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Nan's Nummies Cookie Shoppe

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Nan's Nummies Cookie Shoppe

A cookie shop that bakes from scratch. Cookies, brownies, bars, and Dutch Letters. Family owned. I would sell out in 2 hours!
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I started Nan's Nummies at the Downtown Des Moines Farmers Market in 1988. After a couple of weeks there I just couldn't make cookies fast enough. So I started looking for a storefront and opened my store in Historic Valley Junction the following spring. I started with about 8 kinds of cookies and over the years have added about 8 more kinds of cookies, brownies and bars, Dutch Letters, candy and

fudge. I have moved to bigger locations in Valley Junction twice and also expanded my current store twice! We also carry loads of chocolates, truffles and bulk candy including Jelly Belly’s and salt water taffy.

08/27/2026

🚨 TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT! FINAL CAR SHOW OF 2026! 🚨

We’re wrapping up an AMAZING car show season tonight at Nan’s Nummies, and we’re going out with a bang! 🏁🔥

🚗 Parking begins at 3:00 PM
📍 501 Elm Street, West Des Moines
🏆 Awards tonight!
🎶 DJ services by **America’s Music To Go DJ & Music Services

We’ll be handing out awards AT 7pm including:

🏆 People’s Choice
🏆 Kids’ Choice
🏆 Best Engine
🏆 Best Paint
🏆 Best Classic
🏆 Best Modern
🏆 Farthest Traveled
🏆 Neighborhood Menace 😈
🏆 …and MANY MORE!

BRING THE CARS. BRING THE KIDS. BRING YOUR FRIENDS.

Even if you don’t have a car to show, come down, grab something sweet from Nan’s, check out some incredible rides, vote for your favorites, and help us make the LAST SHOW OF 2026 the biggest one yet!

We’ve had an absolute blast doing these shows this summer, so let’s PACK ELM STREET one more time. ❤️🏁

SEE YOU TONIGHT! 🚘💨

08/25/2026

🔥 **THE FINAL CAR SHOW OF 2026 IS HERE!** 🔥

We’ve had an awesome summer of cars, great people, and some seriously impressive rides rolling into Valley Junction. Now it’s time to wrap up the 2026 season with one BIG final show!

🏁 **THURSDAY, AUGUST 27**
🚗 **Parking begins at 3:00 PM Come any time! Awards at 7:30!**

And because it’s the finale, we’re ending the season with AWARDS! 🏆

We’ll be handing out awards including:

🏆 People’s Choice
🏆 Kids’ Choice
🏆 Best Engine
🏆 Best Paint
🏆 Best Classic
🏆 Best Modern
🏆 Farthest Traveled
🏆 Neighborhood Menace 😈
🏆 ...and MORE!

Whether your ride is completely restored, heavily modified, ridiculously loud, beautifully painted, old-school cool, modern muscle, or just has enough personality to turn every head on the block, bring it out

🎶 America’s Music To Go DJ & Music Services will be keeping the music going throughout the evening.

This is the LAST ONE for 2026, so we want to pack Valley Junction with cars and give this season the send-off it deserves.

Bring the car. Bring the kids. Bring your friends. Come vote for your favorites, check out some incredible rides, and hang out with us one last time before we officially put the 2026 car show season in the garage. 🏁

📣 CAR OWNERS: Share this post and tag your car friends. If you’ve been saying *“I’ll make it to one of these”* all summer... well, this is the one. 😂

See the flyer for all the details.
Let’s make the FINAL SHOW the biggest one yet! 🚗💨🏆

08/19/2026

🎃 Who is excited for fall treats? 🎃

Lots of fun stuff coming September 1st!!! Keep your eyes locked to the page for some upcoming teasers!

Also - car show tomorrow!
Last two! This week is the last normal show. Next week is the FINAL show with awards!

08/14/2026

Okay… apparently the secret is out.

There’s a certain little machine hanging around Nan’s Nummies that has been getting an AWFUL LOT of attention lately.

How much attention?

