Win a Copy of the Everything Cookies and Browies Cookbook (& Bonus Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe)

Written by Deb Ng - October 25, 2009 73 Comments

Cherry chocolate chip cookies

  • Full disclosure: Marye Audet  sent me a copy of her cookbook to review
  • Full disclosure 2: Marye Audet is a good friend of mine.
  • Full disclosure 3: I would have bought this book anyway because Marye’s recipes rock.

I have in my hot little hands, Marye Audet’s new “Everything Cookes and Brownies” cookbook. While I hesitate to call it the cookie Bible, it comes close. This is no mere recipe book. Included are tips, tricks and hints for bakers of all levels.  And the recipes? They rock hard.

Yesterday my son and I whipped up a batch of Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies. I picked these cookies because I’m not a fan of almond extract flavoring. I figured it Marye’s recipe could produce a cookie that wasn’t overpowered by phony almond, the book would be a winner.

I’m happy to report that the cookies were delicious and not too almondy extract-y at all. In fact, they didn’t last. They were simple to make, perfect for a 7 year old and his mom on a rainy day.

Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients – Yields 48 Cookies

  • 1/3 cup peanut oil
  • 1/3 cup unsalted buter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup chopped almonds
  • 1 1/2 cup chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup dried cherries

Instructions.

  1. Preheat oven to 375. Lightly grease cookie pans.
  2. Cream together oil, butter, egg, sugars, almond extract and vanilla
  3. Stir together dry ingredients, beat into butter mixture
  4. Fold in nuts, chips and cherries
  5. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls on prepared baking sheets. Bake 10 – 12 minutes. Cool slightly before removing from the pan.

Think you’d like to try this recipe and others? Here’s your chance to win Marye Audet’s “Everything Cookies and Brownies” Cookbook. Simply tell us your top 3 reasons to send you the cookbook. One word comments or comments that indicate you haven’t read this post at all won’t be included.

Contest ends Sunday, November 1st.

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  • http://www.imadedinner.net Mara @ What’s For Dinner?

    Ok, those chocolate cherry cookies sound right up my alley! Why should you send me the book?
    1) I love baking and have very few recipes I actually LIKE
    2) my sister is a pastry chef and I’d love to show her up at a family function with better cookies and/or brownies
    3) I help with my school’s gourmet club, and I’m sure they would LOVE a delicious yet different cookie recipe

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  • SHerri

    three reasons to send me the cookbook
    1 I am mom to 12 and need variety to make with my children instead of the old chocolate chip cookies
    2 I could use some hints on how to not just recipe
    3 my two oldest girls are looking for recipes to sell at the football games

  • http://angelinkitchen.blogspot.com Alyssa

    The book sounds fabulous! Here are three reasons:
    1. I love cookies.
    2. I love brownies.
    3. I feel like I’m running out of easy and yummy recipes for both, and I’d love some new ideas!

  • Hayley

    My top three reasons
    1. I love baking and this will be my first and only cookie and brownie book, i really need one!
    2. My husband adores cookies and I’d love some new recipes for him to try!
    3. We take things to church on Sundays for people to eat after service, plenty of willing cookie eaters there!

    Thanks for the opportunity to win this! it looks awesome!

  • Melissa Becker

    1. It’s almost Christmas and I need new ideas for cookies.

    2. Baking with the family is a great way to bond

    3. Free is good.

  • christopher h

    1 – i love cookies
    2 – i love variety
    3 – i am dangerously under-weight and, thus, need more cookies

  • Meredith

    1. My husband would very much appreciate it, as I currently don’t do much cooking/baking…

    2. My twin sister, friend and I just started having weekly “baking dates” and this would give us a ton to try!

    3. I’d love to learn so I can repay Mom for all the treats she made me as a little girl, thanks so much for the chance!

  • Kelly T

    Here are my reasons
    1) I need some new recipes to make for our chuch’s cookie walk fundraiser
    2) I provide the cookies for our family’s celebrations, would love some new ideas.
    3) Brownies are my husband’s favorite dessert and I would like to suprise him with some great tasting brownies for his lunch.

