In 1979 in the small beach resort of Ocean City, Maryland The Great Cookie opened its doors for the first time. The delicious aroma drew vacationers off of the beach and into the store! The most popular cookie by far was the Snickerdoodle, a old-time recipe perfected by The Great Cookie. The bakery soon became one of the hottest snack spots "down the ocean”. Early success was the result of a commitment to the highest quality ingredients and a baking process second to none. Within months, new locations opened in the busiest malls in the Baltimore metropolitan area. This gold standard continues today and ensures that each and every batch of cookie dough is baked and checked for taste, texture and consistency.
As time passed and the popularity of The Great Cookie grew expansion was inevitable; locations in Washington, Florida, Pennsylvania and Texas opened, always adhering to the same high quality standards. As the locations expanded, so did the variety of the delicious bakery products on the menu: a fudge brownie (voted "Baltimore's Best), muffins, huge cinnamon rolls, pecan sticky buns, and a Baltimore original, Mini Black Bottoms. These bite-size fudgy chocolate cupcakes with a cream cheese filling and mini chocolate chips are so rich and tasty. But the Snickerdoodle continues to reign supreme as the most popular confection - an all butter sugar cookie rolled in cinnamon-sugar with a crispy edge and a soft, chewy center. It outsells the traditional, ever popular chocolate chip cookie by as much as 3:1!
In the cookie business, it certainly makes sense that bigger is better! The four inch, hand-held chocolate chip cookie, known as our "Big Chocolate Chip Cookie" eventually gave rise to the "Cookie Pop". A favorite with kids and moms (much neater to hold and eat), the Cookie Pop is a Big Chocolate Chip Cookie on a stick decorated with icing and small candies. Weighing in at over two pounds and measuring 16 inches across is the "Cookiegram", an alternative to a traditional birthday or celebratory cake. The customer selects the icing colors and a customized message to go across this giant edible greeting card.
The enormous popularity of the many products available from The Great Cookie is evidenced by the numerous requests we receive from loyal out-of-state customers who have a craving that can only be satisfied by Snickerdoodles from The Great Cookie. We now make it even easy for everyone to order with www.thegreatcookie.com. They make the perfect gift…but be sure to order some for yourself as well. The best way to satisfy your taste buds is with the down home goodness of a cookie, and there’s no cookie quite like The Great Cookie.
