Hayward Hens Homestead & Bakery

10/17/2026

Happy 1st Birthday, little Mr. Woodall! 🎉

This sweet celebration was truly ONE for the books! 📚✨

I’ve had the joy of creating dye-free birthday cakes and cupcakes for his big sister, Casey, and their extended family, so it was extra special when his mama reached out weeks in advance to reserve his first birthday order: two dozen dye-free cupcakes inspired by the theme “ONE for the books.”

She shared an inspiration picture, and I got to work bringing the details to life. I carefully recreated the look of the children’s books featured in the design and handmade miniature books from modeling chocolate to top each cupcake. Every little detail was crafted with love and created to coordinate beautifully with the theme.

His mama chose:

🎃 One dozen Pumpkin Cheesecake cupcakes made with real pumpkin and cream cheese-infused white chocolate chips

🍪 One dozen Cookies and Cream cupcakes made with both chocolate and vanilla Oreo sandwich cookies

To complete the design, I also made and curated dye-free sprinkles and nonpareils in coordinating colors. Yes—another skill Chef Birdie possesses!

This is the beauty of choosing a cottage bakery. You get more than a dessert—you get a personalized experience, thoughtful communication, handcrafted details, and someone who takes the time to understand what makes your celebration special. At Hayward Hens Bakery, I can create custom flavors, decorations, and ingredient choices tailored to your vision, including dye-free options and other dietary needs.

Unlike a grocery store bakery, working with a cottage bakery means working directly with the person creating your order. From the first conversation to the final cupcake, your celebration receives personal attention, creativity, and care. Whether you’re planning a first birthday, a milestone celebration, or a special gathering, I would love to help make it meaningful, memorable, and uniquely yours.

Thank you for trusting me with such an important milestone, and happy 1st birthday, little Mr. Woodall! May your life be filled with wonderful adventures, sweet memories, and the magic of a good book! 📚💛

Planning a celebration of your own? Reach out to Hayward Hens Bakery to reserve your custom order and let’s create something sweet together!

With love and sweet wishes,
Chef Birdie
Hayward Hens Bakery

P.S.
I happen to have ONE EXTRA 6-PACK of EACH cupcake flavor available for purchase (shown in picture but my books are not included 😉)!

🎃 Pumpkin Cheesecake Cupcakes

🍪 Cookies & Cream Cupcakes

✨ Both flavors are made with dye-free decorations and handcrafted sprinkles!

$20 per 6-pack!

These are available FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED! No holds.

📩 Private message me right here to claim yours! Once they’re gone, they’re gone!

10/15/2026

A Little Bridgerton, a Lot of Buttercream, and a Wedding That’s About to Be SINK-fully Sweet!

Last November, Zeb planned an elaborate marriage proposal here in Georgia for my little cousin, Payton. I was asked to create a collection of custom-decorated cookies celebrating their mutual love for the mountains, along with a Madagascar Vanilla Bean cake featuring the elegant, old-world art of Lambeth piping.

Well, she said YES! 💍

And THIS Friday, my sweet little cousin and her handsome groom will finally tie the knot in North Carolina!

Naturally, I was called back into action—and I was ready to serve! 🫡😂

This time, my assignment was to recreate Payton’s engagement cake for this evening’s rehearsal dinner, update it with photographs from their engagement photoshoot, AND create the top-tier cake for their wedding donut display.

Oh, and there was one little caveat…They needed to taste like CINNAMON ROLLS! 🤎

Done and DONE! 👩🏻‍🍳💪🏼

Now, you might think two little 6-inch round cakes wouldn’t be much of an undertaking. Well, bless your heart. 😂

These two cakes have required more planning, engineering, butter, piping bags, patience, and COFFEE than you might imagine!

First, let’s talk FLAVOR!

I toasted beautiful Georgia pecans, browned butter to bring out that rich, nutty flavor, created a cinnamon roll paste, whipped up a cinnamon roll glaze-and-frosting hybrid, and folded it all into my delicious buttercream.

Because if I tell you your cake is going to taste like a cinnamon roll, I want you to close your eyes, take that first bite, and swear somebody just pulled a warm pan of homemade cinnamon rolls out of Mammy Margie’s oven! 🤤 But the flavor was only HALF the assignment.

