Monday, January 30, 2012

Kickstarter Project

This is my Kickstarter project.
 Hi there!
My name is Diana Whittles and I'm in the process of starting up a cookie company called "Christopher Street Cookies" I will be renting a commercial kitchen here in Hoboken but it's my ultimate goal to have my own shop. To that end, I've started a Kickstarter campaign to help me raise the funds.

Every single pledge, no matter if it's $5 or $500 dollars gets a dozen cookies as my way of saying thank you for believing in me and wanting to be a part of the cookie revolution.

Without your kindness and generosity I will not be able to make my dream a reality and the fair citizens of Hoboken will never know what a really good cookie tastes like.
I completely understand the hesitation in making a pledge to back a product you've never tried. 
I'm happy to offer you all a sample cookie or two in exchange for the promise of a pledge once you see how superior and kick ass the cookies I make are.
Questions? Comments? Feedback? Vittin@optonline.net

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

cookie list (for sizing of artwork)




Photos

Tomorrow my partner in crime is coming over to help me photograph my cookie creations for the brochure. Tonight is bake night and I've currently got a counter covered cooling trays of Maple Bacon. It smells AMAZING in here and I'm trying really hard not to eat it all myself...
Will share photos when I get them!

Cookie Types


Our Cookie list.

We understand how personal cookies are.  At Christopher Street Cookies we know how disappointing it can be when your cookie doesn't meet your high expectations. So often, cookies look fantastic or come with insane accolades and when you try them you are let down.
We've been there more times than we care to admit. It's actually part of the reason Christopher Street Cookies was invented (and one of the main reasons we don't do those iced decorated cookies. Nice to look at but lacking taste)

Sub-par cookies are the worst thing we think can happen to a cookie lover and so we will strive to do everything within our power to be sure this does not happen to you.
To that end, as you cruise down the menu please know that because your cookies will be made to order you truly can mix and match and design your perfect cookie.
Want Chocolate Chip Cookies but don't like Milk Chocolate?  No sweat! We can do Dark chips, semi sweet chips, white chips or veer completely away from chocolate and do butterscotch, toffee, or peanut butter. 

Our Naked Chocolate Chip cookie was born from this type of request. A friend wanted a chocolate chip cookie without the chips. We thought he couldn't possibly be alone in this request and turns out we were right. The Naked is super popular!
Same with nuts. We can do Walnuts, Pecans, Almonds, Macadamia, Cashew. Dried Cranberries can be subbed for Raisins, and raisins can be golden or black. Are you getting the idea here?
Sky is the limit and we PROMISE we won't judge you.
There is no cookie combo that's too bizarre or too full of stuff. If you want it, we will make it. You are by no means limited to what you see listed here. These are just some of our favorites and most popular.

TRADITIONAL COOKIES

Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies - These cookies really need no explanation. Using a recipe that is time tested and multi-generational approved gives us a cookie that will make you smile and reach for a glass of milk.

The PittyPat Cookie - Diana's eldest son doesn't like chocolate so these were created with him in mind. The Pitty Pat uses the same recipe as our chocolate chip cookies but has white chocolate chips rather than the traditional chocolate chips.

Snickerdoodles - A timeless simple, unfussy cookie. Bursting with cinnamon flavor these taste warm and comforting.

The Flourless Peanut Butter Cookie - This cookie is dense, and insanly rich and we recomend you don't eat it too far from a tall glass of milk or a nice cup of coffee. As a lovely added bonus, this cookie is gluten free!

The Flourless Soy Nut Butter Cookie - On a quest to make a cookie for my lovely pal Jesse who developed a peanut allergy later in life and therefore knows what peanut butter tastes like, I came up with this cookie. Using the same recipe as the Flourless Peanut Butter Cookie but replacing PB with the Soy Nut Butter. She wept when she tasted it. We bet you can't tell the difference either. Double bonus! Allergy friendly AND gluten free!

Oatmeal Raisin Cookie - Chewy, flavorful, classic. This cookie will never go out of style and will always remain one of my favorites.

The Naked Cookie - Chocolate Chip Cookie minus the chips. We can also do the PG-13 version of the naked and add just nuts.

ROCK STAR COOKIES

The Frankenstein Cookie - These cookies are the late night result of a craving for salty and sweet. Chocolate Covered Fritos, Potato Chips, peanut butter covered pretzels, dark chocolate chips and white chocolate chips. Trust us, these cookies are stupendeous. We've converted more than a few timid non believers with just one cookie.

The TCB Cookie - These were created on Elvis's birthday. Peanut Butter Cookies with pieces of real bacon mixed in, topped with banana frosting. These come either open faced as just a cookie with icing or as a sandwich with two cookies and the icing in the middle. If you are feeling really daring, we offer the triple decker TCB which is a peanut butter bacon cookie, banana frosting, a second peanut butter bacon cookie and then your choice of strawberry jelly or chocolate frosting and then we top it with a third cookie. OUT-RAGEOUS and not for the faint of heart!

The Whole Hog Cookie- This cookie was born of a request for a maple, bacon, chocolate chip cookie. We tinkered and played around till we found the perfect, amazing combination of all things wonderful (bacon and chocolate? Hello?!). We start with the traditional Chocolate Chip Cookie, then take maple bacon, dip it in milk chocolate, and mix it into the batter along with dark chocolate chips.  Trust us and try it. If you like sweet and salty you will love this cookie.

The Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookie - These cookies are my secret weapon. When I need something from someone, I bring them half a dozen of these and after one bite, folks are willing to move heaven and earth for me as long as I promise to keep these cookies coming.  Two dense, oatmeal based carrot cake cookies (yes, they do indeed have real carrot in them and you can see and taste it) with a cinnamon cream cheese icing smooshed loveingly in the center. These cookies are serious and don't mess around.

The Lock Stock & Barrel cookie (also known as the LSB cookie which is not to be confused with the TCB cookie) This cookie has something for everyone in it. Chocolate, coconut, oatmeal, nuts, raisins, peanut butter.