Crispy Pecan Cookies & Cook for the Cure KitchenAid Mixer Giveaway

by Maris Callahan on July 19, 2011

Three of my favorite things in the world are cookies, dinner parties and kitchen appliances…and not in that order. I especially love it when all three things merge: using kitchen appliances to bake cookies for a dinner party.

Recently I was contacted by Del Webb, a home building company that has partnered with KitchenAid to encourage philanthropy and community this summer with 1,000 Cooks for the Cure, which challenges America to host 1,000 dinner parties to raise money for breast cancer research and community outreach programs.

The annual event has raised nearly $8 million since 2001 for Susan G. Komen for the Cure. I’m all about supporting good causes and this one is no different.

Giveaway:

To help you do more baking for dinner parties (everybody does that, right?) and to support the 1,000 Cooks for a Cure program, I’m giving away your choice of one KitchenAid Seven Speed Hand Mixer ($79.99) OR one KitchenAid 5-Speed Artisan Series Blender ($129.99).

The Rules:

Leave a comment here that answers the following questions: what is the first thing you’ll make with the blender OR hand mixer if you win?
Anonymous comments: leave your email address in the comment field so I can reach you.
This contest will close on Thursday, July 21 at 11:59PM CST and one winner, chosen via random.org, will be announced by Friday, July 22. I will notify you via email and you will have 72 hours to respond before I choose a new winner.
Contest open to US & Canada Residents only.

For Additional Entries:

Follow me on Twitter and re-tweet the following message: Win a great @KitchenAidUSA gadget from In Good Taste (cc @MarisCallahan) in honor of the 1,000 Cooks for a Cure program: http://bit.ly/oNkMvy.
Become a fan of In Good Taste on Facebook.
Suggest that your friends become a fan of In Good Taste on Facebook.
Please leave one comment for each entry.

Disclosure: This giveaway is sponsored by Del Webb and KitchenAid. I was not provided with complimentary product or compensation of any kind. The words and opinions expressed here are my own.

Crispy Pecan Cookies

What You Need:

2 cups (8-ounces) chopped pecans
2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

How-To:

Preheat the oven to 375°F.

Prepare the pecans: Place the pecan pieces on a baking sheet and toast them for 8-10 minutes, tossing them every 2 minutes to make sure they aren’t burning (this can happen rather quickly).Once the nuts have cooled, put 3/4 cup of them into the bowl of a food processor and pulse until pecans are just ground – the mixture should be a little thicker than sand.

Place the chopped and ground pecans into a large bowl and add the flour, salt and baking soda. In another bowl, or in the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add the egg, then the vanilla extract and beat until all items are well combined, like frosting.

Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and stir until just combined. Form the dough into 2-inch balls, and roll the balls in the sugar-salt mixture until coated. Place the balls on a baking sheet 3 inches apart.

Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes, until they appear golden brown. Let cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before removing. Makes 24-30 cookies, depending on how large you roll them.

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Tagged as: baked goods, cookies, Pecan

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claire July 19, 2011 at 12:11 pm

ah! I would make mashed potatoes with the mixer! We have such an old school mixing set that my husband had forever, so we desperately need a new one! What a great giveaway!

claire July 19, 2011 at 12:13 pm

I like you on Facebook now and am already following you on twitter! I also tweeted the giveaway!

Greg July 19, 2011 at 12:14 pm

Margaritas! So obviously, I’d be choosing the mixer. Great cookies too.

Katherine July 19, 2011 at 12:21 pm

Hi, Maris. I’m with Greg, so I guess I’d be making margaritas too. I would get a kick out of winning a pink blender for him. (If multiple entries per household are allowed.) Also, I just liked you on Facebook. Love your blog!

Nicole July 19, 2011 at 12:34 pm

I would make a really fresh fruit smoothie in the blender!

Nelly Rodriguez July 19, 2011 at 12:38 pm

I’d use the blender to blend the mixture for flan…I miss flan. I must make flan!

Nelly Rodriguez July 19, 2011 at 12:39 pm

I tweeted and follow you on Twitter

Nelly Rodriguez July 19, 2011 at 12:39 pm

I like IGT on FB

Kelly July 19, 2011 at 12:47 pm

Chocolate milk shake! Yum!

Kara July 19, 2011 at 12:52 pm

Ooh, I think I’d make lemon merangine pie! What a pretty hand mixer to beat those eggs into deliciousness!