Now, let’s talk about LAMBETH PIPING! Payton sent me an inspiration photograph of the cake she envisioned, but she wanted it made in my standard THREE layers rather than the two layers shown in her inspiration. And, Cousin Birdie got to work!

For those unfamiliar with Lambeth piping, allow me to introduce you to one of the most technically demanding and elegant forms of traditional cake decoration.

The technique takes its name from British master cake decorator Joseph Lambeth, who documented and systematized his elaborate piping methods in his 1934 book, The Lambeth Method of Cake Decoration and Practical Pastries—the very same year Mammy Margie was born!

Originally executed using firm-setting royal icing, this traditional English decorating technique has thankfully evolved, with modern pastry chefs adapting its intricate designs to buttercream.

Inspired by Victorian architecture, ornate plasterwork, and elaborate European lace, Lambeth piping features cascading garlands, overlapping swags, stacked shells, delicate ruffles, and suspended stringwork—It is the very definition of edible architecture! And, if you’ve ever watched Bridgerton, you know EXACTLY the aesthetic I’m talking about.

Essentially, I’m creating an edible prop worthy of Queen Charlotte’s royal court, and heaven help me if Her Majesty finds a single crooked swag! I’d give anything to be called Her Majesty’s “Diamond.”

But here’s what makes this technique so challenging: Lambeth piping requires far more than knowing how to squeeze buttercream through a decorating tip.

A pastry chef must possess advanced cake-finishing skills, historical knowledge of traditional English and European cake design, exceptional hand-eye coordination, dimensional and structural awareness, artistic composition, symmetry, and the ability to control pressure, movement, and consistency while layering intricate details.

Every shell, swag, garland, and ruffle must complement the next. You cannot simply slap some icing on a cake and call it Lambeth!

Patience. Discipline. Precision. Symmetry. And an almost ridiculous attention to detail.

It has taken me DECADES of learning, practicing, experimenting, and refining my skills to reach this level of cake artistry. And apparently, it also requires approximately 47 cups of coffee and the ability to hold your breath while piping. ☕😂

Now, let’s discuss the LOGISTICS! Payton’s rehearsal dinner cake was safely sent on its journey Tuesday evening with her auntie.

This morning, her uncle—whom I lovingly refer to as “9.5,” after an unfortunate incident with a meat slicer and half a digit—will be transporting her wedding cake on the six-hour journey to North Carolina.

But you KNOW I wasn’t about to send that precious little buttercream masterpiece down the interstate without some serious preparation!

So, what did I do? I ENGINEERED A CAKE TRANSPORT SYSTEM!

I created a fully insulated cake box, lined the interior with reflective Mylar insulation, and secured frozen water bottles in the corners with zip ties to help keep the interior cool during transport.

Yes, I actually conducted a little test run Tuesday night! Because apparently, in addition to being a pastry chef, I am now dabbling in thermal engineering and refrigerated cake logistics. My dad should be proud! 👩🏻‍🍳🔧 And just to be extra cautious, I used non-dairy cream cheese in the filling. Because the LAST thing I need is somebody accusing Cousin Birdie of trying to knock off family members and collect life insurance proceeds! We’re celebrating a MARRIAGE, folks—not filming an episode of Dateline! 🤣🤪

All joking aside, weddings are stressful. There are a thousand moving parts, a hundred little details, and so many opportunities for something to go sideways.

And, let’s be honest, something always does. 🥴

The bride should not have to spend the days leading up to her wedding worrying about whether her cake will be beautiful, whether it will taste delicious, or whether it will arrive safely.

That’s MY job.

As a pastry chef, I believe my responsibility goes far beyond baking and decorating a cake. It’s listening to a bride’s vision, understanding what matters most to her, using my experience and technical skills to bring that vision to life, and removing one more worry from an already overwhelming occasion.

It’s about creating something beautiful, meaningful, and delicious that becomes part of a family’s treasured memories.

And when that bride happens to be my little cousin? Well, you can bet your last stick of butter that Cousin Birdie is going to pour her whole heart into it. 🫶🏻

So, to my sweet Payton and her Zeb…

May your marriage be like the very best homemade cinnamon roll—warm, sweet, full of wonderful layers, and made even better with a little extra icing!

May you always roll with life’s unexpected twists, stick together when things get a little sticky, and never forget that the sweetest things in life take patience, love, and a little work.

