I realized the other day that I’ve never really covered much about cookies here on MBIP. There’s lots of bakeries, stores and shops that sell them and I decided to spotlight some of these places and pick out a cookie of the month from these local sellers of sweet things.
I was going to do a cookie a month for twelve months, but then I thought that since this was cookies, we need to do a baker’s dozen and so away we go to the first sweet stop on this 13 month cookie tour!
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13 Cookies In 13 Months - February, 2023 - Cookie Number One @: Trefzger’s Bakery
Here we are at Trefzger’s Bakery.
It’s Peoria’s oldest and most beloved bakery, so of course we had to start this Baker’s Dozen Cookie Tour here.
Let’s go inside, it’s freezing out here! I hate the winter!
The smell in here is intoxicating. It’s a perfect combination of the aroma of sweet and savory baked items.
In the front there’s baked goodies on tables and racks and to the left of the front doors is a dining area to enjoy the baked delicacies on the premises.
I love looking at the pastry in the glass cases! What a sweet display!
Okay, I think it’s time to start this month’s debut edition of…
The Baker’s Dozen! 13 Cookies in 13 Months!
How about a little applause from the cheap seats, please?
Here’s Martha Huebner, who runs and owns Trefzger’s Bakery along with her husband Jeff. Always wonderful to see her smiling face!
What I’m going to do on the tour is see if the owner or someone working in the store will pick out what they consider is their best cookie offering.
If no one at the store will do it, then I’ll do it and points will be deducted from that cookie’s score for making me do all of the work!
Luckily Martha graciously agreed to pick out this months cookie and so we’re off to a great start to the debut of this sweet cookie series!
As you can see from their cookie menu, they have an extensive amount of cookies to choose from in here!
They all look fantastic and delicious! Martha is having a tough time picking out what she considers the best cookie in the case! Who wouldn’t?
After much sweet deliberation and some help from some of the Trefzger’s team, Martha picked the first month’s cookie, which is…
It’s an Iced Snowman Butter Cookie!
I love how sparkly it is!
Martha made a great selection.
What I love is the simplicity of this cookie, but yet there’s still so much happening here.
You’ve got the rich, flaky butter cookie and it’s topped with sweet vanilla icing and a sugar glaze. The sugar adds a sweet crunch and this is one fabulous cookie!
Great choice Martha, thanks for playing aong!
Okay, twelve months to go and then we’re going to have people vote for their favorite cookie on facecrack in February of 2024!
Stay tuned and follow along on this sweet journey!
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4416 N. Prospect Road
Peoria Heights
309-685-9221
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