I’m in heaven. Floating above the clouds, birds tweeting around me, angels singing sweet melodies heaven, all because I’ve discovered the sweet caloric glory of Elsylee cookies.
Let’s just say these handmade-to-order artisanal cookies from a Manhattan patisserie make those “Milan” and “Bordeaux” cookies (which are pretty darn good) seem like Eurotrash wannabes.
Inspired by her European grandmothers, master baker Elsylee has absolutely blown me away with these all-natural, bite-sized treats that I forced myself to sample this week. (I know, get out your tiny violins.) The Sevilla snowball style cookies are to die for — I could seriously eat 47 in a single sitting — and the Paris shortbread cookie filled with a handmade version of Nutella and topped crumbled almonds didn’t last long either. But my guilty pleasure favorite may have been the handmade Oreo-style cookie called New York, which trounces the original with a rich vanilla paste sandwiched between two crumbly, deep-chocolate wafers.
Heaven. Heaven!
Buy them buy the dozen or in bigger collections with fancy names like names like Beaux-Arts
Collectio for a fabulous hostess gift, shower favor, or little token for weekend visits to your in-laws.
These are not inexpensive cookies; these are the kinds you hide from the kids. But when you want every bite to count, Elsylee is your gal. She sure is mine. –Liz
Find of artisanal handmade cookies online at Elsylee cookies and just for CMP readers, save 15% on your choice of Sevilla, Edinburgh, Burlington, Aspen, Papeete, Vienne or Shropshire cookies.
Congratulations to Jessica – super-lucky winner of a box of Elsylee cookies!
They all look yummy!
I’d want to try the Copenhagen, Seville and Los Angeles (and a few more:).
Habana, Copenhagen, Barcelona…and, um, are you SERIOUS?!? I have never ever seen cookies like this – too fab!
I would love to try the New Orleans, the Los Angeles, and the Shropshire cookies. Thanks for the giveaway.
The Sevilla, New Orleans, & Vienna cookies look amazing!! And now I’m hungry!!!
I’m in heaven!! I’d love to try the Seville, the Edinburgh and the Los Angeles! Thanks!
My pregnant belly that craves sweets like no other would love Burlington, Los Angeles, and Barcelona! They all sound amazing!
Yum!!! the Sevilla, Vienna, and Almere look really good, but they all look amazing!
I’m drooling over all of them. Especially copenhagen, Almere, and Paris.
I think the St. Marteen looks amazingly tasty and unique.
hmmm, I love cookies! Habana, Los Angeles, and Copenhagen to start.
Burlington Cookies (Oatmeal, Sweet Montmorency Tart Cherries, and Crunchy Roasted Almond Cookies.)Yum. Yum. Yum!
The Almere looks heavenly!
handmade to order – impressive.
Cookies to try (I have to only pick three?)
1. Chicago
2. Napoli
3. Edinburgh
Thanks
Karen
vienna,los angeles,seville
Amsterdam, Los Angeles, and I agree the New York sounds yummmmmmy! Thanks!
Cookies`mmm`… I would love to try the Seville,Nepoli and the New Dehli flavors. If I’m being absolutely honest though and thinking through my stomach,I would definitely love to try them all. 🙂
Barcelona, Chicago and Habana….all sound amazing!
They are delectable. San Miguel, Vienna, and Valencia sounds lovely.
Yummmm, this site made my mouth water (though I’m pregnant, so that’s not too difficult to do these days!). 🙂 I would love to try the Paris, the Molokai, and the Lombardy…
Sevilla sound yummo!
Aspen Peanut Butter Cookies- who doesnt like peanut butter cookies!? :o)
Classic Buttery Sugar- i love sugar cookies too! I would love to try these! they look amazing!
How do I only pick three????
Burlington Cookies
Aspen Peanut Butter Cookies
Papeete Toasted Coconut-Pecan Meringues
So many choices! The Barcelona cookies look amazing. Thank you!
i would love to try the burlington, los angeles, and habana
These look awesome!
I’m not sure these are even in the box you’re giving away, but I am most interested in trying the Amsterdam, the Shropshire, and the Habana.
They all look so delicious though – maybe a gift for Daddy’s day?
Napoli, Palermo and Vienna. YUM!
St. Marteen, Los Angeles, and Edinburgh for sure!
I must try Elsylee’s Habana, the Edinburgh and the Seville. These are so gorgeous cookies almost not to eat them; each cookie is a piece of art.!!
They all look AMAZINGLY DELISH!!!! 😀
-Los Angeles Cookies
-Valencia
-Molokai
I want to try them all! The ones I’m dying to try? Barcelona, Paris, and Los Angeles. Yum!
Definitely Sevilla, New York and Copenhagen -yummy!
copenhagen, new york, vienna
vienna,los angeles,new york. They sound delocious!