Erica July 19, 2011 at 12:59 pm

I do not have a hand mixer and would absolutely love one! The first thing I’d make with it? Mashed potatoes!

melissa@IWasBornToCook July 19, 2011 at 1:06 pm

Margaritas…mmmm

melissa@IWasBornToCook July 19, 2011 at 1:07 pm

I’m a fan on Facebook already.

Kay July 19, 2011 at 1:11 pm

The cookies look delicious! I need a new blender for my morning smoothies and this one would match my pink stand mixer!

Kay July 19, 2011 at 1:11 pm

I Tweeted the giveaway @kay819

Kay July 19, 2011 at 1:12 pm

I’m a fan of In Good Taste on Facebook!

amy @ fearless homemaker July 19, 2011 at 1:19 pm

those crispy pecan cookies look amazing! no need to enter me into the giveaway – i luckily already have a mixer + blender. =) but i still wanted to stop in + compliment those cookies!

Roz July 19, 2011 at 1:35 pm

Hi Maris, great looking cookies! If I got a new blender, I’d make smoothies with it (followed closely by a cocktail – just to test the ice crushing setting of course! ), and if I got a new mixer, I’d make some cupcakes. If I could choose which to win, I’d go for the blender. Have a wonderful day!!!

Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga July 19, 2011 at 2:06 pm

what is the first thing you’ll make with the blender OR hand mixer if you win? = a smoothie OR cookies

Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga July 19, 2011 at 2:07 pm

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emily (a nutritionist eats) July 19, 2011 at 2:24 pm

A smoothie in the blender! For some reason I gave ours away and now I’m kind of wishing we had it…

Junia @ Mis Pensamientos July 19, 2011 at 2:31 pm

first of all, who can say no to pecans in cookies? yummmy!! what a fun giveaway! i’ve been dying to make gluten free bread (with yeast)!

Junia @ Mis Pensamientos July 19, 2011 at 2:32 pm

tweeted away and i already like you on facebook/follow you on twitter . ooo i hope i win!!!

rebecca July 19, 2011 at 2:36 pm

great cookies wish i was better at them

nina July 19, 2011 at 2:37 pm

oh wow this recipe looks great! i would try whipping up a batch of these cookies with a new mixer! or smoothies with a new blender. =)

Christina July 20, 2011 at 9:43 am: I’d make buckeyes for my friend Mel. She needs all the little pick-me-ups she can get, she works hard and takes care of her young son who was just declared cancer free two months ago.

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yummychunklet July 19, 2011 at 2:41 pm

Ooh, definitely gazpacho soup in the blender! I already have pink “breast cancer awareness” knives to match the blender!

Melissa July 19, 2011 at 2:42 pm

My hand mixer is a cheapie on it’s last leg and this KA one is awesome! The first thing I’d make would probably be my brother’s wedding cake. He asked, and I can’t say no…especially to family, so come August, I’ll be making my first 3 tiered fondant covered cake! Yum!

Kathleen July 19, 2011 at 2:47 pm

These cookies look fab! I’d love to make a double batch of these babies with a new mixer

alyssa - fashion fitness foodie July 19, 2011 at 3:13 pm

If I win the handmixer I will be making a batch of these cookies! I am a cookie craver lately!!

sarah July 19, 2011 at 3:15 pm

I think I would make crepes in the blender. What a beautiful gift. The cookies look good too. Cookies are the perfect dessert.

Anne @ Baking Me July 19, 2011 at 3:52 pm

The first thing I would make with the mixer would definitely be a cake! I would love to try the pecan cookies, they look great!

Anne @ Baking Me July 19, 2011 at 3:52 pm

I am a facebook fan!

Courtney July 19, 2011 at 3:59 pm

Fun, Maris! I would use the blender for a tasty summer beverage called a BBC (Bailey’s, Bananas, and Colada). Yummy!

lynn @ the actor's diet July 19, 2011 at 3:59 pm

DUDE that blender is so cute! i’d make a smoothie with spinach tossed in so i don’t have to eat it.

lynn @ the actor's diet July 19, 2011 at 4:00 pm: er, chew it, that is…

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lynn @ the actor's diet July 19, 2011 at 4:01 pm

i tweeted! http://twitter.com/#!/actorsdiet

Courtney July 19, 2011 at 4:02 pm

Just liked you on FB!

Simply Life July 19, 2011 at 4:16 pm

oh these cookies look perfect!

