For one 8″ x 8″ square pan:

For the cake base
• One 15-oz box spice cake mix
• 1 cup whole eggs
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp maple extract
• ½ cup butter, melted

For the gooey pumpkin layer
• ½ lb cream cheese
• ½ cup butter, melted
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 1½ tbsp pumpkin spice
• 3½ cup powdered sugar
• ½ cup whole eggs
• ½ cup pumpkin puree
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract

Directions

1. Grease an 8″x8″ pan and line the
   bottom with parchment paper.
   Pre-heat oven to 325°F.
2. In the bowl of a mixer with the paddle
   attachment, mix together all cake base
   ingredients. Mix on low speed
   to combine, then increase to
   medium-high speed to make a
   smooth batter. Scrape the bowl
   and mix again at medium high
   speed to incorporate all
   ingredients.
3. Pour batter into the prepared
   pan and smooth with a small
   spatula.
4. In another bowl, combine
   cream cheese, melted butter,
   cornstarch and spices. Mix on
   low speed to incorporate.
   Scrape the bowl and mix on
   medium speed to achieve a
   smooth batter with no lumps
   remaining.
5. Add powdered sugar to the bowl and
   mix on low speed. With the mixer
   running begin adding the eggs,
   pumpkin and vanilla until all is
   incorporated. Scrape the bowl and
   continue mixing until the mixture is
   free of lumps.
   Pour pumpkin mixture over the
   cake base in the pan and smooth out
   using a small spatula. Bake for
   approximately 35-45 minutes. As the
   mixture bakes, the cake will rise to
   the top and the custard will sink to
   the bottom.
6. Allow to cool and refrigerate
   overnight. Cut into 9 squares and
   liberally dust with powdered sugar.

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For the Cake
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3 large eggs • 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 can (8 oz.) crushed pineapple
• 2 cups mashed banana
(about 3 bananas)
• 1 cup roasted pecans, roughly chopped

For the Glaze
• 1 ¼ cups confectioner’s sugar
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 1-2 tablespoons milk
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
   Whisk together the dry ingredients.
2. Fold in all the wet ingredients, mixing
   the pecans in last.
3. Pour the batter into a buttered and
   floured bundt pan.
4. Bake for 60-70 minutes, or until a
   toothpick inserted into the center of the
   cake comes out clean.
5. Cool for 15-20 minutes in the pan
   before turning out onto a cooling rack.
6. For the glaze, melt the butter with the
   corn syrup. Sift in the confectioner’s
   sugar, and stir in the vanilla and milk.
   Add more milk or sugar to adjust the
   consistency as desired.
7. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cake
   and decorate as desired.

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Cookies and Cream is our new seasonal gourmet cookie flavor that you can have delivered fresh to your door or to someone else, and we think it’s YUMMY! Try it out and let us know if you agree.

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Changing leaves and a chill in the air can only mean one thing, it’s time for Halloween! This year let Carolina Cookie Company put the “treat” back in trick or treat with our yummy assortment of Halloween cookie gifts. Besides with decorating, school parties, carving jack-o-lanterns and tracking down those costumes your kids desperately want, don’t you think you deserve a treat too? Order from our selection of boxes and tins and then reuse the container for fun Halloween decorations. Here are just a few ideas!

1. Leaving a bowl of candy on the porch with a “Please take one” sign? Why not add a festive pop with our Happy Halloween Cookie Pails or our Metal Cookie Gift basket? You and your family will enjoy our famous oh-so-good cookies, before refilling these spooky containers with sought after candy.
2. Adults and kids alike enjoy the Halloween party tradition of bobbing for apples! Our Metal Cookie Gift Basket is the perfect vessel for this fun, Halloween pastime. Indulge in the gourmet, freshly baked cookies and candy, before filling with water and adding apples.
3. Send little witches and goblins trick or treating this year with our Happy Halloween Cookie Pails! Kids will love receiving this special cookie gift before repurposing the pail for their big night of candy collection!
4. Keep all the candy fresh with a Halloween Tin from Carolina Cookie Company. First enjoy our fresh baked cookies, and then enjoy a piece of candy a day using one of our cute tins!
5. All of the Halloween gift boxes, tins and pails from Carolina Cookie Company can easily be used in a Halloween display. Our buckets and pails make eye catching centerpieces on a mantle or tablescape. Add a creepy plastic hand or some cotton spider webs to one of our Halloween cookie boxes for a unique decoration! You are only bound by your imagination!

Without a doubt, the best part of all of these containers is they arrive filled with your choice of cookies from Carolina Cookie Company! Be sure to check out the entire selection of flavors, and if you are looking for a sugar free cookie for Halloween, we have those too! So, what are you waiting for? Ge tin the spirit of the season with Carolina Cookie Company today!

