C'ville Entremom

I don’t know about you, but I seriously love cookies.  I could eat them for every meal (if that was an actual option).  As I sit down to write this feature, I realize that this could, in fact, be a job hazard as I scroll though the perfectly decorated and totally yummy looking cookies made by One Creative Cookie.

One Creative Cookie provides gorgeous custom cookies, as delicious as they are beautiful.  They are handmade- to-order with fresh ingredients. Exquisite attention to detail and excellent customer service are the hallmarks of their business.  One Creative Cookie specializes in cookies made specifically for birthdays, baptisms, first communions, teacher appreciation, hostess gifts, holiday gifts, baby showers, wedding showers, engagement parties, weddings.. the possibilities are endless.  The above mentioned are only a few of the opportunities to celebrate with creative, custom cookies.

Kelly Trout, mother to Will (7), Carter (5) and Alex (3), stumbled upon her 2 month old business at the suggestion of a friend.  Kelly had been making these cookies for holidays and birthdays for years and a good friend suggested that she turn her hobby into a business.  After a little research, Kelly found that there was a void in the Charlottesville market for custom cut-out cookies.  Alas, an Entremom is born.

Kelly, a registered architect by trade, finds that her cookie design work is just a new application of her architectural skills.  She also grew up making cut-out cookies with her mother and sister, so this blend of tradition and creativity is both challenging and fun for her.

So how does Kelly juggle her new business and raise 3 boys?  Kelly says that it is not always easy.  Some baking can be done while the boys are awake.  She can mix dough while they eat breakfast, cut and bake while overseeing homework, but the decorating has to be done after the boys are in bed.  Kelly finds that there is something calming about a completely quiet house, blank canvases of cookies and even some of the repetitive tasks of a large order.

Cookies from One Creative Cookie start at $4.50 each.  The cookies are ½” thick and the majority measure at least 4” in their longest dimension.  Their net weight ranges between 1.8 oz. and 2.5 oz.  Every cookie is individually bagged and tied with a coordinating satin ribbon.  If you would like to find out more about One Creative Cookie, please visit their website.

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