Cappuccino Shortbread and Tate’s Bake Shop Giveaway
December 3, 2010 | Print | E-mail | Filed under 12weeksofchristmascookies, cookie, reviews & giveaways
A couple weeks ago, the nice people over at Tate’s Bake Shop asked me if I’d like to receive a copy of their cookbook, and if I’d like to do a giveaway on my blog. To be perfectly honest, I had never heard of Tate’s Bake Shop or their cookbook before, despite their reputation for being the best bakery in the Hamptons. However, with a foreword written by Ina Garten, I figured the book had to be good…and I was right.
This cookbook is packed with delicious dessert recipes, from cakes and cookies to muffins and pies; the very same recipes they use to make the baked goods served in their bake shop in the Hamptons. Kathleen’s intention is for the reader to be able to make a dessert in less time than it would take to go to the grocery store and buy it, and that is definitely my kind of thinking. Since I’m a bit of a coffee addict, the first recipe that caught me eye was the cappuccino shortbread, so I am sharing that recipe with you so that you can have a little taste of Tate’s Bake Shop. You can also enter for a chance to win an assorted cookie gift pack, which includes chocolate chip, white chocolate macadamia nut, and oatmeal raisin cookies…

…as well as a copy of their cookbook signed by Kathleen herself, so that you can give all of their mouth-watering recipes a try!

Here’s how to win:
- Leave a comment telling me your favorite thing to bake for the holidays.
- For a second entry, become a fan of Tate’s Bake Shop on Facebook, and then come back and leave another comment letting me know.
- For a third entry, follow me on Twitter and tweet the following: “Win a Tate’s Bake Shop cookbook and assorted cookie gift pack from @sugarcrafter! http://bit.ly/gtPk17 #giveaway” Then, leave another comment with your twitter handle.
Giveaway ends Monday, December 6th at midnight, and is open to US resident only. One winner will be randomly selected using Random.org and announced Tuesday, December 7th. And, even if you don’t win, Tate’s is also offering a 15% discount on any Tate’s Bake Shop purchase between now and December 31st! Just use the discount code “cookie” at the time of purchase. And now for the recipe!
- 1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp butter, softened
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 2 tsp instant espresso
- 2 Tbsp packed brown sugar
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup chopped semisweet chocolate (I used white chocolate chips)
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. In a large bowl, beat all of the ingredients together except the chocolate.
Stir in the chocolate.
Press the mixture evenly into an ungreased 8″ baking dish.
Bake 25-30 minutes or until the edges begin to brown.
Remove from the oven and let cool before cutting the shortbread into squares.
Full Disclosure: Giveaway prizes are courtesy of Tate’s Bake Shop. I received a cookbook for review, and I was not compensated with additional products, gifts, gift cards, or money. The opinions expressed here are all my own.








December 3rd, 2010 at 10:04 am
My absolute favorite to bake this time of year is apple pie. Can’t get enough!
December 3rd, 2010 at 10:04 am
I’m a fan of Tate’s on fb
December 3rd, 2010 at 10:05 am
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December 3rd, 2010 at 10:06 am
I love trying new things (and have a long list of “to try” for this season), but my classic “must have” is my mom’s gingerbread cookies. They are soft and chewy and so gingery!
These shortbread bars look so good!
December 3rd, 2010 at 10:06 am
I’m a fan of Tate’s on FB!
December 3rd, 2010 at 10:11 am
I love bar treats, these look extra tasty!
December 3rd, 2010 at 10:13 am
It looks like an awesome cook book! Thanks!
December 3rd, 2010 at 10:14 am
I have liked Tate’s on FB
December 3rd, 2010 at 10:16 am
I love pecan balls and have finally perfected my recipe so that they melt in your mouth just like my mother-in-laws!! YAY
December 3rd, 2010 at 10:18 am
I’m a fan of Tate’s on FB…can’t wait to get more recipes and ideas!
December 3rd, 2010 at 10:20 am
I have liked Tate’s on FB. Now I would like to taste thier goodies.
December 3rd, 2010 at 10:21 am
My favorite thing to bake during the holidays is peanut butter pie.
December 3rd, 2010 at 10:21 am
I am a fan of Tate’s on FB! Can’t wait to get some new cookie recipes!