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• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 container of Cool Whip
• 1/2 – 1 dozen Carolina Cookie Chunky Chocolate Cookies

Directions:
Number of cookies used depends on the size of the dish used and the number of layers desired for the dessert. Dip Carolina Cookie Chunky Chocolate cookies in milk. Layer bottom of dish with these cookies. Spread a layer of Cool Whip over Chunky Chocolate cookies. Add another layer of milk dipped chunky choclate cookies. Spread another layer of Cool Whip. This process can be repeated several times. Finish with a layer of Cool Whip. Top with crumbled Chunky Chocolate cookies. Refrigerate till ready to serve.

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• 1 dozen Favoirte Carolina Cookie
• 1 quart Favoirte Ice Cream
•  Favoirte Topping Sauce
•  Favorite Seasonal Fruit

Directions:
Crumble your favorite Carolina Cookie into the bottom of a pie plate and press into the bottom and the sides. Depending on the size of the plate, this will take 6-9 cookies. Soften your favorite ice cream so that you can spoon it into the pie plate on top of the cookie crumbles. Fill the plate and spread it evenly. Cut your favorite season fruit or maraschino cherries into small pieces and place on the top. Top with your favorite topping…like chocolate sauce or caramel sauce. Crumble some more of your favorite Caroline Cookie and sprinkle on the top. You have just made your favorite ice cream sundae cookie pie.

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Ingredients:

• 2 cup Prepared pumpkin (such as Libby’s)
• 8 ounce Whipped cream cheese
• 1 teaspoon Pumpkin pie spice
• 4 tablespoon Brown sugar
• 1 cup Whipped Topping
• 1 dozen Carolina Cookie Company Gingerbread Cookies

Directions:
Mix pumpkin and cream cheese. Add pumpkin pie spice and brown sugar. Combine. Fold in whipped topping until smooth and mixes. Spread on cookie, add top cookie. Place on baking sheet in refrigerator to chill until ready to serve.

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• 3 ounce cream cheese, softened
• 2 quart strawberry ice cream
• 10 ounce strawberries
• 2-3 tablespoon Kirsch
• 6 Carolina Cookie Sugar Cookies, Crumbled

Directions:
Use 1 1/2 – 2 ounce shot glasses. Recipe fills 18 – 22 shot glasses. In a food processor or blender mix all ingredients except Kirsch until smooth. Add Kirsch and blend. Put crumbled Carolina Cookie Company Gourmet Sugar cookies in the bottom of each shot glass. Fill with strawberry mousse and sprinkle cookie crumbles across top of each glass. Top off with a fresh strawberry. Keep in freezer until time to serve. Set out 15-20 minutes before serving. Use a decorating bag to get the mousse in the shot glass. If you don’t have one, you can make your own by cutting a small corner off a plastic baggie.

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Whether you are expecting a dozen long-stem roses or a heart-shaped box of chocolates for Valentine’s Day, receiving a token of someone’s affection always makes us feel special. Valentine’s Day truly brings out the inner romantic in us all!

We believe the best gift for Valentine’s Day is freshly baked cookies. Valentine’s Day and sweet treats naturally go together. After all, what better way to show your sweetie how you feel, than with their favorite candy confection? But what about the people who are on a sugar free diet? Do you they have to go without on this sugar filled holiday? Absolutely not!

At Carolina Cookie Company we bake delicious sugar free cookies, that make perfect gifts for Valentine’s Day! We offer four delicious flavors to choose from:  Chocolate Chip, Peanut Butter,  Oatmeal, and Double Chocolate. We know you have probably tasted sugar free cookies before and been less than impressed. We have too, which is why we decided to create our own! Our sugar free cookies have the sought after chewy goodness and delicious flavor you find with our regular cookies. All the flavor, free of sugar!

This Valentine’s Day, sugar free is the way to be with sugar free cookie gifts from Carolina Cookie Company.  Remember, just because someone is watching their sugar intake doesn’t mean they can’t enjoy the taste of freshly baked cookies!

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Whether there’s snow on the ground in your neighborhood or you’re sitting in the cool shade of a palm tree, the holidays are upon us. Make sure to get everyone something they’ll truly cherish: gourmet cookies from Carolina Cookie Company!

There are many reasons why our cookies make the best gift. First, choose their favorite flavors! Your sister who adores chocolate chip cookies? You can easily ship our chunky chocolate cookies directly to her doorstep no matter how close or far away she lives. Simply choose the box or tin, the amount and flavor, then click purchase.

Even though we don’t have a fleet of reindeer available to drop off this package, receiving this cookie gift is still magical. We’re sure your sister isn’t the only person on your list who’d love to get fresh baked cookies this holiday season.

For the Long-Distance In-Laws

Everyone loves cookies, even more so during the holidays! When they arrive in our attractive Galvanized Green Tree Cookie Basket or Birch Winter House Box, the gift becomes that much more special. We understand that it might be difficult to shop for certain people on your list. These elegant cookie gifts are sure to please even the most arduous of recipients, especially when each basket, box, or tin comes filled with their favorite flavor of cookie.

