We had seen the bakery featured on a TLC travel show a few weeks before our trip, so I jotted it down on our foodie places to try and visit during our trip. We were literally go-go-go the entire time, so we almost didn't make it to this charming little bakery.
Our last day in town, we sat on a park bench outside of Shake Shack...eating delicious burgers and reminiscing about our amazing trip. We were sad that the trip was ending...but we had about an hour before we had to head to the airport. Michael asked me if I could pick one last place left on my New York Foodie List to visit, what would it be? Well...I never met a cookie I didn't like, so we jumped into a cab and headed to Ruby et Violette.
We dashed out of the cab with the meter still running and zipped inside to pick up a few cookies to snack on during the plane trip home. The bakery was so cute inside, and it smelled absolutely heavenly!!
It was very hard to pick just three cookies to sample from their selection of gourmet cookies, but the meter was running...so we picked out three cookies and headed back to Texas.
We absolutely LOVED their cookies -- they're buttery and full of flavor!! They offer some flavors year-round, but others are strictly seasonal. When we got back home, we were thrilled to find out that Ruby et Violette offers mail-order service all over the U.S. via their website!!
Ruby et Violette generously sent me a 10-cookie bakery box to sample, which contains up to five of their seasonal cookie flavors. I visited their website last week and looked over all their current seasonal offerings. It was hard to pick, but I finally narrowed it down. The flavors I decided to try are:
- Creamy Seduction -- fudge cookie with a cream cheese swirl and dark chocolate
- Creme de Menthe -- mint cookie with dark chocolate
- Champagne Strawberry -- champagne, dried strawberries, and dark chocolate
- Oatmeal Raisin -- oatmeal, raisins, and semi-sweet chocolate
- Spiced Oatmeal -- oatmeal, dark chocolate, and winter spices
I'm not sure which flavor is my favorite. They're all so yummy...and they tasted just as fresh as the ones we had from the bakery this summer! The Creme de Menthe is the PERFECT holiday flavor profile. The Creamy Seduction is a bit like a cheesecake brownie...a soft fudgy cookie with a swirl of sweetened cream cheese. The Champagne Strawberry reminds me of a chocolate-covered strawberry in a cookie form. If you love oatmeal cookies, you'll love them even more with the addition of chocolate chunks!!
These cookies are so good that I just can't keep them to myself!! One of my readers is going to receive their very own 10-cookie box from the good folks at Ruby et Violette!! All you have to do is visit Ruby et Violette's website and take a look at their seasonal flavors. Simply click on each flavor to see a pop-up picture and description. Then come back here and leave me one comment below telling me (1) which five flavors you want to try (2) AND your e-mail address.
This contest is open to U.S. residents. You have until 11:59 p.m. this Saturday (12/18) to enter. I'll pick the winner on Sunday and e-mail them to get their address. I'll forward the winner's cookie selections and shipping information to Ruby et Violette so they can send the package directly to the winner! What are you waiting for? Head on over to their website and check out all their amazing seasonal cookie flavors. Then come back here tell me what YOU want to try for your custom cookie sampler!!
Wow! These cookie combos look amazing. My boyfriend is drooling over the flavors with me right now. He's my sweet tooth so I had to have him help pick! While they all look delicious, I think we've decided on:
ReplyDelete*Creamy Seduction
*Red Velvet
*Darn Good
*Creme de Menthe
*Sweet Potato
I may just have to try my hand at some of these decadent cookie combinations!
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Soooo many delicious looking cookies and so many flavors, it was hard to choose! But I narrowed it down.
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Creamy Seduction
Eggnog
Toasted Coconut
Rum Raisin
Oh yum:
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Maple Walnut
Root Beer Float
Toasted Coconut
Malted Milk
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How can I pick from such delicious cookie choices?! I think I'd go with: Champagne Strawberry, Candy Jar, Pumpkin and Peanut Butter Chip.. man they sound good! sweetebakes@gmail.com
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Perfectly Pecan
Gingerbread
Root Beer Float
andie325@cox.net
yummy!