And when life gets messy, may you always find yourselves right back where you belong…

Falling deeper in love at the kitchen SINK! 👰🏼‍♀️🤵🏻

Here’s to a lifetime of love, laughter, mountain adventures, and a marriage that’s sweeter than anything I could ever pull out of my oven.

Congratulations to the future Mr. & Mrs. Sink! 💍🥂

With all my love,
Cousin Birdie 🤍 aka “Missy”

Hayward Hens Bakery
Baking You Happy One Bite At A Time!

10/14/2026

🍒🍦 WELL, WELL, WELL… LOOK WHO WENT AND STIRRED THE POT! 😂🧁

Apparently, my love affair with PK Elixirs has gotten a little out of hand, because Miss Porsha and the folks at PK Elixirs just tagged me in an announcement that they’re BUMPING UP the release of their Cherry Amore 🍒 and Vanilla Marshmallow 🤍 emulsions to TOMORROW! (Insert my happy dance!)

Y’ALL. I HAVE INFLUENCED AN EMULSION RELEASE DATE. Somebody alert the baking authorities! 😂👩🏻‍🍳

And because I cannot possibly keep my excitement contained, I’ll be filming a tutorial featuring my AWARD-WINNING ROYAL ICING RECIPE this weekend, sharing how I incorporate these fabulous emulsions into my baking!

Now, here’s a little behind-the-scenes bakery secret for those of you who have enjoyed my gourmet decorated cookies, custom cakes, cupcakes, and buttercream creations over the years…

YOU’VE ALREADY TASTED THE MAGIC OF PK ELIXIRS!

When I develop my gourmet flavors for cakes and cookies at Hayward Hens Bakery, I’m not just tossing ingredients into a mixing bowl and hoping the baking fairies work overtime. 😂

I carefully develop each flavor profile, often beginning with my very own homemade Madagascar vanilla bean extract and vanilla bean paste, made using vanilla beans sourced through a co-op in Madagascar.

Then comes the fun part… pairing those beautiful vanilla notes with carefully selected PK Elixirs emulsions to create the rich, distinctive flavors you’ve come to expect from my bakery.

And believe me, I’ve experimented with MULTIPLE brands of flavoring emulsions over the years. I’m particular about my ingredients, and I don’t compromise on flavor or quality. After plenty of testing, tasting, and tweaking, PK Elixirs has earned its permanent place in my bakery kitchen.

There is a reason my cookies don’t just LOOK pretty. I want that first bite to make you close your eyes and say, “Ohhhhh, THAT is GOOD!” 🤤 And, I’m pretty sure those pregnant women showing up at my farm doorstep at odd hours with pregnant hankerings begging for even just one of my Strawberry Cheesecake Decorated cookies, has been secretly lured by PK Elixirs Lush Berry Emulsion paired with our local REAL Georgia strawberries!

I don’t just decorate cookies. I build flavor experiences, one carefully developed recipe at a time!

And Porsha, while I have your attention… there’s still one teeny-tiny little matter we need to discuss.

🥤 COCA-COLA FLAVORED EMULSION.

Until you decide to bless the baking world with THAT little masterpiece, I suppose I’ll just have to continue developing my own Coca-Cola flavor creations right here in my kitchen.

Sigh. The burdens of being a gourmet baker. 😂

But you know what? I’ll pick my battles today. You’ve already moved TWO release dates, and I know when to count my blessings! 🤣❤️

Congratulations to Porsha and the entire PK Elixirs team on tomorrow’s launch! I’m genuinely excited to see these new flavors make their way into kitchens everywhere.

Stay tuned for my royal icing tutorial, because we’re about to whip up something DELICIOUS!

🐓 Hayward Hens Bakery
Baking You Happy One Bite At A Time!

Thank Melissa Birdie Hayward Hens as both new flavors will be available a day early!!

10/12/2026

📣 A LITTLE BAKERY UPDATE, A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT & NOVEMBER BOOKINGS ARE OFFICIALLY OPEN!

Well, y’all… I can finally let the cat out of the bag! Or perhaps the chicken out of the coop! 🐓

For the past several weeks, many of you have noticed that my November calendar has been completely closed, and I haven’t been accepting any orders for that month. I’ve received countless inquiries, recommendations, and tags from wonderful folks looking for custom cakes and cookies, and I’ve had to turn away quite a bit of business without being able to explain why.