It’s nearly impossible to choose, but I’d have to go with Sevilla, Burlington and Almere. OMG – they sound awesome!
my three faves? i’d love to try them all! (i have absolutely NO self control when it comes to cookies, especially ones that look this gorgeous) but if pressed to name only three, i’d have to say the LA, Lombardy, and Paris. to start.
Oh. My. If I have to pick just three, I guess it would be Palermo, Paris and Copenhagen. Heaven…
Habana, Palermo, and Aspen top my list, but there are definitely others.
Just three? Chicago, Los Angeles and Aspen.
Ahh- my mouth is watering . . .
New York, Chicago, Palermo. All of them look so yummy!
Vienna, Sevilla, Edinburgh.. yummy!
Sevilla, Barcelona (peanuty!!!) and Copenhagen absolutely have me drooling right now…
They all look so good! I would LOVE to try:
1) Paris
2) Habana
3) Barcelona
YUM!
*drool*
New York
Copenhagen
Molokai
I would love love to try the Lombardy Ameretti Macaroons! im in love
Love these cookies! Hope I win!
OMG! I am now craving cookies….. can’t wait to order some. I’d love to try the Almene – Almond Cookie w/ Roasted Almonds….are you kidding me we could call this heaven!
I’d also like to try the New Orleans – Brown Sugar, Carmel and Pecan, you simply can not have a better trio of ingredients, in fact this would make a great coffee flavor (Starbucks are you reading this?)
And my third choice would be be Paris – Almond shortbread, chocolate truffle filling, almonds and more to top….yummy, what diet?
I would love to try the New York, the Chicago and the Edinburgh.
Yum! Love to try Valencia, St. Marteen, and New York! Thanks!
I’m going all chocolate on this one! Edinburgh, Los Angeles and Copenhagen. And I can’t believe that Ediburgh and Copenhagen are gluten free to boot. Awesome!
I’m all about the Los Angeles, Almere, and St. Marteen!
Sooooo hard to choose! They all look amazing! I’m going to say… the Chicago, Almere, and New Delhi.
Mmm…I’d LOVE to try the Sevilla, Papeete and, of course, the Los Angeles because who doesn’t love chocolate!!
WOW! Would I be an absolute pig if I say I want to try ALL OF THEM? Okay, I’m piggy then… : ) Myha
I would like to try the Barcelona, Copenhagen, and Lombardy cookies.
Um.. Hello Yummy! I’d like to try the SEVILLA, BARCELONA, and NEW YORK, of course!
Habana, New Orleans, and Vienna
I would definitely want to try the New York, the Baroco, and the Barcelona. They all look fantastic!!! 🙂
Seriously beautiful and they sound too yummy!! So hard to choose but I would pick the St. Marteen, Seville, and Vienna!
Yes, please.
Barcelona, Habana and St. Marteen
Yes, please.
Barcelona, Habana and St. Marteen
I wish I had the “chore” of sampling these cookies! They look amazing. If I could try just three, I would choose the Los Angeles,Habana and Copenhagen. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm….
The Aspen, Miami, and Los Angeles sound fantastic. Yum.
Sevilla, Aspen, and Vienne!
Io amo la Palermo, je l’aime le Paris, y me muero por probar la Sevilla.
loving the sevilla, burlington & edinburgh
Barcelona, Sevilla, Napoli — yum yum!
So many to choose from but I’ll try Los Angeles, Sevilla and Almere!
I would love to sink my teeth into the Los Angeles, Almere, and Paris varieties (among others)!
They all sound so tasty but I’d pick the Barcelona, the Valencia and the Chicago. Thanks so much, Maureen (jnomaxx at hotmail dot com)
Oh my! The Los Angeles, the New Orleans, and the Molokai. Thanks!
Sevilla, New York, and New Orleans, etc., etc., etc. These would be great for parties!
i)aspen peanut butter
ii)shropshire
iii)edinburgh chocolate shortbread
i’m salivating!
These sound awesome, my mouth is watering over the Glasgow, Miami and Sevilla…Thanks for finding these!
New York, Morton Pumpkinsnap, and Aspen. They look amazing!!
Edingburgh, Sevilla and Burlingon. Yum!
Yummy!!! I’d like to try Almere, Los Angeles, & Sicily 🙂
They all sound yummy!! Copenhagen, New York, and Los Angeles are what I would want to try first 🙂
OMG, if there’s one thing I’ve been craving more than noodles since I got pregnant – they are buttery cookies like these. I’m going home and ordering myself a box tonight (maybe hubbie can have a few too). Would like to try the Edinburgh, Papeete, and Shropshire.
Thanks for introducing me to Elsylee cookies!
I’d love to try New Orleans, Vienna, and Palermo.
I think Aspen, New York and Barcelona sound divine.
Wow, she has SO much talent! They all look amazing. I really think that the Habana look great with the toasted coconut. The Almere, because I LOVE almond flavored cookies. Also the Copenhagen because smooth mint and chocolate… yum!!
OMG! They all look so good. I’m thinking the New Orleans, Lombardy and Napoli. I may have just drooled on my keyboard.
