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    4.6 (30 reviews)
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    Jill T.

    Marzipan (almond paste) runs through my veins! The Jaarsma Bakery is a must stop every summer while visiting my family in Iowa ever since I could say the word "cookie." My local family background is Swedish and Norwegian, and my in-laws were Dutch. I purchased a Dutch letter to eat with a cup of coffee purchased at Smokey Rowe which I enjoyed in The Alley beside Smokey Row. The banket, windmill bread, and raisin buns will be shared tonight at home. Maybe!

    Helga S.

    Always stop here when I'm in Iowa. The Dutch letters are soooo good, flaky pastry with almond paste, yum! They've added a sitting area with help yourself coffee. When you walk in you're greeted with a giant table of freshly baked goods, from apple bread, to rusks, to dinner rolls, to cinnamon rolls. Then line up and get helped to pastries like Dutch letters and goat legs, their famous beehives, and decorated cookies. The girls behind the counter are wearing Dutch girl hats. Don't be shy! Speak up if you haven't been waited on. It's always crowded and busy plus no numbers to take, no real orderly system. So if you want service you have to speak up. Got a Dutch letter & goat leg and a fall leaf decorated leaf cookie. Yum!

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    3 years ago

    We love their primarily dutch pastries. Tip - have a good discount for day old products.

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    3 years ago

    Always has the cookies with decorations of the butter cream frosting they are so freaking good

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    4 years ago

    Pastries are pretty good. A little too pricey though. Overall I would recommend trying this place if you haven't.

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    A must visit pastry shop for Southern Iowa. Always fresh and delicious, we especially love the Dutch Letters and Pecan Rolls

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    6 years ago

    A great bakery w amazing pastry. Everybody but me likes the dutch letters. Me, I likes thw chocolate frosting beehive! Delicious!

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    15 years ago

    Delicious, Fresh, Fattening, and Decadent!

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    5 years ago

    What can you say it's Jaarsma!!! Delicious pastries and wonderful Dutch atmosphere. A true gem of the Midwest

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    9 years ago

    This bakery is a must stop for anyone wanting to experience Dutch pastries. Get the Dutch letter!

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    8 years ago

    Great place to visit!! One of the best bakery's I've been too definitely need to try a Dutch letter.

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