Since 1835, Berger Cookies has baked Baltimore’s signature soft, cake-like cookies and half cakes from a homemade recipe developed in the 1800s. Its cookies are still hand-dipped in fudge icing, while the bakery’s history includes the DeBaufre family’s purchase of Berger Cookies in 1969 and Charles DeBaufre Jr.’s continued ownership since 1994. The company describes its products as a Baltimore and Mid-Atlantic classic, with distribution focused on keeping them fresh.