Foodie Ann July 19, 2011 at 4:57 pm

I make milk shakes…:)

Foodie Ann July 19, 2011 at 4:57 pm

I follow the site in Facebook.:)

Lynne @ 365 Days of Baking July 19, 2011 at 5:32 pm

Good looking cookies!
I would definitely whip some egg white with the mixer to make some meringues. Haven’t tried those yet and my hand mixer is on the fritz.

Alison @ Ingredients, Inc. July 19, 2011 at 5:32 pm

fun post! I would probably let my kids make smoothies. They have become pros!

Lynne @ 365 Days of Baking July 19, 2011 at 5:34 pm

I’m a FB fan!

Suziee July 19, 2011 at 5:47 pm

My daughter’s birthday cake using the hand mixer.

Thanks for the opportunity! LOVE the cookie recipe, too.

Lisa from Lisas Yarns July 19, 2011 at 6:03 pm

Look at your with the great giveaways! I would choose the handmixer and I would probably make this apple dip for my co-workers. It’s so simple, but so easy – cream cheese, brown sugar, and vanilla. Mmmm… So so good. Granted, I don’t eat cream cheese anymore, so I would have to make it and then not eat… unless I used Tofutti cream cheese and I don’t know if I could get away with that substitution as I fear my co-workers would def taste the difference!

Lindsay @ Pinch of Yum July 19, 2011 at 6:11 pm

Yay! what a great giveaway and a great cause. I would make an ultra super smooth green monster smoothie, because my blender is on the fritz and lately my green monsters have not been very smooth (gross).

Emily July 19, 2011 at 6:14 pm

I would definitely make a banana milkshake with the blender. They are my absolute favorite!

Emily July 19, 2011 at 6:15 pm

I’m also a fan on facebook

Barbara @ Barbara Bakes July 19, 2011 at 6:19 pm

Using kitchen appliances to bake cookies for a dinner party sounds like a perfect afternoon to me too.

Tara @ Chip Chip Hooray July 19, 2011 at 6:47 pm

I would definitely use the blender to make myself a wonderfully cool and icy cookies and cream milkshake. With temperatures so high the thermometer literally cannot even register them (I know you all sympathize!), that’s all I’m dreaming about right now.

Tara @ Chip Chip Hooray July 19, 2011 at 6:48 pm

I follow you on Twitter, and I tweeted the contest.

Tara @ Chip Chip Hooray July 19, 2011 at 6:49 pm

I’m also a fan of In Good Taste on Facebook.

Marisa Voorhees July 19, 2011 at 6:55 pm

I have been wishin’, hopin’, and prayin’ for a hand mixer and pink makes it all the better! I’d whip up some gluten-free, dairy-free sweet rose ginger snaps. Once baked, they’d be destined for a rendezvous with a scoop of vanilla Coconut Bliss.

Reeni July 19, 2011 at 8:22 pm

I don’t often crave cookies but these caused me to have one! I am using a mixer with one beater right now and would love to win one – I would make cookies!!!!

Reeni July 19, 2011 at 8:24 pm

I tweeted!

Erin@TheFoodMentalist July 19, 2011 at 8:38 pm

Your cookies look delightful. I too share your three loves. The LOVE the pink kitchen aid appliances – just gorgeous!!!!!. I just wish the comp was open to Australian residents too

Great post xx

Leanne Blevins July 19, 2011 at 9:04 pm

I’d love that beautiful blender and the first thing I’d make is my chilled avocado and cucumber soup – YUM – perfect for those hot summer nights!

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Katie July 19, 2011 at 9:10 pm

I’d make eggless cookie dough…again! I bet it’d be fabulous with white chocolate chips, too!

Betty @ scrambled hen fruit July 19, 2011 at 10:03 pm

Those cookies look yummy! I’d definitely have to make a smoothie in the blender!

Kristin July 19, 2011 at 10:33 pm

The first thing I would make… hmmm, I would have to say some sort of smoothie

Felicia July 19, 2011 at 11:15 pm

Oh how I love thee, 5-speed Artisan blender! I would make a lemonade and strawberry smoothie! And then another, and another…

Felicia July 19, 2011 at 11:18 pm

I retweeted this awesome giveaway and cause: https://twitter.com/#!/fwoodward/status/93534981380505600

Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella July 20, 2011 at 12:57 am

What a fabulous idea! Everyone loves a dinner party (well you and I do hehe) and that’s a great prize. These cookies look wonderful. Suddenly my afternoon cup of tea looks a bit lonely

JasmyneTea July 20, 2011 at 1:21 am

What a lovely idea! It’s philanthropic AND delicious. I’m definitely going to have to give your cookie recipe a go, I bet they’re amazing!

