Milkworthy Cookies

08/28/2026

Test kitchen…

07/23/2026

I took a leap of faith and built a business around two things I love: music and cookies. 🍪🎶

Somehow, that little dream has now reached the Quarter Finals—and the Top 1%—of the Favorite Chef competition.

I’m currently in 3rd place, and only 1st advances tonight (7/23). If my story resonates with you, I’d be incredibly grateful for a free vote and a share. ❤️

🗳️ Voting link in bio.

07/20/2026

𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗜'𝗺 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗻. 🥳

And somehow, this birthday came with an unexpected gift...

❤️ 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗸𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

If you've been here for a while, you know this business has always been about so much more than cookies. It's about creativity, music, connection, taking a leap of faith, and getting to wake up every day doing work I genuinely love.

None of it would be possible without all of you. Thank you for every order, every recommendation, every kind message, every share, and every bit of encouragement along the way.

If you'd like to help make this birthday one I'll never forget, I'd be so grateful for your vote. ❤️ Only 1st place moves on, and every daily vote truly makes a difference. You can cast one free vote every 24 hours through Thursday.

𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:
https://favchef.com/2026/maria-bartos

Here's to another year of music, cookies, and chasing big dreams. 🍪🎶

07/10/2026

My next newsletter "🎂 The story behind Birthday Behavior" is coming Monday. Subscribe to get it and stay in the loop on everything I'm creating.

Milkworthy Cookies® are music in cookie form. Baker and owner Maria Bartos lovingly crafts each cookie recipe with inspiration from a specific song or artist. Made with only the highest quality ingredients - including pasture-raised eggs, grass-fed butter, unbleached flour, and gourmet chocolate - ...

07/05/2026

✨ I have some exciting (and slightly nerve-wracking) news...

Out of 𝟱𝟱+ 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗳𝘀 in my initial group, I've made it all the way to the 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟱 in the Favorite Chef competition! 🎉

The next cut happens 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, and only 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 advances to the next round.

Right now I'm in 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲, which means every single vote truly matters.

The best part?

❤️ 𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘.

P.S. You can vote once every 𝟮𝟰 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀, so if you're willing, I'd love your free vote each day through Thursday. ❤️

Here's how:
1️⃣ Click the following link: https://favchef.com/2026/maria-bartos
2️⃣ Tap "𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗲."
3️⃣ Select the 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲.
4️⃣ Come back every 24 hours until Thursday!

It honestly takes 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟭𝟱 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀.

If you'd like to go above and beyond, there is also an option to purchase additional votes, but 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗼𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿. Your free daily vote means so much to me.

When I left my corporate career to start Milkworthy Cookies®, I never imagined it would lead to opportunities like this. Every vote helps shine a spotlight on my small business, and that's something I'm incredibly grateful for.

Thank you to everyone who has voted, shared, bought cookies, encouraged me, or simply believed in this dream along the way. I truly couldn't have gotten this far without you. ❤️

𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱!

🔗 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗶𝗼

07/02/2026

One conversation with my kids turned into this month’s cookie.

Since all three of our birthdays fall in July, I asked them a simple question:

“What song makes you think of birthday month?”

Without hesitation…

“Go shorty, it’s your birthday…” 🎶

And just like that, Birthday Behavior was born.

It’s my take on the birthday cake we all grew up loving—but elevated into a soft, buttery cookie loaded with creamy white chocolate, colorful sprinkles, and everything I love about celebrating another trip around the sun.

Happy birthday month to all my fellow July babies. 🥳🎂

👇 Tell me…
When’s your birthday?

07/01/2026

🙌🏼🎉𝙔𝙤, 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙮... 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙙𝙖𝙮.

Actually... all 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 of ours!

July has always been extra special in our house because my birthday, my daughter's birthday, and my son's birthday all fall within days of each other.

So when I was thinking about my musical inspiration this month, I decided to include my kids in the conceptualization process. When I asked them

"𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘑𝘶𝘭𝘺?"

the response was immediate -

🎶"𝘎𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘺, 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘥𝘢𝘺..."

And just like that, this month's cookie was born.

Meet 𝘽𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝘽𝙚𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙧.

An elevated take on classic Funfetti birthday cake—soft vanilla cake batter cookie dough loaded with colorful sprinkles and creamy white chocolate for a cookie that tastes like an old school celebration... but feels just a little more grown up.

Because birthdays deserve something a little extra✨.

🎂 Available throughout July only.

Get the party started with the link in my bio!

07/01/2026

I just sent "July Flavor Reveal 🎂~ It's your birthday..." to my 276+ subscribers. Be sure to get on my list to get the next one straight to your inbox.

Milkworthy Cookies® are music in cookie form. Baker and owner Maria Bartos lovingly crafts each cookie recipe with inspiration from a specific song or artist. Made with only the highest quality ingredients - including pasture-raised eggs, grass-fed butter, unbleached flour, and gourmet chocolate - ...

06/28/2026

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