Established in 1920, Hemstroughts Bakery makes Utica’s original halfmoon cookies, baking them from scratch each morning and hand-frosting them with chocolate fudge and vanilla buttercream. The bakery also serves sandwiches on freshly baked artisan bread and creates custom Halfmoons for celebrations, while keeping its signature cookie recipe unchanged since its founding.
Harrison Bakery IncSince 1949, family-owned Harrison Bakery has baked breads, pastries, cakes, and its signature half moons for Syracuse customers. Founded by German immigrant Arthur Rothfeld on Harrison Street, the bakery moved to West Genesee Street in 1961 and is now carried on by third-generation owner Mike Rothfeld. Its recipes and traditions include specialty holiday and Rosh Hashanah baking, with half-moon icing still taught from the founding generation.HARRISON, OH
Holland Farms Bakery & DeliSince 1955, family-owned Holland Farms Bakery & Deli has been baking from scratch and preparing homemade deli food in Yorkville, now with a second location in Manlius. The business grew from John Piersma’s 1928 door-to-door milk route and remains a multigenerational Central New York institution, best known for its half-moon cookies and jelly buns. Today, founder’s granddaughter Heather Potrzeba runs the company with a staff of about 70.YORKVILLE, NY
H.F. Hornberger BakeryMore than a century of baking has made H.F. Hornberger Bakery a Bensalem institution for scratch-made pastries, cookies, cakes, and other fresh treats. Now in its fourth generation of family ownership, the bakery carries forward homemade recipes while creating custom celebration and wedding cakes with guidance from its bakers and decorators.BENSALEM, PA
Koffmeyer's Old Fashioned Cookies & Ice CreamSince 1978, Koffmeyer’s has been making old-fashioned cookies from scratch and baking them daily at its Havertown shop, where the original owner and baker still oversee the work. A Philadelphia tradition that began in Society Hill, the shop now pairs its signature Head House Squares and other cookies with Leiby’s ice cream for a distinctly local dessert stop.HAVERTOWN, PA