December 3rd, 2010 at 10:22 am
my twitter is agreenlunde
December 3rd, 2010 at 10:22 am
I make biscotti. They’re the perfect treat to give because they’ll last a while and they work for breakfast or dessert.
December 3rd, 2010 at 10:23 am
My favorite cookie to bake for the holidays is my Grandma’s Chocolate Mint Bars…such great memories of her and being in her kitchen.
December 3rd, 2010 at 10:30 am
I like to bake a variety of things and try crazy ideas as well. However, one thing that I love to bake during the holidays is Cranberry Cheese Squares…they are amazing!\
December 3rd, 2010 at 10:45 am
I look forward to baking my favorite cookie–Nanimo Bars. Yum!
December 3rd, 2010 at 10:52 am
These look awesome! I love the idea of cappuccino cookies!
December 3rd, 2010 at 10:55 am
cappuccino shortbread sounds so good. I love that they are in bar form too.
Great giveaway. My family would go nuts for these cookies.
Hard to believe but I am not on Facebook or Twitter. I am a little behind on technology, I know. I am still trying to get the hang of blogging…lol
December 3rd, 2010 at 10:57 am
My favorite thing to bake during this time of the year is a Frangipane tart.
December 3rd, 2010 at 10:59 am
My favorite thing to bake for the Holidays are the little tiny pecan tarts!!! LOVE THEM!
December 3rd, 2010 at 11:04 am
These look great! Happy holidays!
December 3rd, 2010 at 11:05 am
My absolute favorite thing to bake for the holidays is cinnamon swirl bread – I carry on that tradition because my Grandmother used to bake it every year for everyone and it reminds me of her
December 3rd, 2010 at 11:10 am
I love doing sugar cookies with all the fun Christmas cookie cutters and then decorating them!!
December 3rd, 2010 at 11:11 am
i love to bake chocolate ginger drops–amazing goodness complete with molasses and dark chocolate chips–what a combo!
December 3rd, 2010 at 11:19 am
Those shortbread bars look delicious! I love baking cookie bars, they take less time than scooping out individual cookies, but Chocolate Chip Cookies in the oven are what makes it really seem like Christmas around here.
December 3rd, 2010 at 11:27 am
I like to bake every thing with yeast, babka, rolls, the house just smell wonderful.
December 3rd, 2010 at 11:47 am
I love making sugar cookies decorated with royal icing and I love all the candy-making.
December 3rd, 2010 at 11:50 am
my favorite thing to make is gingerbread men!
December 3rd, 2010 at 11:51 am
I liked them on facebook!
December 3rd, 2010 at 11:52 am
I have liked Tate’s on FB
December 3rd, 2010 at 11:54 am
My favorite thing to make at the holidays is a yule log. It’s tradition and I give many away as gifts!
December 3rd, 2010 at 11:55 am
Those bars look delicious and would make an excellent addition to a goodie tray!
I liked Tate’s on FB
December 3rd, 2010 at 12:19 pm
My favorite thing to bake around the holiday are cookies. I like to make a bunch of different kinds and package them up for friends.
December 3rd, 2010 at 12:19 pm
PS I “liked” Tat’s on Facebook!
December 3rd, 2010 at 12:22 pm
Mexican wedding cookies are my favorites during this season.
December 3rd, 2010 at 12:23 pm
I liked them on facebook!
December 3rd, 2010 at 12:23 pm
My favorite thing to bake is pie. We love apple pie and pecan pie and chocolate cream pie.
December 3rd, 2010 at 12:27 pm
I make hundreds and hundreds of iced sugar cookies for the holidays- all cut into fun holiday shapes. it’s a recipe from my aunt and i always get rave reviews!
December 3rd, 2010 at 12:36 pm
I love making cobblers around the holidays. Easy and Yummy!
December 3rd, 2010 at 12:49 pm
Kolachy – aka Cream Cheese Foldovers like his momma used to bake. This is what happens when you marry into a Polish family.
December 3rd, 2010 at 12:55 pm
My favorite thing to bake for the holidays is frosted/decorated sugar cookies!
December 3rd, 2010 at 12:59 pm
My favorite thing to bake at the holidays are classic gingerbread cookies in reindeer shapes!
December 3rd, 2010 at 12:59 pm
all time fav is blackraspberry filled coconut Thumbprints! Yum!
love,
cathy b. @ brightbakes
December 3rd, 2010 at 1:04 pm
i tweeted! handle is brightbakes
love,
cathy b. @ brightbakes
December 3rd, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Biscotti and pumpkin-anything!