  • Vicky H.

    1. My sister collects cookie recipes.
    2. She’ll need a bunch of recipes for her holiday baking.
    3. I like brownies. LoL.

  • http://valeta.net valeta

    1. brownies are a family tradition. Our last name is brown and I call our children brownies. And I love to make brownies for my brownies.
    2. I love cook books.
    3. I am the baker in my family. My husband is the cook. I need all the help I can get.

  • Amber G

    My top three reasons:
    1) I adore cookies and would love to learn to make them
    2) I will be baking cookies to help raise money for Dance Marathon this year, and could use some new recipes
    3) I would love to try out some new recipes for the holiday season and maybe make cookies for all of my friends and coworkers!

  • Carol

    1. My daughters and I bake over 30 different kinds of cookies every Christmas!

    2. I Love to bake, and do so at least 3-4x a week.

    3. My mom and grandma handed down fantastic recipes, and I enjoy reading and learning new recipes.

  • Carol Lawrence

    1. I love cookies.
    2. I love brownies.
    3) I would love to try out some new recipes for the holiday season
    jelly15301@gmail.com

  • Tari Lawson

    1) I love to bake.
    2) My friends and family know me as the one who brings desserts to parties.
    3) I like to try new recipes.

  • David

    Three reasons to send me the cookbook:
    1. I love cookies.
    2. I love brownies.
    3. We will make more cookies and brownies if we have the cookbook.
    Those cherry chocolate chip cookies sound wonderful, thanks.

  • pat

    1. i need new cookie ideas
    2. Love to bake and give it away
    3. Never can have too many baking books

  • Denise B.

    My three top reasons are that I love to bake, I love to eat, and I love creating.

  • http://breadandjam.typepad.com Bread and Jam

    1.) I have baking recipes scattered here and there on cards, paper scraps, etc. and it would be nice to have a nice baking compilation where I only have to look in one place for anything baking related.
    2.) My blog is in need of new recipes for 2010.
    3.) Christmas is coming and I bake a large majority of my gifts so I would love some new cookie/brownie inspiration for this season.

  • http://bonnenutrition.blogspot.com/ Sweta

    I’d love to go through the book-but I’m not much of a baker(read: I’m a bad baker),so I’d rather have someone who’ll make use of it get it :)

  • brittney

    1. I like to bake.
    2. My daughter likes to help me bake.
    3. It would be great to have some new recipes to try together. :)

  • dawn

    1. I bake throughout the year.
    2. I love new recipes for cookies and brownies.
    3. My family and I bake cookies together every Holiday season.
    4. I enjoy baking and seeing people smile.

  • Michelle W

    My top three reasons why I need this cookbook:
    1. I need all the help I can get when it comes to the kitchen.
    2. I and everyone else in my family loves cookies and brownies.
    3. I only know two recipes – chocolate chip and sugar cookies.

  • http://pregnantkatiesmom.blogspot.com/ Susan C

    1. It would make a great gift for my mother!
    2. She is always looking for new cookie recipes.
    3. She bakes great cookies!
    smchester at gmail dot com

  • Courtney S

    Yum, those look soo yummy. My mom makes some cherry oatmeal cookies that are my absolute faves! My yop 3 reasons are…

    1- I collect cookbooks so would love to add a new one to me collection.

    2- My kids and I love baking together so I love new recipes

    3- Umm, the best reason is that it’s for cookies and brownies! Yum!

  • Lucy Schwartz

    1. I am the original Cookie MOnster. I am the inspiration for the muppets character.
    2. Brownies run a close second to cookies in my book.
    3. You have to give me the book because I have my reputaion at stake —see no.1. TY

  • http://fivestarfoodie.blogspot.com Natasha – 5 Star Foodie

    I do love the sound of chocolate-cherry cookies, yum!