Here’s why…

I was going through the casting process for a Food Network baking competition! 🎥🍰

The potential filming schedule would have required me to be away from my little farm bakery for a significant portion of November, so I made the difficult decision to close my booking calendar rather than accept orders I might not be able to fulfill.

As a one-woman bakery, I take my commitments to my clients very seriously. The last thing I would ever want is to leave someone scrambling for a cake or cookies because I had to leave town for filming!

Unfortunately, I received word today that I was not selected for this season. Naturally, I’m disappointed. I was excited about the possibility of representing my little Georgia farm bakery on a national stage, sharing my passion for baking, and showing what this self-taught cookie artist and cake designer can do!

But I’m also incredibly grateful to have been considered, to have met the casting team, and to have had the opportunity to share my story. They’ve graciously encouraged the possibility of future seasons or other shows, so perhaps this isn’t the end of that particular adventure.

Now, let’s talk BUSINESS! 👩🏻‍🍳

📅 MY NOVEMBER BOOKING CALENDAR IS OFFICIALLY OPEN!

I’ve already turned away a tremendous amount of potential November business while keeping those dates available for filming, so I’m hoping to get my calendar filled again!

However, I do need to establish a few important reminders as we head into the busiest baking season of the year.

💍 FIRST, I STILL HAVE TWO MORE WEDDINGS THIS MONTH!

These are significant commitments that require considerable planning, preparation, baking, and decorating. I’m also running this bakery entirely by myself, from developing recipes and sourcing ingredients to answering inquiries, creating invoices, and decorating every single order.

Which brings me to my next point…

🌐 PLEASE, PLEASE VISIT MY WEBSITE BEFORE MESSAGING ME! https://www.HaywardHens.com

My website is there for a reason, y’all! 🥴

You’ll find my pricing information, photographs of my work, examples of the cakes and cookies I create, and information about ordering.

I’m receiving upwards of 50 messages a day, many asking general questions that are already answered on my website. As much as I appreciate every inquiry, I simply cannot spend hours each day individually answering the same questions while also fulfilling existing orders.

And here’s the most important part:

📅 YOUR VERY FIRST QUESTION SHOULD BE:

“Do you have availability for [your event date]?”

Before we discuss themes, flavors, colors, inspiration pictures, guest counts, or elaborate cake designs, we need to establish whether I’m even available for your event!

If I’m already booked, there’s no sense in spending an hour planning a cake that I cannot make. Your time is valuable, and so is mine.

A few friendly reminders:
🐓 Please review my website and pricing before submitting an inquiry.

🎂 Have your event date in mind before contacting me.

🍪 Custom orders require payment in full to secure your booking. Dates are not held without payment.

⏰ Please be patient while awaiting responses. My hands are often covered in buttercream, royal icing, or cake batter, and I cannot answer messages while I’m decorating!

I absolutely LOVE what I do, and I’m incredibly thankful for the clients who continue to support Hayward Hens Homestead & Bakery.

While the Food Network adventure didn’t work out this time, the ovens are still hot, the chickens are still laying, and this Scottish-Southern baker isn’t going anywhere! 💪🏻🐓

NOVEMBER IS OPEN, DECEMBER IS ALREADY FILLING UP, AND CHRISTMAS COOKIE SEASON IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER! 🎄🍪

Thank you for supporting my little farm bakery, respecting my time, and helping me continue doing what I love.

Now, let’s get back to baking y’all happy, one bite at a time!

Hayward Hens Bakery
Baking You Happy One Bite At A Time! 🐓

10/11/2026

🍑🍂🍄 A WOODLAND WEDDING, GEORGIA PEACHES & A WHOLE LOT OF LOVE! 💍🎂🦋

Today was a very special day at Hayward Hens Bakery, because my sweet friend, Brie, got MARRIED! And her wedding cake has a story behind it that goes far beyond buttercream, sugar, and a whole lot of hours in my kitchen.

Let me take you back to when my little farm bakery was just getting its feet underneath it here in Georgia.

Brie and her sister were among the very first people to support my new business venture. They trusted me to create custom decorated cookies for a bridal shower at a winery and their momma’s Mexican fiesta-themed birthday celebration.