Geez! I would have never thought of some of those combos...specifically Exoctic Seduction which I have to try before my death. My other 4 would be:
ReplyDeleteCandy Jar (the kids would kill me before I got to try the other if I didn't say this!)
Rose (makes me think of you)
Black Russian
Champagne Strawberry!
Wow....this is a giveaway i hope I win!!!xo
So many delicious choices! My picks include Break Up-his story, perfect, champagne strawberry, espresso bean and sweet seduction.
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Hope that I win these:
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Rum Raisin
Champagne Strawberry
Sweet Seduction
Espresso Bean
Thanks for sharing the cookies.
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What a great giveaway, Wendy! NYC this time of year is infectious with Christmas spirit, I love it and can't wait to go myself the day after Christmas. Anyway, here are my favorite five and my email address:
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Geisha Seduction
Gingerbread
Perfectly Pecan
Lemon White
Creamy Seduction
Thanks again!
Oh man! All of those in-season cookies sound delicious! If I had to narrow it down to five I would have to pick:
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Perfect
Banana Walnut
Toasted Coconut
Gingerbread
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mmmm...cookies!
ReplyDeleteMy top 5 would be:
Creme de Menthe
Pumpkin
First Kiss
Fig
Stuck on You
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First of all, how cool of you to do such a tasty give away!
ReplyDeleteLots of lovely flavors. Let me see:
The Breakup (his story)
Perfect
Sweet Seduction
Gingerbread
Spiced Oatmeal
My email is onlinepastrychef at yahoo dot com
Thanks again--and it's lovely getting to know you on twitter:)
I love that you chose to get cookies as your last NY hurrah! I'd definitely pick:
ReplyDelete1) malted milk
2) perfect
3) creme de menthe
4) sweet seduction
5) peanut butter chip
lawyerloveslunch (at) gmail (dot) com
I adore adore NYC, and I'm so glad you had a good time. I can't wait until I can return, and rest assured, I will visit this precious bakery.
ReplyDeleteAs for my choices:
Gingerbread
Strawberry Champagne
Pumpkin
Toasted Coconut
Rum Raisin
I hope you have a wonderful end to your week. Thank you for brightening my day!
This sounds awesome-love cookies!!!
ReplyDeleteMy picks are: Malted Milk, Lemon White, Pumpkin, Peanut Butter Chip, and of course the Red Velvet!! Sooo excited-hope I win;) lol
pepperedpantry@gmail.com
Yum!
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Stuck on You
Creamy Seduction
Primal Seduction
Sweet Seduction
atlrunnergirl at gmail dot com
what a fun giveaway! i can't believe i almost missed this post because it was buried in my overloaded google reader. =) thanks for the reminder!
ReplyDeletei'd choose-
espresso bean
exotic seduction
red velvet
black russian
eggnog
thanks for a fun giveaway!
amy (at) fearlesshomemaker (dot) com
Yum, yum, yum! I'd pick eggnog, red velvet, malted milk, creme de menthe, & root beer float! I'm going to nyc soon so may have to check this place out :)
ReplyDeleteshoot I hate to be that annoying person who comments twice :( My email is thenashvillenosher at gmail dot com. gracias!
ReplyDeletethat is another reason that it is so sad to live in copenhagen Denmark, i can almost taste the cookies. irks, I envy you.. merry christmas!
ReplyDeleteThese look wonderful. I would try pumpkin, espresso bean, first kiss, perfectly pecan and incomparable.
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I can't believe you actually made your plane, with all that to choose from! Here are the ones I would love to try:
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Toasted Coconut
Cranberry Walnut
Malted Milk
Rose
My email is txmom2jami at gmail dot com!
OMG, these sound absolutely delightful! I'm adding this place to my must-do list for an upcoming NYC trip!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for such a generous giveaway!
My top 5 would be:
Red Velvet
Creme de Menthe
Eggnog
Cranberry Walnut
Toasted Coconut
My e-mail is Kelly AT eventologyweddings DOT com
Now I'm off to go salivate over these some more!
Red Velvet
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Lemon White
Smooth Seduction
Sweet Seduction
boris dot cynthia @ gmail.com
Creme de Menthe
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Malted Milk
Gingerbread
Sweet Seduction
Thanks
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