While a lot of my friends do live in the Boston area, some of my best friends live as far away as San Francisco, Indianapolis, and Hoboken (okay, that's not that far but definitely not close). And that's not mentioning my friends and family who live in England, South Korea and Australia. While I can't celebrate every special occasion with my friends in person, I always try to find a way to let my long-distance pals know that I am thinking about that.
Dancing Deer Baking Co. is one of my favorite companies that I turn to when I want to send out a special (and sweet) treat to help celebrate birthdays, engagements and job promotions. As you can imagine, these next few months are some of the busiest months for Dancing Deer as the holiday season approaches. I was really excited when the folks at Dancing Deer invited me to tour their factory as they gear up for this busy holiday season. And then I was bummed when I realized that I wouldn't be able to make due to a work commitment.
The folks at Dancing Deer, however, were kind enough to cheer me up by sending a package from their
Gourmet Sandwich Cookies Collection for me to review.
The cookies arrived this past week but I was still battling the flu and couldn't dig into them right away. On Friday night, Bret and I finally opened the package. I was happy to read that my package had been packed for me only two days earlier!
The cookies come in two flavors - Boston Cream Pie and Chocolate Peppermint. Both feature a layer of chocolate ganache spread between either two vanilla cookies (in the Boston Cream Pie sandwich) or between two chocolate peppermint cookies (in the Chocolate Peppermint sandwich). There were twelve individually wrapped cookies. Bret and I decided to split one of each flavor.
For the record, I am not a chocolate person. While I like chocolate, I'll never choose chocolate ice cream, chocolate cake or a chocolate cookie. It was no surprise that I liked the Boston Cream Pie cookie sandwich (which actually tasted like Boston cream pie) but surprisingly my favorite was actually the Chocolate Peppermint cookie sandwich. The cookies were so chewy and soft. I loved the peppermint flavor in the chocolate cookies and I couldn't stop raving about them.
So, in the season of sharing, Dancing Deer is offering one of these Gourmet Sandwich Cookie packages to one of my readers. The reader that wins can pick when and where it ships during the holiday season. You can enjoy these cookies yourself...or send it to someone as a gift!
There are two ways to enter:
1. Leave me a comment telling me the best thing you've ever received in the mail. Was it a postcard? Flowers? Cookies?
2. In a shameless act of bribery, vote for me as Boston's Best Local Blogger here and leave me a comment telling me that you voted.
Voting ends on Friday, November 26th at 11 PM EST. A winner will be drawn via Random.org.
42 comments:
just voted for you! best of luck!
I just recently received a set of bakeware that I have wanted for so long. It came as a gift from my husband for our anniversary that was this month.
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Before the hubster and I got married, he would send me care packages. Those were the best packages :)
How great is that packaging that they sent you! Hopefully you tasted all the goodness despite your cold. Hugs!
The best thing I ever got in the mail was my new Cuisinart food processor!
Um, I'd like to copy Alicia and say my favorite recent delivery was also my ginormous Cuisinart food processor! Also, voted for you - good luck.
My best friend sent me shoes for my birthday!!
Voted! :)
My favorite girft via mail...hmmmm tough choice. It would have to be the bakeware my mom sent last year...it was not a holiday and a total suprise.
I love Dancing Deer! The best thing I ever received in the mail are birthday cards! Emails, tweets and Facebook messages are always appreciated, but a real snail-mail birthday card tugs at my heartstrings everytime :)
The best thing I received in the mail was a set of watercolors and other miscellany from my mom whan I was having an especially hard time as a freshman in college! Unfortunately I already voted :(
I love Dancing Deer Baking Co, so yummy! I just voted for you, good luck! :)
I voted for you! Hope you win.
I went to boarding school for high school and absolutely loved anything I got in the mail. My family was great about sending care packages or simply little notes.
I voted for you a while ago. Wish I could vote every day!
I love getting surprises in the mail! Flowers and random gifts from friends always make me so happy! Love buying presents for myself (my precious KitchenAid mixer)and love thoughtful gifts from friends (blog partner AT sent me a shirt to cheer me up once!)
I voted for you!
every year we used to get the juciest ripe florida oranges shipped in the mail as a christmas present from my great grandmother. that was one of the best things I can think of because it came year after year!
I voted (long ago, but assuming it still counts.....!)
I've already voted for you!! :)
My favorite thing I've ever gotten in the mail would be thoughtful cards my best friend sends me. Sometimes she has an occasion, but other times she sends them just because. They are so sweet and unique and always make my day!
Those cookies look scrumptious!
Best thing I ever received in the mail: handwritten letters from my now-husband while I was studying abroad in Paris, 6 years ago. (6 years!?!?)
I got a box of sea salt- which I am still trying to use up and I have given so much away, or should I say 'pay it forward'.
Those cookies look freakin good- have a bite for me :) I hope whom ever wins them enjoys them as much as you have! You had me at 'soft and chewy' my fav kind of cookie experience!
I am on my way over to vote!
Voting- Dun Dun Dun Done!
best thing i ever received in the mail: a package of clothes i'd left at a friend's. she'd snuck in two surprises: homemade marshmallows & pumpkin spice hershey's kisses. both were AMAZING!
Love to get flowers!
Voted!!
The best thing I ever received in the mail was a poem my cousin wrote me. It was completely out of left field, but totally sweet!
The nicest thing I've ever received in the mail was one of those edible arrangements for my last day at work.
Voted for you!
My cutlery set rocked my mailbox! I was so excited
Defitely love to receive books and care packages from home!
Just voted, good luck!
my mom's care packages when i was at college :) oh, the memories!
my grandma always sends me the sweetest cards and articles that she thinks i'll enjoy :) love it!
The best thing I ever received in the mail was an autographed Ina Garten cookbook! :)
I'm off to vote for you
I voted for you - good luck! :)
One of my dear friends just sent me a pumpkin scented candle and soap in the mail for Turkey Day - that was pretty sweet :)
I voted for you - good luck! :)
Love dancing deer. My friend Emily is the best at making and sending care packages. When I was away in Italy, she sent me a package that included a top she bough at a local shop and peanut butter because it was expensive and hard to find in Italy.
I just voted for you :-) Glad to know you've got friends here in Indy. My hubby's from Boston so we hike out that direction every once in a while. Kate @kateiscooking
Ok, the best thing I've ever gotten in the mail has to be a love letter from my hubby!!!
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