Baked Goods By Dominic

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Baked Goods By Dominic Dominic is a 22-year-old with Autism, ADHD, Anxiety Disorder, Epilepsy and an Intellectual Disability. We are a Michigan Cottage Food Business!

We were honored to have been asked to bake cookies for this event on October 18! All proceeds raised benefit the St. Lou...
10/16/2026

We were honored to have been asked to bake cookies for this event on October 18! All proceeds raised benefit the St. Louis Center in Chelsea. We made 4 dozen Chocolate Chip Supreme Cookies, 3 dozen Oatmeal Cookies and 3 dozen sugar cookies. The St. Louis Center is a residential facility for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The 5K starts at 9:00 a.m. at 343 E. Grand River Road in Williamston!

Dominic stopped trick or treating a very long time ago, because it wasn't enjoyable for him. When the Ingham County Fair...
10/15/2026

Dominic stopped trick or treating a very long time ago, because it wasn't enjoyable for him. When the Ingham County Fairgrounds Director reached out to mom three years ago and asked if she thought there was a need for a "Sensory Friendly" night for their Halloween event, "Jack O'Lanterns Unleashed," mom's answer was a resounding YES!!! We went in 2024, couldn't attend in 2025 and we went last night. The Mid-Michigan Autism Association (which mom is the treasurer of) was able to sponsor the entire event, so everyone's admission was free! There were over 80 people there all enjoying themselves. Mom discovered that Dominic is great at glow-in-the-dark mini golf and she is not (Dominic was giggling at mom a bit, with good reason)!!! He got two holes in one. There was a time when he refused to put on a costume. This year, he gladly put on a taco costume!! Incredibly grateful this year for this event, because of his recent Epileptic seizure!!!

Back in the middle of August, the Grand Knight at our Parish, St. Martha Catholic Church - Okemos told mom that he would...
10/11/2026

Back in the middle of August, the Grand Knight at our Parish, St. Martha Catholic Church - Okemos told mom that he would like Dominic to volunteer at the Pancake Breakfast in October. Mom and dad agreed it would be good for him to do it, even though he had never done it before! Mom put it on the calendar and gave Dominic a brief overview of what he might be doing this morning (our Parish has the Pancake Breakfast after the 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Masses). Since dad and Dominic are both in the Knights of Columbus, it was a wonderful opportunity. Mom asked Dominic what he did at the breakfast and he said, "serve." He told mom he served pancakes (turns out he ATE some pancakes)! Dad said Dom was serving hash browns and that the people on both sides of Dominic helped him (dad watched from a nearby table). We are very blessed to be part of such a wonderful church community. 🥰

Earlier in the week, mom had a conversation with a dad who has a young son with Autism. Mom was telling him that it can ...
10/10/2026

Earlier in the week, mom had a conversation with a dad who has a young son with Autism. Mom was telling him that it can sometimes be a very fine line between letting your child try something new, possibly fail and get upset or doing it for them. That got mom thinking. Since we started our business, when we frost cupcakes, mom makes it "easier" for Dominic and puts a small amount on top of each cupcake and then lets Dominic finish frosting the cupcake. We had some leftover vanilla cupcake batter from our tailgate order and some green frosting leftover from a cake we took to his sister last Sunday. Mom only had to show Dominic once and he was able to finish the rest with NO help!! He briefly looked at mom (mom didn't say anything) and then he put the sprinkles on. Through these almost six years of being in business, Dominic's frustration level has gone way down. When we first started, if he spilled a little bit of flour, he had a meltdown. As a treat, Dom and mom each had a cupcake and let's just say, they were YUMMY!

Last year we did a bunch of treats for a Homecoming weekend tailgate at Michigan State University. When our contact pers...
10/10/2026

Last year we did a bunch of treats for a Homecoming weekend tailgate at Michigan State University. When our contact person reached out he told mom he wanted to order more treats this year because last year the treats got wiped out and some people didn’t get a chance to get any! This year we made Saltine Cracker Toffee, 4 dozen chocolate chip cookies, 4 dozen snickerdoodles, 1 dozen vanilla cupcakes and 1 dozen chocolate cupcakes😉

Dessert for Social Night for Teens and Adults on Friday! Mom gave Dom all the items and he decorated it by himself. Mom ...
10/01/2026

Dessert for Social Night for Teens and Adults on Friday! Mom gave Dom all the items and he decorated it by himself. Mom usually has to ask him to smile, not this time. He was very proud of himself 😉

In just two months, we will have been in business SIX years! We started this business to keep Dominic busy because the P...
09/28/2026

In just two months, we will have been in business SIX years! We started this business to keep Dominic busy because the Pandemic learning wasn't working for him - he kept having seizures. We had lots of time to learn how to measure ingredients, scoop cookies and work on our product list. Just three weeks in and only four orders completed, we faced our first difficult situation. Dominic's maternal grandfather passed away unexpectedly a week before Christmas in Maryland. We couldn't go back to pay our respects, because of the Pandemic. Even though our hearts were broken, we had to get through Christmas and the New Year. Once we got in the newspaper, did some television interviews and created our page, people started finding out about us! We are so thankful for each person that orders from us, follows us on Facebook and supports us with kind messages both public and private. It is very much appreciated!🥰

Thanks so much to Kwik Car Wash Lansing for ordering cookies for the third month in a row for your customers!
09/21/2026

Thanks so much to Kwik Car Wash Lansing for ordering cookies for the third month in a row for your customers!

Mom - 1966 vs. Dom - 2026
09/20/2026

Mom - 1966 vs. Dom - 2026

Dominic recently had his yearly Individualized Education Program (IEP). He is doing very well in several areas but still...
09/19/2026

Dominic recently had his yearly Individualized Education Program (IEP). He is doing very well in several areas but still struggles with advocating for himself and problem solving. Mom used one of today's orders (sugar cookies with sprinkles) to work on his problem solving "skills." Mom told Dom that she was going to see how much he could do himself without mom's "assistance." Mom had "pre-scooped" 2 1/2 dozen scoops, and they were on a plate. He got the cookie tray, put 12 scoops of batter and then looked at mom. Mom reminded him that if he needs help to ask. So, he said, "I need help." Mom helped him put sugar onto a plate, find a glass and find a small bowl and spoon. Dom then said, "sprinkles." Mom told him it was a new container. He took the red top off and saw the cover that needed to be taken off. He went over, grabbed a pair of scissors and poked the top a few times to make it easier to pull off! First problem solved! Since we had to make 2 1/2 dozen, mom waited to see what he would do next. He went over to the kitchen, grabbed another cookie sheet and put the remaining six scoops and finished it up! Second problem solved!!

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