Being my friends, I naturally offered them a discount.

And do you know what those two girls told me?

Absolutely NOT!—They explained that when your family and friends are starting a business, that’s precisely when you should be paying FULL PRICE! Once that business is established and thriving, THEN perhaps you can accept a discount.

Y’ALL. 🥹

Those girls weren’t just buying cookies. They were investing in ME. They wanted to see my little farm bakery succeed, and they understood something that I wish more people did: Supporting someone’s dream means recognizing the value of their work, not expecting them to give it away.

I have never forgotten that kindness. That is also why I showed up at the Grand Opening of Moreland Nutrition on my way to Brie’s wedding in LaGrange too! I grabbed hugs from my friends and an energy boosted tea drink to carry me through the evening (and it did!)!

Anyway…when I learned that Brie was getting married, you better believe I sprung into action and volunteered my baking services!

Having been a stressed-out bride myself 16 years ago, I know how much pressure surrounds that one special day. You want everything to be perfect, especially your wedding cake! And with Brie having several food allergies, I wanted to take one enormous worry off her shoulders.

Girl, I’ve got your cake! You just worry about marrying Sam! 💍

THE VISION: A FALL WOODLAND WEDDING

Brie started sending me Pinterest inspiration pictures, and OH BOY, did those creative wheels start spinning!

Her vision was a whimsical autumn woodland wedding filled with rich fall colors, delicate flowers, toadstools, and all the beauty of nature.

She also wanted to introduce her out-of-state wedding guests to something we Georgians hold near and dear to our hearts—GEORGIA PEACHES! 🍑

And being a Georgia farm baker, how could I possibly resist?!

Then her sister suggested another Southern favorite for the accompanying sheet cake: RED VELVET!

Well, honey, you don’t have to twist my arm when chocolate is involved! 😂

🍑 LET’S TALK ABOUT THAT CAKE!

The peaches for Brie’s wedding cake came from The Shed at Fitzgerald Farm in Woodbury, Georgia. I carefully preserved those beautiful Georgia peaches so I could incorporate them into her cake, along with a luscious dairy-free (coconut milk) peaches and cream filling.

But this wasn’t your ordinary wedding cake—Because of Brie’s dietary needs, I developed a cake that would allow her to enjoy her wedding day without feeling left out of one of its sweetest traditions.

🎂 The top two tiers: Gluten-free AND dairy-free, including the buttercream!

🎂 The bottom tier: My traditional Peaches & Cream cake, filled with Georgia peaches and finished with the same dairy-free buttercream.

🎂 The accompanying half-sheet cake: My natural, dye-free Red Velvet cake with Ghirardelli chocolate, white chocolate chips infused with cream cheese emulsion finished with my regular shelf-stable cream cheese buttercream.

And that dairy-free buttercream? Well, let me tell you, she was a labor of LOVE!

I used plant-based butter and carefully selected flavor emulsions to create the taste of a traditional cream cheese buttercream. Then I let my KitchenAid mixer work its magic for a SOLID 30 MINUTES until that frosting was light, fluffy, and absolutely dreamy!

Dairy-free doesn’t have to mean flavor-free, folks! 👩‍🍳

🍄 NOW ABOUT THOSE LITTLE WOODLAND DETAILS…

Every toadstool, every delicate flower, every little woodland embellishment was carefully planned to bring Brie’s vision to life.

I even taught myself how to make edible gluten-free AND dairy-free moss for this cake! Yes, EDIBLE MOSS!

I spent hours upon hours hand-sculpting toadstools and flowers in beautiful autumn colors from gum paste.

And while that sounds like a tremendous amount of work (because it WAS!), there was something wonderfully therapeutic about it.

With the funky weather that accompanied the hurricane, my hands certainly needed some gentle exercise, and sitting at my worktable creating those little woodland treasures became its own form of therapy.

Thankfully, that storm didn’t interfere with Brie’s wedding celebration, although I know the possibility had her nerves on edge last night. 🥴 Bless her heart!

Here’s a funny little fact about me:
I mastered making a realistic gum paste ROSE nearly a DECADE before I could successfully pipe a buttercream rose!

RIDDLE ME THAT! 🥴🌹

Apparently, my hands preferred sculpting flowers to piping them. Go figure!

