by Anna Beth Adcock | Nov 30, 2022 | December 2022/January 2023, Eat
Chip, chip, hooray! National Cookie Day is Dec. 4—so we thought we’d put your knowledge to the test on these Raleigh cookie companies, bakeries and all the crumbs in between. Maybe grab a friend to chip in a few answers. Think you’re a smart cookie? Let’s bake it happen!
1. Talk about a new chip on the old block. … Warm cookie delivery company Tiff’s Treats recently opened its doors in the Village District. Started by Tiffany Taylor and Leon Chen with only “$20, a cellphone and a dream,” this couple-run biz was born in which city?
a. Phoenix
b. Austin
c. Charlotte
d. Baltimore
2. Supporting local is pretty sweet. Oakwood Cookie Co. owner, mom and avid cookie decorator Taylor Whitworth has been in the cookie biz for how many years?
a. Two
b. Three
c. Four
d. Five
3. Cookies and milk? Name a better dessert duo—we’ll wait. Where did Captain Cookie and the Milkman owners Juliann and Kirk Francis meet as undergrads?
a. UNC Chapel Hill
b. NC State
c. Appalachian State
d. Duke
4. “We’re all mad here…” Mad Hatter’s Cafe & Bakeshop in Durham boasts a daylong brunch, lunch staples, cupcakes and cookies, natch. From which local farm does this community-focused cafe source ingredients?
a. Maple View Dairy Farms
b. Chapel Hill Creamery
c. Holly Grove Farm
d. All of the above
5. “Me want cookie!” What job did Southern Sugar Bakery creators/co-owners (and Meredith College grads!) have before operating their sweet shop full time?
a. High school counselors
b. Chefs
c. Baristas
d. Nurses
6. Cary-based Andia’s Ice Cream (opening a new location at Raleigh Iron Works in 2023!) is known for its enormous ’Grammable Monster Shakes—seriously, they’re insane. What’s the name of its loaded Oreo milkshake?
a. Just Dough It
b. Cookies and Dreams
c. Cookie Monster
d. Double Stuff
7. Consider your sweet tooth satiated. The family-owned and -operated Sweet Cherry Bakery offers custom-decorated cookies (plus cakes, cupcakes and other sweet treats!) for sweets lovers throughout the Triangle. The bakery’s name came from which family member who baked a cherry cake each year?
a. Mother
b. Grandmother
c. Great-grandmother
d. Grandfather
8. Sugar and Spice Kitchen owner Preeti Waas baked her way across the world—from India to our very own City of Oaks—and now dishes some of the best chocolate chip cookies you’ve ever tasted. Waas’ other venture, Cheeni Indian Food Emporium, serves up these delectable cookies, plus tiffin, the Indian word for what?
a. Snacks
b. Cookies
c. Dessert
d. Tea
9. The bigger the cookie, the better. Raleigh-based The Cookie People serves up supersize cookies that are about as big as your head (!). Its popular oatmeal golden raisin cookie is made with honey from which
NC-based company?
a. The Carolina Bee Company
b. Bee Blessed Honey
c. Blue Ridge Honey Company
d. Killer Bees Honey
Answers: 1. B; 2. D; 3. A; 4. D; 5. A; 6. D; 7. C; 8. A; 9. B
by Naosha Gregg | Dec 1, 2021 | December 2021/January 2022, Web Exclusive
WEB EXCLUSIVE We promise these cookies won’t crumble.
As the holidays approach and we endure the fruitcake that we don’t really want—or are simply sick of pumpkin spice everything—there’s one dessert that will never go out of style. Cookies can easily be dunked into milk for the perfect midnight snack, or wrapped perfectly in a bow for a gorgeous gift. However you prefer yours, we have a roundup of the best places to get your cookie fix in Raleigh for National Cookie Day on Dec. 4.
Being an insomniac might suck… but the positive is that Insomnia cookies will always be there for you. Known for being open late, Insomnia offers warm freshly baked chewy cookies to satisfy those late-night cravings. Pro tip: Pair your cookie with cookie butter or ice cream for a nighttime flavor party for your taste buds.
This might be the one time letting your cookie crumble might be a good thing. Dubbed as the world’s best cookies, Crumbl Cookies are known for gourmet, handmade, giant cookies. With a rotation of flavors each week, including hot chocolate, snickerdoodle and buttermilk pancake, you really can have cookies for breakfast (and not feel guilty about it).
Move over Santa because these sugar cookies are not for sharing. Southern Sugar Bakery is a premiere cookie decorating company offering cookies in every size and shape you can think of, including bows for that Barbie friend, or swimsuits to celebrate a summer outing. In addition to custom-decorated sugar cookies, the bakery also offers old-time favorites such as old-fashioned butter cookies and sea-salt chocolate chip.
Girl Scouts, watch out! The Cookie People have been servicing the citizens of West Raleigh and NC State for 12 years and offer a wide variety of oversize grandma-style cookies with unique flavors. If you’re feeling spicy, try the Mexican hot chocolate cookie, and if you can’t handle the heat, you can always settle for molasses crinkle or sweet rootbeer float.
Get ready to stir things up—quite literally. STIR Raleigh is offering cookie decorating every Tuesday and Thursday from 2 to 4pm, with a photo op with Santa to boot. Translation: You sit back with a cool cocktail while the kiddos decorate.
Sugar, spice and all you can eat. A local favorite, Sugar and Spice Kitchen cookies are crafted just right. Picture this: a crispy outside and a warm and gooey inside. If you’re already drooling, be sure to place an order for the chocolate chip or oatmeal raisin cookies.
And the B is for some of the best cookies in the Triangle. Junie B’s is a haven for the cookie lover, offering such staple flavors as gingerbread, cinnamon roll, oatmeal, sugar and chocolate chip—in the form of a cookie or a pie. Or, if you’re feeling creative but aren’t quite the home baker, you can also purchase Junie B’s pre-rolled cookie dough.
Do you know the cookie man? He’s a lot better than the muffin man, and so are his cookies. This unique bakery started as a food truck in DC and has now grown into a brick-and-mortar spot in Transfer Co. Food Hall. Stop by for ginger, vegan chocolate chip, funfetti and other delicious flavors—best paired with a bottle of milk for the perfect snack.