December 3rd, 2010 at 1:07 pm
My fave holiday treat are my Mom’s chocolate chip cookies. She threw them together every year and the closest recipe I’ve ever see were Cowboy Cookies.
December 3rd, 2010 at 1:07 pm
I am now a fan of theirs on FB!
December 3rd, 2010 at 1:08 pm
I tweeted your tweet – My Twitter name is Apples2Zucchini : )
December 3rd, 2010 at 1:12 pm
I love to make my grandmother’s cut out sugar cookies for the holidays. They are made with buttermilk and the dough is very hard to work with – but it’s worth all the trouble!
December 3rd, 2010 at 1:27 pm
OMW!! I just died and went to heaven. These are going on my must make for the hioliday list. I’ve already made the monkeys dental appointment for Jan. 3rd in antcipation of all the sweets.
December 3rd, 2010 at 1:59 pm
Thumb Print cookies
December 3rd, 2010 at 2:00 pm
I like on facebook also.
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December 3rd, 2010 at 2:01 pm
My favorite is baking Russian tea cakes.
December 3rd, 2010 at 2:01 pm
I tweeted it. My twitter name is harleylady1200
December 3rd, 2010 at 2:05 pm
I have a LOOOOONg list of cookies I like to make.. I love to make Cream wafers..oh, peanut butter balls.. chocolate crinkles.. my fav time to bake!!
December 3rd, 2010 at 2:09 pm
I Liked Tates..and i DO like it!
December 3rd, 2010 at 2:10 pm
I love to make homemade iced sugar cookies in Christmas shapes! I also love making fudge! My husband’s favorite is ritz cracker sandwiches with peanut butter, covered in white chocolate!
I “liked” Tate’s Bake Shop on Facebook!
I think I heard about their cookies on Regis and Kelly.
December 3rd, 2010 at 2:14 pm
I like to make choclava. It is baklava but with chocolate!
December 3rd, 2010 at 2:15 pm
Just followed Tate’s Bake shop on Facebook!
December 3rd, 2010 at 2:18 pm
I think I covered all my bases, just tweeted about the giveaway @erinwilson21
December 3rd, 2010 at 2:45 pm
Your bars look FABULOUS! I love looking at your photos; SO STUNNING!
My favorite thing to bake for the holidays is all sorts of Christmas cookies, but my favorites are:sugar, gingerbread and candy cane:)
December 3rd, 2010 at 3:06 pm
I love to make gingerbread cookies, they are my favorite!
December 3rd, 2010 at 4:10 pm
Peanut Butter Chocolate Kiss Cookies!
December 3rd, 2010 at 4:10 pm
I like Tate’s on facebook!
December 3rd, 2010 at 4:11 pm
My favorite thing to bake is cookies. I usually make a few new ones, plus candy canes and cut outs
December 3rd, 2010 at 4:13 pm
Tate’s bake shop facebook fan
December 3rd, 2010 at 4:39 pm
Cake balls! Yum! Specifically Red Velvet Cake Balls
December 3rd, 2010 at 4:42 pm
i think my favorite would probably be making cookies… made 3 different kinds yesterday! would love to try recipes in this cookbook!!
December 3rd, 2010 at 4:51 pm
I love making chocolate dipped coconut macaroons this time of year!
December 3rd, 2010 at 4:53 pm
I love making pumpkin bread and cranberry scones. Really love baking anything including pies anytime of the year.
December 3rd, 2010 at 5:22 pm
I think my favorite thing to bake during the holidays would be sugar cookies! Though I do have a list of recipes I’d like to make this month- thumb print cookies, peanut butter cups, truffles, peanut brittle… But I usually make sugar cookies a lot this time of year.
December 3rd, 2010 at 5:29 pm
I love to bake Fine Cooking’s Chocolate Pecan Pie.
December 3rd, 2010 at 6:02 pm
Oh wow, what a great gift. I have just recently heard of this shop via blog land. Please enter me.
I have to confess tracy that my favorite treat during the holidays is a super hot soup in the evening.
December 3rd, 2010 at 6:52 pm
Anything chocolate…..
December 3rd, 2010 at 7:19 pm
I actually just “baked” Barefoot Contessa’s recipe for Pumpkin Banana Mousse Tart and it was by far the best “pie” during Thanksgiving.