  • angie

    Here are my top 3 reasons:

    1. I need to learn how to cook better, so every little thing would help.
    2. I would share with my mother and sister, who both love to cook.
    3. I love cookies and could eat them everyday.

  • Brooke Davis

    1) I absolutely love to cook, I try new recipes all the time to have my friends and family try.
    2) If the rest of the recipes look as good as the Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies, I’m definitely excited!
    3) I like that it includes tips for bakers, those are always welcomed :)

  • http://www.escapeconcepts.com vanessa hubbard

    I love to bake cakes and want to bake other things like cookies.
    My mouth is watering looking at those cherry chocolate chip cookies.
    I love my hips and hate diet food. Show me the cookies!

  • mindy

    i love baking
    i love trying new things
    it looks awesome

  • http://tantalizingtastes.wordpress.com/ Tarah

    1. I love cookies
    2. My husband loves cookies
    3. The holidays are coming up and everyone loves cookies!

  • Jason

    1.I can not cook anything without the use of a cookbook
    2.I have no idea how to make cookies aside from the tube
    3.I would like to expand my knowledge of cooking

    jason(at)allworldautomotive(dot)com

  • Joanne Schultz

    1. I love cookies!
    2. I love to bake, cookies and everything else!
    3. I’m unemployed so have lots of time to use this cookbook and make goodies :-)

    Thanks for the giveaway!

  • barbara wright

    1. I love to bake
    2. I love to try new recipes (my family gets very upset that I never make the same
    thing twice)
    3. My daughter’s theater group needs food all the time. I’m always looking for
    new things I can send in.

  • Kimberly R

    1. I am am a chocoholic.
    2. I need new recipes for Christmas.
    3. I just moved and need a reason to break in my new stove!

  • kelly wakefield

    My top three reasons
    1. I love baking!
    2. I love to try new recipes!
    3. My family loves cookies & brownies!

  • Erma

    1. I love cookbooks
    2. I love baking
    3. I am a nice person.

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  • ky2here

    1. Because I’m a limited cook and need the help.
    2. Because I can follow instructions.
    3. Because I will use it instead of selling it on ebay – HONEST

  • Ed Nemmers

    1. New cookies for Christmas!
    2. I am the only one who bakes in the family.
    3. Will definitely try that Cherry/Chocolate Chip recipe!

  • http://www.theneatthingsinlife.com Jammie

    1) EVeryone should have a cookie and brownie cookbook. I am lacking that would love this one.

    2) My daughter and I love making new cookies. Nothing like mother daughter bonding over some home made chocolate chip cookies.

    3) I often get a sweet tooth would love something at the tip of my fingers to whip up something gooey and sweet.

  • Jill Myrick

    1. My husband would love these chocolate cherries cookies and chocolate covered cherries are his favorite.

    2. This book would give me some new and great recipes to try out on my family.

    3.It would be so nice to cook something new and to get away from the boring regulars.

    Thank you so much for the chance to win.

  • Mary Ward

    My daughter has been very into baking lately and has just recently moved into her own place. It would be a great gift for her and for us because we could profit from her baking! I’d love to add to her cookbook collection.

  • Renee G

    I love cookies.
    I love cookbooks.
    I love baking for my boys.

    rsgrandinetti@yahoo(DOT)com

  • jennifer h

    1. I have a HUGE sweet tooth. :)

    2. Baking is a passion of mine.

    3. I would like my house to smell like fresh cookies.

  • Ashley

    1. i love to bake =)
    2. everyone here LOVES desserts
    3.a girl can never have too many cookbooks

  • Heather Burgess

    I love to bake
    I love cookies
    and I collect cookbooks!

  • http://supermommytotherescue.com Stacie

    1 I love to bake and try new recipes
    2. My kids are cookie monsters and they like trying new cookies
    3. This would be perfect for new ideas for Christmas.

    stacie@supermommytotherescue.com

  • chastidy

    Because I love Brownies. :)
    I have to make a lot for my husband work and I need new ideas :)
    I love to Bake :)

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