The Cottonwood Kitchen

06/01/2026

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05/29/2026

The consensus is in… You should absolutely stock your freezer with our sourdough pizza crusts!! 🍕

05/23/2026

When I first asked my Aunt Elaine for her monster cookie recipe, the same one she’d been bringing to family gatherings for as long as I can remember, I expected a simple hand-me-down recipe.

What I got instead was a page full of red flags.

No flour?
No vanilla?
No salt?
Six eggs?!
And multiple measuring units, just to keep things interesting.

Surely there had to be typos.

But there weren’t.

What made this recipe so different from every monster cookie recipe I’d seen online… was exactly what made it so good.

So I trusted it.

I made it exactly as written, then slowly made it my own—converting everything to grams for consistency, tweaking here and there, and baking them over and over again until they became part of the fabric of my kitchen.

In the beginning of my sourdough era, I even asked myself: How can I turn these into a sourdough cookie?

And then it hit me…maybe I shouldn’t.

Not everything needs to be sourdough.

These cookies were already perfect in their own lane: naturally gluten free, nostalgic, and rooted in a vintage recipe that had already stood the test of time.

About a year ago, I transformed that recipe again, this time into a baking mix, so more of you could bring a little piece of that tradition into your own kitchens.

And every single time I make them, it feels like a quiet reminder of my Aunt Elaine…of family gatherings, shared recipes, and the kind of love that gets passed down through generations.

And honestly? These cookies are a lot like The Cottonwood Kitchen.

They’ve been through tweaks and turns. Moments of uncertainty. Plenty of experimenting.

But the foundation has always stayed the same: simple ingredients, a lot of heart, and something worth sharing.

That’s what these monster cookies are to me.

Not just our best seller.

A little window into who we are.

05/13/2026

How fitting is it that I’m doing Physical Therapy at Cottonwood Estates?! My foot has been feeling amazing just after the first three appointments thanks to Resilient Rehab, LLC. That being said, David and I have made the decision to not be a farmer’s market vendor this summer. My first job is being MOM and we will not have daycare this summer and David’s on-call schedule is sporadic. We will miss seeing you guys and these markets were amazing for our business, but right now in this season it’s what’s best for our family. Don’t worry though, we’ll have some pre-orders, porch pop ups AND sourdough classes coming your way, so keep an eye out! 🍞🍪❤️

04/24/2026

Catch me tomorrow at the Polk Farmer’s Market!

04/22/2026

A million ideas and a million to-dos… but making my kids cookies when they ask comes first 😜 TCK sugar cookie mix FTW

04/21/2026

Come see me in Polk this Saturday and support some amazing local small businesses!

04/17/2026

Sourdough pizza crusts are back! Click the link in my bio to order yours!

01/17/2026

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Your lane. Your pace. No race.

What works for you doesn't have to work for everyone else. Over the last ten years of business I've been a lot of different versions of myself.

Going through bold life changes at this age is a lot. I'm grateful for my husband. For being sober. And for trying to reinvent myself, and knowing its ok to focus on your own needs.

In a very sad world its important to keep the tiny one you've created for yourself and the ones who love you back the priority.

Or dont.