For All of Your Nieces, Nephews, or Grand-kids

With a large age range and various tastes, shopping for nieces, nephews, or grand-kids can be a challenge. After all, you don’t want your gift to bring out their inner Grinch. Giving everyone a similar gift that they all will enjoy is the best solution. But what to give? Cute cookie gifts from Carolina Cookie Company, of course! We suggest our Gingerbread Cookie Gift Tote for kids who love this classic Christmas cookie flavor or our fun Reindeer Cookie Gift Boxes with a choice of cookie flavors.

For Business Associates

Carolina Cookie Company offers a wide array of corporate cookie gifts. From our gorgeous cookie gift boxes, including our Red Berry Hinged Ribbon Cookie Box, to our customized tins featuring your business logo, we have mouth-watering, relationship-building gifts. We are always happy to help you find exactly what you need and to make sure it arrives before Christmas. Call today to talk to one of our friendly representatives.

For Santa

Few Christmas traditions remind us of childhood like baking fresh cookies for Santa. But who has the time? This year, cross one task off your list and order Carolina Cookie Company cookies instead. We suggest our Santa’s Mailbox, filled with your choice of perfectly baked cookies. This cookie delivery appears in a bright red postal box that looks like it was plucked right from the streets of the North Pole. Packed with freshly baked cookies, you will cherish this sweet cookie gift for years to come.

It is impossible to go wrong with fresh baked cookies delivered right to their door! With Carolina Cookie Company, you can find the perfect gourmet cookie gift for everyone on your list.

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Reports from across the nation are pouring in like ice cold milk into a tall glass. Cookies are the best picnic and backyard barbeque dessert this Independence Day!

Granny Smith says, “Apple pie can be messy, and who wants to worry about needing extra plates and silverware? I want something I can hold in my hand!”

“I caught the little parade mascot sticking her fingers in the fruit salad!” exclaimed Mr. Plum, “I sure wish someone had brought something tasty that was individually wrapped!”

One man who wished to remain anonymous confided, “I know my wife works really hard trying to make all these fancy concoctions she finds on social media, but I really wish she’d just order some gourmet cookies to be delivered and spend all that time with me instead!”

There you have it. Gourmet cookie treats delivered straight from Carolina Cookie Company to your door will give you the freedom to enjoy yourself this Fourth of July. So check out our deals and don’t forget the red, white and blue ribbon boxes!

Check back with us next week when ace reporter Mac Adamia concludes his investigative report entitled “We like our chips chunky and we’re proud of it!”

(Names may have been changed to protect the hungry)

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It doesn’t happen often, but just in case you need them, here are the tip top tips to avoid a melted mishap when sending your Carolina Cookie Company cookies this summer:

1. Always try to ship your gift to an address where you know (100% without a doubt) someone will be there to receive them when delivered, versus the package being left on the porch. Actually, this is a really good tip at any time of year.  Consider sending them to a work address. After all, who doesn’t want to brag to their coworkers about a great gift!

2. For the sake of yummy goodness, it doesn’t have to be a total surprise. If there isn’t a 100% sure address option, then at least consider telling the recipient a package is coming, even if you don’t tell them what it is.

Look at it this way:

Aunt Lucy’s birthday is next Tuesday.

(Unless the entire family has been keeping this a secret from Aunt Lucy…she knows.)

Every year since you have been able to make a homemade card, you have sent her a gift.

(Congratulations, you have set the bar of family obligation. Not only is she expecting a gift, but she already knows exactly how to make your good-for-nothing cousins feel really guilty.)

So, where is the harm in saying “Be looking for your gift Aunt Lucy, it shouldn’t be allowed to sit outside!” You don’t have to tell her exactly what it is and at least then she can make arrangements if she isn’t going to be home.

(Because, though she would never tell you, wild child Aunt Lucy has decided to treat herself with a bus trip to Vegas.)

So you see, everyone loves a surprise, but sometimes compromising at half a surprise is the better option.

3. Select a flavor that is less likely to melt. Everyone loves the Chunky Chocolate, but if you haven’t tried the Oatmeal Raisin, Sugar, Peanut Butter, or Oatmeal Cranberry Nut flavors you are missing out!

4. Use what you know. So, let’s say you have followed the advice of #2, but now Aunt Lucy wants to know how long she should stare out her window like an impatient puppy. What do you tell her? Tell her you shipped it USPS! Neighborhood postal carriers have a daily routine and deliver in the same area, at relatively the same time, every day. If Aunt Lucy knows her mail gets delivered in the afternoon, then she knows she is free to go to breakfast and shopping with friends in the morning without fear of missing that package.

If you forget these tips, just don’t forget our gourmet cookies are individually wrapped! If the big chunks of chocolate do get soft they won’t leave your oatmeal raisin covered in ….dark…gooey…chocolatey…yummy…ok seriously, am I the only one that thinks this sounds like a GOOD idea?! Rip those packets open, make an oatmeal raisin sandwich, and pretend you just yanked them from the oven! Or…for those of you who are a little more reserved with your cookies, toss them in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes. The chocolate will firm back up and you are good to go!

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