December 3rd, 2010 at 8:37 pm
Beautiful bars! My favorite thing to “bake” over the holidays are buckeye bars. I looooove them!
December 3rd, 2010 at 9:32 pm
Those bars look so yummy, can’t wait to make those!
One of my favorite things to make are Cranberry Pecan Noels.
December 3rd, 2010 at 9:50 pm
sugar cookies with lots of frosting!
December 3rd, 2010 at 9:59 pm
I love to bake several different kinds of cookies. It’s different every year. Picking which cookies to bake is one of the best parts!
December 3rd, 2010 at 10:14 pm
I love any kind of cookie, and bake different kinds each year as gifts.
December 3rd, 2010 at 10:29 pm
I like to bake cookies and fudge. The fudge for me but the cookies to share!
December 3rd, 2010 at 11:28 pm
I just got done baking my favorite christmas cookie. Grandmas chocolate snowballs yummy
December 4th, 2010 at 12:02 am
I love to bake spritz cookies. I usually eat about half the dough before it gets in to the oven! Thanks!
December 4th, 2010 at 12:03 am
I am a Facebook fan of Tate’s. Thanks!
December 4th, 2010 at 12:51 am
I love to bake zucchini bread during the holidays and I love to bake a red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting for Christmas Day
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December 4th, 2010 at 12:54 am
I am a fan of Tate’s Bake Shop on facebook
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December 4th, 2010 at 12:56 am
Those look really good!
What’s my favorite thing to bake this time of year? Hmmm…I just love to bake! If I don’t make pecan pie though, I tend to get in trouble, lol. But lots and lots of cookies are usually in the works!
December 4th, 2010 at 1:04 am
I (Terri6580) follow you on twitter and tweeted.
http://twitter.com/#!/Terri6580/status/10921485061332994
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December 4th, 2010 at 1:19 am
love to bake polish thumb print cookies, as well as cheese cake!
December 4th, 2010 at 1:19 am
tate’s is now a friend on facebook!
December 4th, 2010 at 8:17 am
I’m making my cookies/bars for my review this week and I can’t wait to see how they turned out! The cappuccino shortbread is high on my list of recipes to try. Definitely perfect for a holiday cookie tray.
December 4th, 2010 at 8:38 am
Gingerbread pizelles.
December 4th, 2010 at 9:22 am
These look great! My favorite holiday cookies are monster cookies!
December 4th, 2010 at 9:32 am
I love baking and decorating Sand Tarts. Very time consuming but well worth the effort.
December 4th, 2010 at 10:48 am
I love to make decorated sugar cookies!
December 4th, 2010 at 11:16 am
I tweeted
http://twitter.com/MeganPires/status/11076146787516416
December 4th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
homemade marshmallows
December 4th, 2010 at 12:10 pm
I am a fan of Tate’s!
December 4th, 2010 at 12:12 pm
Twitter: kjdavid27
December 4th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
I think I could eat a whole pan of these!
December 4th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
I like baking anything with pumpkin!
December 4th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
I like Tate’s Bake Shop on FB.
December 4th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
I love to make my husband’s favorite Yule Log with a coffee cream filling!
December 4th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
I am a fan on facebook!
December 4th, 2010 at 1:25 pm
How can I choose just one?!? My aunt’s Orange No-Bake Cookies. Love the orange-coconut combo, But that is NO-baking. So…let’s see. For Christmas morning (and for neighbors) I make to-die-for Maple-Nut Coffee Twist, the page of which is MISSING from my 3-ring Pillsbury Cookbook!
December 4th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
I “LIKED”!
December 4th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
I Tweeted:) https://twitter.com/#!/wecurrie
December 4th, 2010 at 2:46 pm
I love to bake cookies, but each year I try to make something different.
December 4th, 2010 at 3:21 pm
Brownies…yumm
December 4th, 2010 at 3:32 pm
I love to make simple sugar cookies with lots of fun sprinkles!
December 4th, 2010 at 3:40 pm
I love trying new things with baking, but my favorite thing to make around the holidays is still chocolate chip cookies! The dough is delicious, they’re fail-proof and everyone loves them!
December 4th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
I love to bake nearly any cookie, but my favorite is a double chocolate cookie with dried cherries…so good!