Liz July 20, 2011 at 5:35 am

I had to pop over after your comment on my post this morning gave me my first giggle of the day And here I find you’re doing such a wonderful giveaway for a fabulous cause…brava!!! OK, I would choose the hand mixer (I have a much older version which I adore)…and I’d make a batch of cookies like your delicious pecan sandies, one of my childhood favorites. YUM…off to tweet and share~

Liz July 20, 2011 at 5:48 am

Off to tweet about your giveaway~

Liz July 20, 2011 at 5:52 am

I am a facebook fan~

Liz July 20, 2011 at 5:52 am

I shared your facebook page with my friends~

Barbara July 20, 2011 at 6:12 am

A wonderful cause, Maris! And a super giveaway. My hand mixer is so old half the time it doesn’t work. I love having one because it’s easier for making cookies than hauling out the big Kitchen Aid mixer. So I’d use it quite a bit. Easy to store too.
(Yummy cookie recipe!)

Joanne July 20, 2011 at 6:21 am

This post is FULL of crazy awesomeness! (a) Cookies…ummm these look amazing. Cookie cravings have now officially set in.

(b) yay for good causes!

Jen July 20, 2011 at 6:27 am

I am following you on twitter and retweeted!

Jen July 20, 2011 at 6:29 am

I would use this to make smoothies and milkshakes. Thanks for hosting!

Blond Duck July 20, 2011 at 6:47 am

The first thing I would make with this mixer is cinnamon rolls. I’ve been craving them since Christmas. Damn my husband’s diet!

I’ll send you a dozen. And the judges.

Alli July 20, 2011 at 6:56 am

Either whip some egg whites for a merguine pie or blend a green smoothie. Depends if I am feeling healthy or naughty.

Kitchen Belleicious July 20, 2011 at 7:03 am

Oh boy those cookies are just eating at me to make them like this morning. No time to waste they look that good. As far as the giveaway- AWESOME! The first thing I would make would be a fun and healthy smoothie for my son and I on this hot afternoon!

Kathryn July 20, 2011 at 7:20 am

Those look delicious!!! I actually think cookies would be high on my list of things to make!

Logan July 20, 2011 at 7:53 am

I would use the blender to make a green smoothie to get my day going!

Marisa Voorhees, The Food-Sensitive Foodie July 20, 2011 at 8:38 am

I tweeted twice!

Marisa Voorhees, The Food-Sensitive Foodie July 20, 2011 at 8:42 am

Following on Facebook!

Casey July 20, 2011 at 8:43 am

I would make a homemade milkshake with the blender…. yum!

Nikki Redding July 20, 2011 at 8:48 am

Mash potatoes and Mudslides!!! Yum-o

Stacey July 20, 2011 at 8:58 am

milkshakes with the blender!! Yummy!

Laurie July 20, 2011 at 8:58 am

Just retweeted! @KitchenAidUSA gadget from In Good Taste (cc @MarisCallahan) in honor of the 1,000 Cooks for a Cure program: bit.ly/oNkMvy

Laurie July 20, 2011 at 8:59 am

already follow on FB….love it!

Laurie July 20, 2011 at 9:00 am

I think I would make pesto with the new blender……

Ashley L July 20, 2011 at 9:07 am

I would make gluten free cookies for my daughter or a smoothie with fruit that she isn’t allergic to.

Thanks for this amazing give-a-way. <3

Dana July 20, 2011 at 9:08 am

I love cookies, dinner parties and appliances, too! Sadly, I don;t have a proper Blender If I won, the first thing I would make with the blender is a delicious peanutbutter smoothie!

Amanda July 20, 2011 at 9:10 am

with a pretty pink mixer, i would mix up a cake for my anniversary that is coming up – thinking red velvet!

Dana July 20, 2011 at 9:10 am

I follow you and I tweeted! https://twitter.com/#!/danacooks/status/93683970167947264

Dana July 20, 2011 at 9:11 am

I am a fan of In Good Taste on FB!

Suki July 20, 2011 at 9:21 am

Strawberry shakes – my favorite!

Ali Grace July 20, 2011 at 9:34 am

Fun! I’d definitely make a smoothie with fresh berries/peaches in the blender. And with the hand mixer… I’d want to make a meringue for a lemon pie or banana pudding.

Emma July 20, 2011 at 9:37 am

I love dinner parties too, but my apartment is so small… any chance you are giving away apartment renovations as well?

