Family-owned and operated for more than a century, Sweetzels Foods carries Philadelphia’s seasonal cookie tradition from its bakery heritage, which began with Borzillo Bakery in 1910. The company is best known for its autumn Spiced Wafers, baked and packaged in the United States with a house-crafted blend of blackstrap molasses and warm spices.
The Famous 4th Street Cookie CompanyFor more than 40 years, The Famous 4th Street Cookie Company has baked Philadelphia’s hometown cookies from a treasured family recipe, including its signature big, thick chocolate chip cookie. Rooted in the former 4th and Bainbridge Streets location and now baking at its East Falls bakery, the company uses all-natural ingredients without preservatives or artificial flavors. Cookies are baked and shipped the same day so they arrive soft and homemade-tasting.PHILADELPHIA, PA
Otterbein's CookiesSince 1881, Otterbein’s Cookies has baked Maryland’s signature thin-and-crispy cookies, using the same original recipe and method that made the brand a regional staple. The family’s six-ingredient sugar cookie and unmistakable paper-thin crunch remain central to a Maryland tradition now more than 140 years old.WINDSOR MILL, MD
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
Otterbein's CookiesSince 1881, Otterbein’s Cookies has baked thin, crispy cookies in Maryland, preserving the signature crunch that began with the Otterbein family’s original recipe. The company still uses that same style of bake and, for its sugar cookies, a deliberately simple six-ingredient formula that has made Otterbein’s a Baltimore-area staple for generations.WINDSOR MILL, MD