this giveaway on your blog, with links to both this post and to Cookies by Kristin; then leave a second comment on this post letting us know where to find your post.
4. Earn a third entry by making a purchase from Cookies by Kristin, and comment here with your transaction number.
5. Make sure there is a link to your blog or an email address accompanying your comment so that I can contact you if you're a winner.
6. September 25, 2008, is the last date to comment. On September 26 I'll use that randomizer thingie to select the winners.

I've been busy lining up more terrific giveaways, so come back soon and see what else I'm giving away!

Perfect Peanut Butter Journal

If you've been hunting for the perfect thing to chronicle your peanut butter experiences, search no more! This 6.5" x 8.5", 50-sheet/100-page recycled notebook is practically calling for your peanut butter notes. Recipes, flavors, doodles--it can handle them all. Get it at Ivy Lane Designs.

Crocheted Cookies

Fat-free, sugar-free, gluten-free, and calorie-free--cookies don't come any better than that! These sweet peanut butter blossom cookies are crocheted. The pattern was created by Cynthia Rae and is available from Candypop Creations, so you can make as many as you want and not gain an ounce!

Gluten-free Peanut Butter Cookies

I've found the most delicious gluten-free peanut butter cookies in the universe! By themselves, or partnered with chocolate frosting or even jelly as sandwich cookies, these do not taste "wrong" like many gluten-free foods. They are so good that you don't realize they contain no wheat products--and it's nearly impossible to stop at just one cookie. You can get them from Kathy's Creations Bakery, but you'll need to pick them up in person because Kathy doesn't ship her products. If you're in Ohio or western Pennsylvania it's worth the drive (and I'd say that even if she weren't my sister!). You can get these delicious cookies directly from the bakery, or from a variety of markets in northeastern Ohio.