🎂 AND THERE’S ONE MORE THING ABOUT WEDDING CAKES THAT I WISH MORE PEOPLE UNDERSTOOD…

It’s not just about making the cake beautiful.

It’s about making sure everybody gets to EAT IT!

Another service I volunteered for Brie was cutting and serving her wedding cake.

This is also a service I offer to my brides who pay for cake delivery, and it’s something I highly recommend considering. And, here’s why:

Wedding cake servings and celebration cake servings are TWO VERY DIFFERENT THINGS!

When I ask how many guests you’re expecting BEFORE we discuss the size of your cake, there’s a very good reason!

A wedding cake is generally cut into smaller, carefully measured portions, while a birthday or celebration cake is often served in much larger slices.

If your caterer or well-meaning aunt starts slicing a wedding cake like she’s serving Sunday supper, you might find yourself with 50 enormous slices when you needed 100! 🥴 And NOBODY wants to be the person who has to explain to the last 25 wedding guests why there’s no cake left!

That’s why proper cake-cutting techniques matter. Different cake sizes require different cutting patterns to maximize servings while keeping those slices neat and presentable.

Whether it’s your caterer, a family member, or your baker handling the knife, someone needs to understand how to portion that beautiful cake properly.

Because let’s face it…EVERYBODY SHOWS UP FOR THE WEDDING CAKE! 🍰 I even had several people storm the lodge’s kitchen tonight wanting their cake as I was slicing and plating the cake slices to be carried out by the hired servers.

Side note: wedding guests should not be entering the wedding venue’s kitchen. It’s actually against the law (Georgia Department of Public Health’s Food Service Rules, Chapter 511-6-1) as it is a safety and sanitation hazard. Think about it. Hot water, sharp utensils, heavy trays, and people moving around trying to accomplish their jobs.

❤️ AND FINALLY, TO MY SWEET BRIE…

I hope today was everything you dreamed it would be.

I hope you enjoyed all the beautiful memories your photographer captured, that your guests enjoyed a little taste of Georgia, and that when you saw your wedding cake, you recognized all those little details you had dreamed about in your Pinterest pictures. The sous-vide food from the Congressional Country Club in DC was 🔥. Kudos to Rachel, Greta, and the staff! 👏🏽👏🏽

—More than anything, I hope you felt loved. I enjoyed working beside your Maryland friends and the team at The Waterview Lodge, which is a stunning venue.

Years ago, you and your sister believed in my little bakery when it was just beginning. You chose to support my work, respect my prices, and encourage my dream.

Today, I had the privilege of returning just a little of that kindness in the sweetest way I know how.

With flour-dusted hands, a whole lot of buttercream, and love baked into every single layer. 🫶🏽

Some cakes are simply orders.

Others become part of someone’s story.

And this one, my sweet friend, was an absolute honor to create.

Congratulations to the beautiful bride and groom! May your marriage be filled with laughter, grace, adventure, and a lifetime of sweetness! 💍🥂🍑

With love from my little farm kitchen,

Birdie

Hayward Hens Bakery 🐓🦆🫶🏽

Baking You Happy One Bite At A Time!

10/08/2026

🎄🎅🏻 HO! HO! HO! HOLD ON TO YOUR SUGAR COOKIES! 🎅🏻🎄

🚨 CHRISTMAS COOKIE BOOKING IS OFFICIALLY OPEN AT HAYWARD HENS HOMESTEAD & BAKERY! 🚨

I know it’s only October…BUT Santa’s elves have informed me that my DECEMBER CALENDAR IS ALREADY FILLING UP! 🎁

And if you’ve been around here for a Christmas season or two, you KNOW what happens every December. My kitchen turns into Santa’s Workshop, the royal icing starts flying, my ovens work overtime, and suddenly everyone remembers they need Christmas cookies approximately 12 minutes before Christmas! 🤣

Well, this year Mrs. Claus is establishing some ground rules! 🎅🏻❤️

I’m offering several specially themed Christmas cookie collections this season, and they’re going to be absolutely MAGICAL!

🎄 TIER I CHRISTMAS COLLECTIONS — $65 PER DOZEN

🎅🏻 Santa’s Workshop: Santa, Mrs. Claus, Elves & Christmas Sweets!

🩰 The Nutcracker: A whimsical collection inspired by the beloved Christmas ballet!

