05/01/2026
Would you want to serve cookies at your wedding??
It was my first delivery to the Club at Corazon olin Dublin, and the Italian villa was absolutely gorgeous! I wish I'd had time and permission to wander the property, but I try to get out of the way before guests start arriving.
Check 😍out these delicious varieties! 🍪Chocolate chip, oatmeal scotchies, peanut butter, peanut butter blossoms, snickerdoodles, lemon crinkle, and madeleines were a delight to make for last Friday's wedding! Their cake (& a kitchen cake not pictured) was my from scratch, natural lemon 🍋cake with raspberry filling, and vanilla almond buttercream. 😋
This couple has ties to the Pittsburgh area, so their vision was for a wedding cookie table. Being from the area myself, I'm quite familiar with the tradition, and have provided them for two of my cousins in the last 2 years.
Traditionally, the tight-knit ethnic groups in the Pittsburgh area would come together to ease the burden on a couples family. All the guests would prepare a few (or several!) dozen cookies of their choosing to bring for the reception, and it wouldn't be unusual to have over 1,000 cookies set out- guests could mingle and have them as appetizers while the wedding party took pictures, then there would be more to serve with cake- if the couples families provided the luxurious treat, AND for every family to take home a variety afterwards.
The modern twist of hiring a baker to provide the cookies has a lot to do with venue liability insurance. I've enjoyed the opportunity to introduce the custom to my audience.