I’m pretty happy with my sketchy hand mixer that lights up green inside when it’s working too hard, but I’m not so happy with my ghetto blender that I adopted several years ago. It’s sad. I bet I could blend up my old blender in this new one. Or I could make a nice rhubarb slush. Perfect for the hot heat of the afternoon!

natalie (the sweets life) July 20, 2011 at 9:39 am

I would love the handheld mixer (I only have a stand mixer)—I’d probably make some cupcakes!

sweetlife July 20, 2011 at 9:49 am

great giveaway for a wonderful cause!! yummy cookies!!

TobyD July 20, 2011 at 10:20 am

I would make shakes for my girls!!!

TobyD July 20, 2011 at 10:20 am

I have already liked you on FB!

TobyD July 20, 2011 at 10:23 am

I suggested my friends check out your site on FB – hope they come and enjoy!

Elle @ We can begin to feed... July 20, 2011 at 10:39 am

Wonderul giveaway…. I would be making some peanut butter and banana cooked oats right away!

Your pecan cookies look lovely. Thanks.

Lisa @ Tarte du Jour July 20, 2011 at 11:12 am

I lost my dear mother to cancer this year and so I’m very grateful that you are helping to raise money for a cure!! Your contribution in helping to stop this disease is so important. Thank you!!! I just got a new blender and mixer last Christmas so I don’t need them but I’m sure some lucky winner will definitely enjoy them!! Great giveaway!

Natalie July 20, 2011 at 11:27 am

So gutted that I’m not a US or Canada resident! I’ve wanted a Kitchen Aid for so long. The first thing I would make would be a perfect passionfriut pavlova, with your pecan cookies crumbled on the on the top, they sound gorgeous!

Virginia July 20, 2011 at 12:42 pm

I would make a fresh strawberry smoothie with the blender! Yum yum!

Virginia July 20, 2011 at 12:43 pm

I’m already a fan on Facebook!

Virginia July 20, 2011 at 12:46 pm

I’m following you on Twitter and I tweeted!

Kristie O. July 20, 2011 at 1:39 pm

Smoothies!! I love Smoothies and need a good blender!!

Kristie O. July 20, 2011 at 1:39 pm

I follow you on Facebook

Kristie O. July 20, 2011 at 1:40 pm

I follow you on twitter and tweeted

Rachel W. July 20, 2011 at 3:06 pm

I would make some vegan chocolate chip cookies. BOOM.

Rachel W. July 20, 2011 at 3:07 pm

I follow you on twitter!

Rachel W. July 20, 2011 at 3:07 pm

AND I’m a fan on FB.

The Food Hunter July 20, 2011 at 3:26 pm

If I won I use the mixer to make these cookies…I’d sell them to raise money for the cure

Megan S July 20, 2011 at 3:40 pm

I would use the mixer for real whipped cream!!

Malerie C. July 20, 2011 at 4:21 pm

I would use the blender to make a smoothie. My current blender cannot do ice, so sad for a blender!

Malerie C. July 20, 2011 at 4:24 pm

Became a FB fan!

Cristina July 20, 2011 at 5:06 pm

Hi Maris! What a fantastic giveaway and promotion with Del Webb. Kudos to you for hosting it. Luv the color of the hand mixer, hope I’m the one you pick! Should I be the lucky winner, the first thing I’d probably use it for is to beat egg whites.

Luv this cookie recipe, as I not only luv, luv cookies and nuts…I luv pecan sandies. These have to be good with 2 cups of pecans.

Hope you’re have a good week and good luck to all the entrants!

cakewhiz July 20, 2011 at 5:10 pm

awesome giveaway! if i won, i would make smoothies … they would be perfect for this warm summer!

i have only used pecans in brownies but i may have to try your cookie recipe too since i am positive i would love them

5 Star Foodie July 20, 2011 at 7:08 pm

A very cool giveaway And those pecan cookies sure look scrumptious!

Olga @ MangoTomato July 20, 2011 at 7:11 pm

i’ll try my luck again
would love the pink mixer! I think I’d make a batch of cookies using it with dried cherries, macadamia nuts and white chocolate chips.

Olga @ MangoTomato July 20, 2011 at 7:11 pm

I follow you on Twitter.

Genevieve July 20, 2011 at 7:12 pm

I just burned out my blender a few days ago trying to blend frozen strawberries…so I’m looking for a more powerful blender like this one so that I can make more delicious smoothies!

mandy July 20, 2011 at 7:15 pm

Great giveaway! If I were to win the mixer I would make cookies. Or if I won the blender I think some adult beverages would definitely be in order.

mandy July 20, 2011 at 7:47 pm

I also follow you on twitter.

mandy July 20, 2011 at 7:47 pm

And I’m a fan of the blog on Facebook. =)

Jessica July 20, 2011 at 8:14 pm

Count me in! I would make a batch of smoothies/popsicle mix to freeze stat.

