Do You Have a Strategy To Be a Successful Home Bakery?
Hey Besties! Today’s post is for our current and aspiring Baking Biz Besties! We’re still early in the year and you have plenty of time to set your bakery up for your best year yet!...
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How To Use Custom Cookie Order Management Forms for Efficiency
Hey Besties! The New Year is upon us, and I’ve heard your requests for help in getting organized! Let’s keep it real…the business management side of a bakery business is not typically the strong suit...
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Launching 2025 Bakery Holidays Like a Boss!
Hey Besties! 2025 is upon us and if you have a home bakery, I bet you’re hoping for your best year yet! But let me drop a truth bomb…you may be a magician in the...
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Baking A Difference with Cookies for Hurricane Relief!
Hey Besties! In this season of giving, I’m thrilled to share the results of a special group of big-hearted home bakers who came together in the wake of Hurricane Helene. And more than anything, take...
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Free Cookie Care Cards You’ve Been Asking For Are Here!
Hey Besties! In the land of “ask and you shall receive,” I’m excited about today’s post! Many of you have been requesting cookie care cards to include in your packaging and I’m here to deliver!...
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The Easiest & Cheapest Way To Print Cottage bakery Labels!
Hey Besties! I get SO many questions from bakery owners on the easiest, cheapest and best way to print their cottage bakery labels! And I’m so excited to share my recommendations with you! If you’ve...
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Join The Movement to Help Those Affected by Hurricane Helene With Baking Besties In Action!
Hey Besties! The devastation caused by Hurricane Helene and those who have been affected is absolutely heartbreaking. And while many of us watch the footage from afar, the cottage baking industry is coming together to...
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Everything You Need To Offer DIY Cookie Kits!
Hey Besties! In our home bakery industry, bakers are always looking for unique and creative offerings to grow their businesses. And I’m all about helping you with the strategies, tools and guidance you need to...
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Wedding Cookie Cards Everyone Will Fall In Love With!
Hey Besties! I’m just giddy to share these new wedding cookie cards with you! If you follow along, you’ll know that so many cookiers use cookie cards to set their bakeries apart from the rest....
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Delivering Delicious Greetings With Beautiful Holiday Cookie Cards
Hey Besties! If you’ve been here before, you may already know we are a big fan of delivering sweet greetings by way of cookie cards! And if cookie cards are new to you, get ready...
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Your Guide To Home Bakery Business Pricing! Make That Dough!
Hey Besties! This post has been a LONG time coming and honestly, I’ve put it off because it is a passionate and sometimes emotional topic! But I also know that many home bakers struggle in...
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How To Succeed With Corporate Orders for Your Home Bakery Business
Hey Bakery Biz Besties! Today we are diving in and giving you the resources and strategies you need to be successful in your home bakery business corporate orders! There are a several reasons why you...
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How To Optimize Holiday Profits For Your Home Bakery
Hey Besties! We’ve made it to part 3 in your ultimate home bakery business planning guide for the holiday season! Most of the revenue for home bakeries comes in during Oct-Dec, so it’s critical that...
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How To Reverse Calendar Your Home Bakery Business Planning
Hey Besties! Welcome to part two of your ultimate home bakery business planning guide for the holiday season! The busiest baking season is coming up quick and if you want a super successful season, the...
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Home Bakery Business Strategy: Planning For a Successful Holiday Season
Hey Besties! We are quickly heading into our biggest and most exciting time of year! October through December is hands down the busiest time of year for baking! For home bakery owners, it presents a...
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A Pretty Way to Put a Signature on Your Beautiful Cookies
Hey Besties! What started out as a little baking experiment has turned into something I’m so excited to share with you! I never thought I’d be so excited about something like this but here we...
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So You Want To Start A Home Bakery Business?
Hey Besties! If you’ve been here long enough, you likely know this blog was born on the 7th floor of a Children’s Hospital. Specifically, the pediatric oncology floor, as I looked for an uplifting distraction...
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How To Grow A Bakery Business From Home: A Comprehensive Guide
Hello current and future besties! If you already know me, you know we’re all about teaching, helping, supporting and promoting home bakers! Whether you’re a hobby baker, operating a thriving business or start deciding what...
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How To Make Sweet Greetings with Cookie Cards
Hey Besties! Today we are talking about a sweet opportunity to incorporate cookie cards into your bakery biz or hobby! Cookie cards have become really popular in the last few years but are still new...
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Easy Cookie Platter Packaging for Beauty and Freshness
Hey Besties! Today we are tackling the easiest way to master cookie platter packaging to present your cookies beautifully and stay fresh! Honestly, this has been a post I’ve been wanting to share for a...
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Cookies for College Kids – A Business Model!
Hey Besties! Today we’re talking about a business model that is transforming the businesses of home bakers! As you know, I’m all about helping cottage bakers create thriving businesses doing what they LOVE! The talent...
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Baking Up Halloween Boo Buckets
Hey Besties! Halloween is right around the corner and that means we have got to get planning! Whether you are a cottage business owner or a hobby baker, these Halloween Boo Buckets are an adorable...
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Caramel Cupcakes For a Cure
Hey Besties! September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month and I’m sharing what our family is doing to support this cause. This year, we are offering beautiful caramel cupcakes for a cure with all proceeds being...
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Planning For Baker’s Holidays and Events In 2022
I already know what you may be thinking…”Bestie, it’s almost June, why are you just sharing baker’s holidays now?!” I hear you; I get it, it should have been a New Year’s Day post. But...
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Everything You Need To Know About Heat Sealing Cookies
Hey Besties! This is a topic that I receive a lot of inquiries about year-round, but especially when the holiday season is upon us! We all want to ensure the cookies we make stay as...
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How To Make Graduation Parties a Huge Success
Hey Besties! We’re coming up on graduation party season which is a VERY busy baking time! I know my daughter’s bakery has several graduation parties on the calendar! Almost every graduating senior has a party...
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Presentation is Everything – Cookie Packaging Must-Haves
We’ve all heard that “presentation is everything” and when you’re a cottage baker, it is SO IMPORTANT! Home bakeries are in a unique position to set themselves apart, show how professional their businesses are while...
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Decorating Safely with Gold, Silver and All that Shimmers!
Hey Besties! Surely you’ve seen BEAUTIFUL baked goodies glimmering with gold, silver, other metallic finishes, right? I know, me too! They are so fancy and really elevate the look of your treats! However, did you...
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Growing a Successful Cottage Baking Business
Considering opening a Cottage Baking Business but wondering if you’ll be successful in making sales? Or maybe you already have a business and you’re looking for more ways to grow your customer base. These are...
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Can You Freeze Cookies with Royal Icing? Absolutely! Learn Here!
Hey Besties! It’s a common question in our cookie decorating world. Can you freeze cookies with royal icing? And the answer is YES, absolutely! And there are actually many reasons why you may want or...
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