For more than 43 years, locally owned Ye Ole Sweet Shoppe has baked an expansive range of sweets in downtown Erie, Pennsylvania. The bakery is particularly known around Erie for its scoop cookies, while also making celebration cakes and fresh breakfast pastries for local customers and events.
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
Party Cake ShopSince Jack Dolan started Party Cake Shop in 1961, the Brookline bakery has been making fresh cakes, breads, pastries and other baked goods for Pittsburgh. Now owned by Brookline natives Michelle and Zachary Zebrowski, it is known for its Paczki and Burnt Almond torte while carrying on a bakery tradition that began in the building in 1910. Party Cake Shop remains a neighborhood institution with more than 60 years under its name.PITTSBURGH, PA
Bird-in-Hand Bake ShopSince 1972, Bird-in-Hand Bake Shop has been a family-owned Lancaster County bakery making homemade breads, pies and other baked goods fresh daily. Current owners Calvin and Janell Groff are preserving recipes passed down through the generations, including the shop’s shoo-fly pie, voted No. 1 for 10 consecutive years. Set in the heart of Amish country, the bake shop also serves as a family destination with locally made crafts, a petting zoo and outdoor play areas.BIRD IN HAND, PA