Tessa July 20, 2011 at 8:15 pm

I’d be making smoothies – with my new favorite thing, almond milk!

Christina @ Sweet Pea's Kitchen July 20, 2011 at 9:17 pm

Yummy! These pecan cookies look incredible! I tweeted about your awesome giveaway! I would have to make a Piña colada first…it’s super hot here!

Becca H July 20, 2011 at 9:21 pm

I think pink appliances are BEYOND adorable! I would choose the blender, because there are times when I am just ACHING for shaved Italian ice… not to mention, smoothies

Becca H July 20, 2011 at 9:21 pm

I follow you on Twitter via @itsyummilicious and I Tweeted on 7/20

Becca H July 20, 2011 at 9:22 pm

I follow you on Facebook

Becca H July 20, 2011 at 9:23 pm

I shared about the giveaway on Facebook (I tagged you)

Wanda July 20, 2011 at 9:40 pm

How pretty! I would happily make a wet chocolate cake & or salsa!!!

Wanda July 20, 2011 at 9:41 pm

I’m a new fan on FB (Wanda Staton Galloway)… YAY!!

naomi July 20, 2011 at 10:18 pm

Great cause! And I love the cookies. Pecan sandies are a fav of mine.

Nami | Just One Cookbook July 20, 2011 at 10:18 pm

I love the pink kitchen gadgets! Your pecan cookies look delicious. I haven’t had cookies like this for a long time. Make me crave for them right now. I don’t even bake cookies…. this has to be changed this year! Well I can’t have any more gadgets in my kitchen and I’m fan of yours everywhere, so I hope someone will win this giveaway!

Aparna E. July 20, 2011 at 10:37 pm

Awesome cause! Pecan sandies are one of my faves. If I won, I’d want the blender and the first thing I’d make is a mango lassi!! Yum!

Aparna E. July 20, 2011 at 10:39 pm

I already follow you on twitter! Here’s the tweet for the contest:
http://twitter.com/#!/notaleaf/statuses/93887670127820801

Aparna E. July 20, 2011 at 10:40 pm

Duh Maris, I’m already a fan of yours on FB! <3 (^_^)

Aparna E. July 20, 2011 at 10:41 pm

And OK, they aren’t EXACTLY pecan sandies, but I never met a cookie with a nut I didn’t love

sheila @ Elements July 20, 2011 at 11:49 pm

The cookies sound wonderful! Do they taste a lot like pecan sandies? I’m sitting here wishing a had several of them!

Ruth July 21, 2011 at 2:17 am

You can never have enough cookie recipes! And pecans are one of my favourite nuts, so these are perfect. Thankyou!

mzt1 July 21, 2011 at 7:59 am

The first thing I would make with the hand mixer would be one a yummy chocolate mousse. My old Hamilton Beach hand mixer (circa 1970s) belongs in the Smithsonian!!!

Taylor July 21, 2011 at 8:26 am

I would make a chilled soup to cool me down in the blender!

Taylor July 21, 2011 at 8:27 am

I tweeted

Taylor July 21, 2011 at 8:28 am

And I like you on FB!

Kim T July 21, 2011 at 9:21 am

I will make another one of my tasty Smoothies that I drink twice a day so that I can continue to lose weight & be healthy.

Schmidty July 21, 2011 at 12:20 pm

I would make strawberry smoothies with the blender!

Schmidty July 21, 2011 at 12:21 pm

I tweeted http://twitter.com/rusthawk/status/94094548539686914

Schmidty July 21, 2011 at 12:23 pm

I am following you on FB (Rust Hawk)

Linda July 21, 2011 at 5:16 pm

I would use it to make malts!

Sue July 21, 2011 at 6:36 pm

My blender broke yesterday! With all the fresh fruit available this time of the year, my husband makes the most wonderful smoothies every morning for breakfast. We went w/o this am and will do so again tomorrow, because work is getting in the way of a new blender purchase. Such sad faces on our children! We need smoothies in the morning with the record heat wave hitting the midwest! Also, love the pink blender. I helped start the Komen organization locally, and am proud of each any every opportunity to enhance awareness for breast cancer research.

Kate (What Kate is Cooking) July 21, 2011 at 9:06 pm