December 4th, 2010 at 5:47 pm
My favorite thing to bake this time of year is cookies. Frosted sugar cookies and gingerbread men are a must.
December 4th, 2010 at 6:27 pm
Cheesecakes
December 4th, 2010 at 7:39 pm
My favorite thing to make around the holidays are sugar cookies. I love decorating them!
December 4th, 2010 at 7:46 pm
i love to bake coconut macaroons and rugelach during the holidays!
December 4th, 2010 at 9:17 pm
Love baking pumpkin everything this time of year! Pies, muffins, cookies…
December 4th, 2010 at 11:02 pm
I love baking my cream cheese candy. It is so good. Friends know I make it and ask for some!
December 4th, 2010 at 11:05 pm
I am a fan of Tate’s Bake Shop on Facebook
December 5th, 2010 at 1:05 am
Cranberry Upside Down cake!
December 5th, 2010 at 1:09 am
I’m a fan on facebook
December 5th, 2010 at 4:01 am
I like baking sugar cookies during the holidays!
December 5th, 2010 at 9:08 am
I love making what our family calls white Christmas cookies. They are a basic cutout cookie but something about them makes them better than the others I’ve had.
December 5th, 2010 at 12:18 pm
I love to make Italian Pignolatta ( I hope I spelled that right ) with my mom and my MIL. I think it is called struffoli too. Fried little dough balls covered in honey, almonds and chocolate shavings.
December 5th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
My favorite thing to bake is flan…. such a fun tradition
Not at all christmasy though…
December 5th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
I tweeted
December 5th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
I like to bake gingerbread cookies.
December 5th, 2010 at 2:52 pm
I’m following you on Twitter and I tweeted – http://twitter.com/ps152/status/11493050501042176. If you get a chance, come on over and enter into my giveaway too.
December 5th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
I love to bake cookies!!! there are so many varieties and thing you can bake in them!
December 5th, 2010 at 2:56 pm
I am now a fan of tate’s bake shop of facebook
December 5th, 2010 at 4:37 pm
I love making No Bake cookies! I love all the chocolate, peanut butter, and oatmeal goodness.
December 5th, 2010 at 5:00 pm
Wish I qualified, but unfortunately they don’t ship to Canada! Best of luck to everyone else. (By the way, I love baking gingerbread at Christmas.)
December 5th, 2010 at 6:25 pm
I love to bake cookies, and blondie bars and give them out as gifts. These would make a great gift too!
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December 5th, 2010 at 7:57 pm
Looks like a wonderful cookbook!
And Pizzelles are my favorite holiday cookie to make – even though I eat like dozens and dozens of them!!!
December 5th, 2010 at 8:32 pm
My Mom’s Anise Cookies, so good!
December 5th, 2010 at 8:50 pm
For the holidays I love baking cookies and pumpkin cheesecake.
December 5th, 2010 at 8:51 pm
I am now a fan of Tate’s on facebook. Good luck to me!
December 5th, 2010 at 11:00 pm
Pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are definitely my favorite and I end up eating way too many of them .
December 5th, 2010 at 11:01 pm
I’m a fan of Tate’s on Facebook, everything looks so delicious!
December 5th, 2010 at 11:14 pm
I love to make shortbread cookies during the holidays. Once you figure out how to make the base, the combinations are endless! white chocolate + dried cranberries. lemon zest. mini chocolate chips. all soooo good!
December 6th, 2010 at 1:55 am
Favorite thing to bake = pecan pie!!!
December 6th, 2010 at 1:56 am
I’m a Facebook fan!!
December 6th, 2010 at 10:55 am
Lots and Lots of cookies and I’m certainly going to try this shortbread.
December 6th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Chocolate crinkles for my boyfriend. And oatmeal raisin cookies for me.
December 6th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
My favorite thing to make at Christmas is this cream cheese strudel that was grandmother always made, its delicious!!
December 6th, 2010 at 5:27 pm
I love making peanut butter / chocolate buckeyes! Yum…
December 6th, 2010 at 8:31 pm
Swedish Chocolate Balls http://delishhh.com/?p=924
December 7th, 2010 at 7:39 pm
Chocolate chip cookies!
December 9th, 2010 at 9:32 am
These bars look so good – and so easy!
December 12th, 2010 at 1:15 am
I definitely have to make this recipe. It look s amazing! I love the photos!