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    The Cookie Cottage

    4.5 (29 reviews)
    InexpensiveDesserts
    Closed 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    a black and white cow

    had special cow cookies made for niece's birthday. the attention to detail was amazing!!! highly recommend for special occasions. cookies taste great too

    Super cute Mario Cookies!
    Mel F.

    I had emailed Cathy about possibly getting some cookies made for the celebration of my business anniversay. She responded quickly and answered all the questions I had, even telling me about discounts for bulk or repeat orders. I then asked about her specialty designed cookies! We had a Mario themed game night planned with a group of friends, so I asked if she could do Mario cookies - they turned out so good! They were brilliantly decorated, super tasty and everyone loved them. When I came to pick them up, I saw that they had a large selection of gluten free cupcakes that looked wonderful, too! I'm definitely going to using Cookie Cottage for my business gifts AND will be keeping them in mind for a unique dessert to bring to events and gatherings.

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    I had the great pleasure to attend a field trip to the Cookie Cottage with my Journalism class about a week ago. The wonderful owner Cathy VandMhen toke 4 hours out of her busy work schedule to spend some time with my class. It did of course give my class and I a perfect opportunity to take a look at the birthday cottage attached to her bakery. When you first walk in you immediately notice the colors exploding everywhere, from the bright blue wall, to the pops of yellow and pink from the curtains. After we got settled I, we started off with a little craft, and an easy recipe for monkey-bread. After the bread was put in the oven, we moved on to decorating cookies. We used ketchup style bottle, filled with a variety of icing colors, to intricately design our cookies. Although many of ours didn't come close to the designs Cathy does on her cookies, it was a very fun, and special experience. We continued on with many other activities that really filled the whole experience with happiness and excitement. Afterwards my class and I had the chance to pick two desserts out of her bakery case. I chose the strawberry short cake cupcake ($2.50) and the sinker doodle sugar cookie ($.50). The cake portion of the cupcake was moist, and had chunks of fresh, sweet strawberries mixed within. The icing was the classic sweet, sugary buttercream which perfectly complemented the cake hiding underneath. To finish off the look and whole strawberry was placed on top, bringing the flavors around in a full circle. The sinker doodle cookie was the "poster child" of a perfect cookie, everything from the crunchy out ring, the chewy center, and the flecks of cinnamon sugar throughout the whole dessert. Although the cookie was amazing it was easy out shined by the strawberry shortcake cupcake I had eaten before. Lastly we got the opportunity to decorate our own vanilla cupcakes to take home. We used mini marshmallows, cut in half, dipped in sanding sugar, aligned in rows, on top of vanilla buttercream, to produce a lotus flower look. In the end they all turned out unique, and were very exciting to make. Overall this cupcake was my favorite. Although it was a basic, simple vanilla cupcake, with plain vanilla buttercream, it was exploding with flavor. The moisture and soft texture of the cake was captivating, perfectly accompanied by a thin layer of sweet, sugary buttercream, cut marshmallows, followed by a crisp crunch of colorful sanding sugar. Overall, the Cookie Cottage was a great experience, and I would not hesitate to go there again, to not only try the delectable desserts once more, but to again thank the wonderful owner, Cathy VandMhen.

    The vanilla raspberry cupcake with vanilla butter cream.
    Faith H.

    As a teenager, finding hidden gems in a art city like Sarasota is a specialty. A recent gem is The Cookie Cottage located at 335 Gillespie Ave (one street north of main street by the Tea House). I was lucky enough to visit on a school field trip, and when you first walk off the bus the alluring smell of home baked treats and vanilla make your stomach rumble. The owner, Cathy VandeMheen, is kind and enjoyable to learn from and talk to about her business and all the treats hidden inside the cream colored building and red heart on the front side. The walk up the wooden porch intensifies the smell of vanilla, and inside the cow print tables and mix-matched furniture welcome you and direct you to a small glass case full of cupcakes and different flavored cookies. The cookies ($0.50 each) and the cupcakes ($2.50 each) catch your eye and you have to stop to admire the intricate decorations and other treats that make it difficult to decide what to order. I decided to order Cathy's favorite - a vanilla raspberry cupcake with sweet buttercream icing and a raspberry garnish to top it all off. Your eyes can't stop admiring the intricate piping and the golden brown cake that is popping out of the foil wrapper. Your noise is drawn to it and your ears are tuning in to the voices of those around you delighting and squealing with joy at the flavors your about to witness. The cake is soft and perfectly baked and the buttercream is sweat, perhaps just a little to much, but the freshly baked warmth wraps everything in a blanket of delight. The flavors are delicious and the atmosphere is wonderfully warm and like home. The Cookie Cottage is also a great business for birthday parties, as I was able to experience first hand. The building directly, named the Birthday Bungalow, across from the bakery is cute, fun, and family oriented. The crafts were entertaining and creative (and delicious). I will definitely be recommending this business to my family and friends for a long time to come.

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    Don't go in the cottage. Owner is rude and frazzled, there are no cookies to be purchased. She should keep the door locked.

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    We purchased the cookie and science themed option for my daughter's 11th Birthday! Great service and amazing products! Highly recommended!

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    Best cookies and cupcakes I've ever had. The owner and staff are lovely! I highly recommend!!!

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    Cookies are delicious and staff is so wonderful and patient with children! We had a great experience decorating cookies!!!

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