YOU GUYS HAVE EMPTIED IT TWICE THIS WEEK. 😂

It was freshly stocked again this morning with:
🍪 Frosted cookies
🍪 Our regular cookies
🥐 Dutch Letters
🤤 Almond Cremes
🍬 $1.95 bags of candy
🚬 **CANDY CI******ES** - yes, the nearly impossible-to-find kind!
🥤 Pop & water

So if you happen to find yourself near Nan’s Nummies when we’re closed… well…

And judging by how fast you guys keep cleaning it out, some of you already know EXACTLY what we’re talking about. 😂

08/13/2026

Still tons of parking!!

08/13/2026

Car show night!!
Depending on who you listen to for the forecast, it may or may not rain... Heck...its Iowa... we might have a blizzard... Who knows?

Either way, we are keeping it going! For those of you with beautiful cars, bring them out. For those that just like looking at them, come enjoy!

ALSO:
🚗 CAR PEOPLE — WE NEED YOU! 🏆

We are looking for a few knowledgeable judges for our final Nan’s Nummies Car Show!

We need people who:
- Know their way around vehicles and can fairly judge different makes, models, builds, and modifications
- Are comfortable looking at things like overall condition, workmanship, attention to detail, presentation, etc.
- DO NOT have a vehicle entered in the show — gotta keep it fair! 😉 I cannot be a judge because I love them all so much and cant play favorites! So I need help!!!

If you’re a car enthusiast, mechanic, builder, detailer, collector, or just someone who REALLY knows their stuff, we’d love your help!

Interested? Comment below or send Nan’s Nummies a message! Feel free to tag someone who would make a great judge, too!

🏆 And yes… you get the very serious responsibility of deciding who takes home the hardware. No pressure. 😂

08/06/2026

Reminder for today!!
Weather appears to be perfect with no rain or extreme temps!

07/30/2026

🚗☀️ CAR SHOW DAY! ☀️🚗

It's Thursday, which means it's time to fill Elm Street with some incredible rides!

Join us TODAY from 4:00-8:00 PM at Nan's Nummies, 501 Elm Street for another evening of classic cars, cool trucks, muscle cars, and sweet treats.

🍪 Stop into the bakery for your favorite scratch-made goodies.
🛒 Don't forget to visit our Cake Cart outside, stocked with cakes, cookies, and plenty of treats while you're checking out the cars and the Farmers Market.

Whether you're bringing a vehicle or just coming to admire them, we'd love to see you!

📅 Car shows continue EVERY Thursday through August, with our final show and awards on August 27th!

Tag your favorite car enthusiast and help us spread the word. See you tonight! 🚘

07/28/2026

🚗CAR SHOW IS BACK THIS THURSDAY! 🚗

Grab your favorite ride and head to Nan's Nummies this Thursday from 4:00-8:00 PM in Historic Valley Junction!

Whether you're bringing a classic, muscle car, truck, Jeep, hot rod, or just love looking at cool cars, everyone is welcome!

And don't forget...
Our Cake Cart will be outside serving up mini loaves of our handmade fully customizable cakes, and the storefront will be open with all of your favorite cookies, pastries, chocolates, fudge, and more. Whether you're here for the cars or just something sweet, we've got you covered!

Bring your friends, bring the family, and come spend a summer evening with us. We can't wait to see everyone back on Elm Street!

👇 Tell us what you're bringing this week! 🚘🍪

07/23/2026

🚗 NO CAR SHOW TONIGHT 🚗

Just a quick reminder! There will NOT be a car show tonight.

Elm Street will be closed for the VFW's kids event, so our car show participants will not be able to park.

The good news? Starting NEXT Thursday, we'll have a car show EVERY Thursday through the end of August with the final awards show the last Thursday! 🎉

We hope everyone has a wonderful time at the VFW kids event tonight, and we can't wait to see all of our amazing cars back on Elm Street next Thursday!

📣 Please help us spread the word by sharing this post so no one makes the trip unnecessarily. See you next week!

Address

501 Elm Street
West Des Moines, IA
50265

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	10am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	10am - 5:30pm
Thursday	10am - 8pm
Friday	10am - 5:30pm
Saturday	10am - 5:30pm
Sunday	12pm - 5pm

Telephone

+15152772201

Website

http://www.nansnummies.com/

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