🍪 Gingerbread Girls & Boys: Adorable gingerbread characters dressed in their Christmas finest!

🎄 TIER II CHRISTMAS COLLECTIONS — $125 PER DOZEN

🎬 Christmas Movie Magic: Inspired by your favorite Christmas classics, including A Christmas Story, Elf, The Grinch and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation!

🏠 Gingerbread Village: Intricately detailed gingerbread houses, charming Christmas cottages, and all the festive architectural details that make these cookies little edible works of art!

✨ THREE CHRISTMAS FLAVORS TO CHOOSE FROM! ✨

To accommodate as many Christmas orders as possible without completely losing my Christmas marbles, I am limiting holiday cookies to THREE of my signature flavors:

🍪 Madagascar Vanilla Bean — My classic, rich vanilla bean sugar cookie!

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Award-Winning Scottish Gingerbread — A treasured family recipe dating back to 1725, passed down through generations, and the cookie that helped earn me First Place in the Christmas Cookie Contest!

🍊🍫 Orange-Kissed Chocolate Lebkuchen — My German-inspired gingerbread creation featuring beautiful notes of chocolate, orange, and warm Christmas spices. Think German Christmas Market in cookie form!

🏆 AND SPEAKING OF AWARD-WINNING CHRISTMAS COOKIES…

There’s a reason my Christmas cookies have earned both FIRST PLACE and GRAND PRIZE honors in the Newnan-Coweta Magazine Christmas Cookie Contest!

I don’t just decorate cookies to look pretty. I put just as much thought, craftsmanship, and attention into how they TASTE as I do into every hand-piped detail.

In fact, after earning First Place and then Grand Prize in consecutive years, I was informed that I was no longer eligible to compete because I operate a bakery and the judges felt I’d keep winning! 😂

But here’s the exciting part…

🏆 I’ve been invited to return NEXT YEAR as a JUDGE for the contest’s 10th anniversary! 🏆

So yes, when I say you’re ordering award-winning Christmas cookies, I have the ribbons to back it up! 😉

🎅🏻 NOW FOR MRS. CLAUS’S OFFICIAL CHRISTMAS RULES!

❤️ BOOK EARLY! My December calendar is already filling, and once it’s full, it’s FULL. I cannot squeeze in last-minute orders simply because someone forgot Christmas comes on December 25th EVERY SINGLE YEAR! 🤣

❤️ ONE-DOZEN MINIMUM for custom Christmas cookie orders in these three flavors. You may choose a different gourmet flavor from my full menu, but those will require a TWO-DOZEN MINIMUM.

❤️ PAYMENT IN FULL SECURES YOUR ORDER. No payment means no reservation on my calendar. I cannot and will NOT hold dates without payment.

❤️ NO CHRISTMAS EVE PICKUPS! Hayward Hens will be CLOSED December 24th and 25th. I’ll be hanging up my apron, putting down my piping bags, and enjoying Christmas myself. 🎄

❤️ ONCE MY BOOKING CAPACITY IS REACHED, ORDERS WILL CLOSE. No exceptions, no Christmas miracles involving last-minute cookie orders, and no bribing the baker with peppermint mochas! (Although I do appreciate a good peppermint mocha. 😉)

I absolutely LOVE creating Christmas magic for your families, holiday parties, corporate celebrations, and gift-giving traditions. But I’m also a one-woman bakery, not an actual North Pole factory staffed by 300 elves!

Every single cookie is handcrafted, baked, decorated, and packaged with care, and that takes TIME.

🎁 So don’t wait until you hear sleigh bells to order your Christmas cookies!

Visit my website to place your order and secure your spot on my December calendar before Santa’s Workshop officially reaches capacity!

🎄 BOOK NOW OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE… AND YOUR EMPTY COOKIE PLATE! 🤣🍪

Tier I Christmas Cookies: https://haywardhens.com/products/christmas-cookies-dozen

Tier II Christmas Cookies: https://haywardhens.com/products/christmas-2025-cookies-grand-champion-winning-recipe-art

With love, buttercream, royal icing, and just a little Christmas sass,
Birdie
Hayward Hens Bakery
Baking You Happy One Bite At A Time!

🎅🏻🎄🍪 MERRY CHRISTMAS, YA FILTHY ANIMALS! 🍪🎄🎅🏻