New York, please!
Vienna, Sicily and Habana.
habana, new york, barcelona
Ooh! Ooh! I’d love to try the Edinburgh, Key Largo, and the Habana. But um, couldn’t I try them all? ;P
HANDMADE OREOS!!! My mouth is watering!
sevilla, edinburgh and papeete
WOW! Those look so good! I would love to try Paris, Copenhagen and Lombardy!
Lots of yummy choices!!! I want to try Sevilla, Barcelona, and Paris.
Paris, Valencia, Aspen . . . but seriously, I want to eat them ALL. Now. Breastfeeding is hungry work.
sevilla, new orleans and vienna
I’d love to try the New York, Burlington, and Habana. They all sound fantastic!
The St. Marteen, New Delhi, and Almere cookies sound amazing. I’m a big fan of almond based cookies or cookies with a lot of spice. Yum!!
yum. If I was going to limit myself to trying three I would get the New York, Vienna, and the Habana,
I would love to try the Habana, Palermo and the Sevilla.
mmmmm. i’m powerless over cookies, especially little delectable treats like these. i would so eat every one and not share even a crumb with my kids. New York,Sevilla and Aspen P.B.
Burlington, Vienna and Sevilla!
Palermo…
Sevilla, Los Angeles, and New York..yum!
Wow! These look divine! It’s difficult to decide. But, if I must, I am dying to try the Sevilla, Barcelona, and Habana delectables.
New York & Chicago sound so great.
Dying to try the Lombardy, Sevilla, and Molokai!
Oh my gosh, where to start? I’d have to go with Sevilla, St. Maarten and New York.
Such deliciousness! I’d love to try the Palermo, Glasgow, and San Miguel cookies!
It’s a three way tie. Sicily, Paris and Los Angeles. How did you know I was craving something sweet?
So hard to narrow it down to three! I would LOVE to try the Habana, Barcelona and New York. Yummy!
Sevilla, New Orleans, Paris, Molokai, Edinburgh — oh wait – that was more than three. Seriously couldn’t stop reading the descriptions. YUM!
tvollowitz at aol dot com
yum!
Copenhagen, New York, Aspen!
Vienna, Aspen and Sevilla
Palermo, Los Angeles, Habana- to name a few 😉
Ahhh…cookies. They are my weakness. These look so yummy! Almere, Los Angeles, and Copenhagen.
I would love to sample the New York (gotta love oreos), Paris, and Vienne cookies. Who am I kidding..I would love to try them all!!:))
I am dying to try Los Angeles, Sevilla and Edinburgh! Yum!
Wow do all those cookies look awesome!
I’d love to try the Aspen Peanut Butter, Barcelona and Habana… YUMMMMMMMY!
Nutella lovers of the world unite! Paris sounds amazing! I’m in new Orleans so that’s a given and to chose s third would be a crime for I wouldn’t want to hurt any of the others feelings by choosing ;). Ah, sweet bliss, sigh.
I would love to try the Los Angeles, the Aspen, and the Seville!
They all look yummy, but I think my top three are New York, Palermo and Glasgow.
Thank you!
The Vienna Cookie would have to be the one I would try first. They all look amazing! I am craving sweets now!!!!!! But, almond cherry shortbread. YuMMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
my mouth is watering for – Napoli, Palermo and Vienna
These look so yummy! I’d love to try the Sevilla, Palermo, and Paris cookies!
The cookies all look amazing! If I have to choose 3, however, I’d love to try the San Miguel, Copenhagen and the Almere.
Oh my, my mouth is watering! Whether I win this give away or not, I will definitely be making a purchase! I would love to sample the New York, the Paris, and the classic buttery Sugar cookies! They sound amazing! To whoever wins…ENJOY!
Vienna, Los Angeles, and Seville
valencia
habana
amsterdam
oh, but they all look good!
ooh, they all sound so good! I’d love the Valencia, the New York and the Chicago (my home town!)
Agree with earlier post – they all look fantastic.
If I had to pick just three (tough, but I’ll try): St. Marteen, Chicago, Habana.
Sevilla, Burlington, and New York. yum!
My favors are Napoli, Key Largo, and Edinburgh, but the Lombardy was barely edged out!
the limited edition father’s day cookie Classic Sugar “DAD” sound cool and tasty, as well as the Sevilla and Almere!
I’d pick Valencia, Palermo and Paris!
I’d want to try the Copenhagen, Seville and Habana! Yum!
sevilla, new york, vienna!!!
So hard to choose. They all look divine but this is a good start: Edinburgh, Aspen, Paris.
Edinburgh Chocolate Shortbread Cookies
Crunchy Roasted Almond
Aspen Peanut Butter Cookies
Only three? That’s torture! I would like to try every single delicious confection they offer. But for the purpose of this drawing, I’ll chose the Copenhagen, the Edinburgh and the New York!
YUM!! Thanks!