Fresh Out of the Oven: Ocean Inspired Cookies.

Ok, so I know it’s not quite the weather yet, but just last week I had a special request for cookies that followed an ocean-theme.
Beach-themed parties can be a lot of fun, especially as we start slowly edging towards the warmer months! Spot decorations such as these starfish, seahorse,  and angelfish cookies give any party a “beachy” feel.Starfish and Seahorse Cookies by Flippin Good Cookies.

Angel Fish Cookie by Flippin Good Cookies.

Star Fish Cookies.

Getting Ready for Another Season of the Riverside Arts Market!

The Riverside Arts Market (RAM) is set to start its 4th season on March 3rd, and Flippin’ Good Cookies is counting down the days!

The Riverside Arts Market features local and organic produce, local artists and fresh baked goods for sale each Saturday (March to December) hidden away under the Fuller Warren Bridge in the historic Riverside neighborhood.

A few of the special activities in the works for 2012 include:

  • OPENING DAY!  March 3rd (We can’t leave that off the list!)
  • River Cleanup Day, March 17th
  • Bike Day, May 5th
  • Komen’s Revvvin’ Relay Motorcycle Event, May 19th
  • River Health Day, June 2nd
  • The Hale & Hearty 7K @ RAM, June 2th
  • Up the River Celebration, June 9th
  • The “Arf Barket” , Aug. 25th
  • Sandwich Day, Nov. 3rd
  • And MANY others FUN times at RAM!

We love our customers and what better way to get wonderful feedback than when your customers are always coming back for more and more cookies.  Hope to see you at RAM!

5 Reasons Why Cookies Are Better Than Flowers This Valentine’s Day!

Flowers only last a week, whereas cookies last…….hmmmmmm…..…ok….if they’re Flippin’ Good Cookies they probably won’t even last that long! We’re off to a bad start…! :)

Flippin Good Cookies - Valentine's Day Cookies

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The pilgrims used to send confections, such as sugar wafers, marzipan, and sugar plums, to their affianced. High value was placed on these gifts because they included what was then a rare product, sugar. After the late 1800′s, beet sugar became widely used and more available, and sweet gifts continued to be cherished and enjoyed.

Flippin Good Cookies - Valentine's Day Heart Shaped Cookies

 

 

 

 

 

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5 Facts About Cookies You Probably Didn’t Know!

5 Facts About Cookies You Probably Didn’t Know!

  1. The U.S. leads the world as the biggest cookie bakers and eaters, spending more than $550 million annually on Oreos alone…..ok, you probably knew this one! :)

  2. You will eat about 35,000 cookies in your lifetime…..personally we think that we eat more than that!

  3. The first fortune cookie was made in America – the tradition of a fortune with your cookie is Japanese even though most people associate fortune cookies with the Chinese tradition.

  4. Cookies were first made in Persia in 7 A.D. – they were more like cookie cakes than the cookies we know today.

  5. The story goes that Chocolate Chip were accidentally created by Ruth Wakefield in 1933.  Baking cookies one day, Ruth realized she was all out of nuts but she found some chocolate lying around and gave it a shot!

Meet our cookies!

Our products are produced in a facility which handles peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, milk, soy, chocolate and wheat.troducing our new cookie flavor “Berry” Good Chocolate Chip

Ghirardelli® Dark Chocolate ChipGhirardelli® Dark Chocolate Chip
The original favorite of all time, with Ghirardelli® Double Chocolate Chips

Ingredients: Ghirardelli® Double Chocolate, Unbleached enriched flour, butter, sugar, molasses, eggs, canola oil, pure vanilla

 

Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip

NEW!  Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip
This combination of oatmeal, chunky peanut butter and chocolate chips, will satisfy any sweet craving.

Ingredients: Unbleached enriched flour, Quaker Oatmeal™, Peanut Butter, semi-sweet chocolate chips, sugar, butter, eggs, canola oil, vanilla, baking soda

 

“Berry” Good Chocolate Chip“Berry” Good Chocolate Chip
Loaded with dried cranberries, Ghirardelli® white premium chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips and a hint of toffee for added deliciousness

Ingredients: Unbleached enriched flour, butter, sugar, eggs, canola oil, dried cranberries,  Ghirardelli® white premium chips, semi-sweet chocolate, toffee bits, pure vanilla extract, espresso powder, baking soda, salt

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My new found love for Pinterest…

Sometimes I feel like I’m always late to the game when it comes to the newest things on the information-super-highway (yes, I still call it that)!  So, I recently stumbled across a little-known website called Pinterest, and I’m soooooooo glad I did! For anyone as “behind the times” as I, the basic premise of Pinterest is as a social networking website, but purely for images and video. For people with a short attention-span (such as yours truly) it’s PERFECT! A simple search for “cookies” turned out more ideas than I even know what to do with! Here are some of my favorites:

 

Reindeer Cookies

 

Bride and Groom Cookies

 

 

Tea Party Cookies

 

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