Bell’s Reines is a mother-daughter Maryland bakery making small-batch soft gourmet miniature cookies in a commercial kitchen. Founded by Angel, a chemical engineer and chemist, and her mother Teneisha, the company grew from their food blog into a family tribute to Angel’s grandfather, Thomas Roosevelt Bell Jr. Its cookies are baked to order with real ingredients in a nut-free environment and are Non-GMO Project Verified.
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Simply Sweet ConfectionsJess Lugg is the owner, operator, and baker behind this insured Maryland Cottage Law home bakery, which grew from her long-standing love of baking during a period of unemployment and uncertainty. Simply Sweet Confections is especially known for unusual cookie flavors that customers may not find in grocery stores or most bakeries, with made-to-order treats available for celebrations and everyday cravings.
Hadley Farms BakeryFamily owned and operated in Smithsburg, Maryland, Hadley Farms Bakery makes handcrafted croissants and sweet goods for wholesale customers. Its bakers fold, shape, and hand-curl the yeasted dough in-house before products are fully baked and frozen for thaw-and-serve use. The bakery operates a nut-free and sesame-free facility and is SQF certified.SMITHSBURG, MD
Smith Island Baking CoFrom a tiny converted grocery store on Smith Island, Brian and Joy Murphy founded Smith Island Baking Company in 2009 to make and ship Maryland’s signature thin-layered Smith Island Cakes. The family bakery now sends its made-from-scratch cakes and other treats to customers across all 50 states and around the world, keeping alive a tradition that island women began in the 1800s for Chesapeake watermen.CRISFIELD, MD
Cutest CookiesCutest Cookies is a Staten Island bakery that has spent more than a decade making decorated cookie favors tailored to party themes and special occasions. Owners Christine Trimarche and Jerry Parsons run the 100% nut-free bakery, where handmade butter cookies are baked fresh and finished with royal icing. The bakery also hosts hands-on cookie-decorating and baking parties for children.STATEN ISLAND, NY