Welcome to Cookieize, where classic comfort meets careful craft. We bake cookies the way they’re meant to be enjoyed: warm, generous, and made with ingredients you can pronounce. Our kitchen is built on simple promises—real butter, real vanilla, and recipes tested until they’re second nature.

Cookies have humble, practical beginnings. Early bakers used small “test cakes” to gauge oven heat before committing a full cake—those little testers became the first cookies. Many food historians trace true cookie culture to around the 7th century in Persia, after sugar became more widely available; from there, sweet, portable bakes traveled along trade routes into the Mediterranean and Europe. The English word “biscuit” comes from the Latin biscoctus (“twice baked”), reflecting early methods that produced dry, sturdy keepsakes sailors could carry for months.

By the late Middle Ages, cookies were everywhere in Europe—street treats and celebration food. Each region contributed a signature: Italy’s twice-baked biscotti for dipping, Scotland’s buttery shortbread, Germany’s spice-rich gingerbread, and France’s almond-based macarons (with relatives like amaretti). These cookies weren’t just dessert; they were souvenirs of local ingredients and technique, baked to last and meant to travel.

Cookies reached the Americas with European settlers. Dutch immigrants in New Amsterdam (today’s New York) used the word koekje—“little cake”—which became “cookie” in American English. As home baking flourished in the 19th century, cookbooks spread regional styles, and the 20th century brought both mass-produced classics and new icons. In the late 1930s, Ruth Graves Wakefield at the Toll House Inn in Massachusetts introduced the chocolate chip cookie—an instant, enduring hit that reshaped what many people picture when they hear the word “cookie.”

On the West Coast, California added its own twist: the fortune cookie emerged in the early 1900s through Japanese American bakers, later becoming a staple of Chinese restaurants after World War II. It’s a reminder that cookies are living history—adopted, adapted, and personalized wherever they land.

And that’s exactly our approach at Cookieize. We honor the lineage while fine-tuning the details: a blend of chips and chopped couverture for varied melt, a patient dough rest for deep caramel notes, and just enough sea salt to make the chocolate sing. The result is a chocolate chip cookie that nods to the Toll House original but stands firmly in the present—crisp edges, chewy centers, and warm nostalgia in every bite.

We believe great cookies bring people together. Whether you’re celebrating something big or sweetening an ordinary Tuesday, we’re honored to bake for you. Take a look around, choose your favorites, and let us send a little warm-from-the-oven joy your way.