Introducing Bittersweet Baking Co. by Coco & Chloe ! Our dogs are barking with joy and are pawsitively delighted that their hoomans are now in the biscuit-making business. Finally, our canines can enjoy celebrations with their families with their own special treats made in small batches and with the same amount of care and love that go into Bittersweet Baking Co.'s cookies and cakes. Each batch is carefully supervised by Coco & Chloe who know your furry friends are sure to enjoy these special treats! Coco, pictured on the left (above), is our most discerning taste-tester, and she gives our biscuits four paws up! Chloe, pictured on the right (above), looks to her older sister for guidance. Actually, when it comes to food, that's not true. She will eat anything. Shop our biscuits , which come in packages of six unfrosted bone-shaped biscuits. We also offer a Celebration Bundle which includes six frosted biscuits: 2 bone-shaped; 2 balloon-shaped; 2 party hat-shaped.

As we're all doing our best to keep each others and ourselves healthy and safe, we're all looking for some fun projects, both big and small, to pass the time -- particularly for our children and even teens and adults who are looking for a creative outlet. It's fair to say (hopefully) that brighter days are ahead. For now, we're hunkering down as the weather outside becomes much more frightful! And nothing says cozy indoor activity more than cookie decorating, right? Our Cookie Decorating Kits are a fun little activity! Over the holidays, we're offering Christmas (Christmas tree and ornament cookies with red and green icing); Chanukah (dreidel and Star of David cookies with blue and white icing); and Winter (snowflake and snowman cookies with blue and white icing) cookie kits. Our seasonal cookie decorating kits include six of our famous scratch-baked sugar cookies, two piping bags of royal icing, and three different types of decorating sprinkles. Just knead the icing to create an even consistency, flatten the tip of the piping bag (so the seam is on top) and make a small cut, and start decorating! You can always make the cut bigger if the icing isn't flowing fast enough for you. Put finished cookie masterpieces on a cookie rack until the frosting hardens and enjoy. And just remember, there are only happy mistakes. Stay tuned as new holidays and seasons are upon us as our kits will change (we promise we won't promote our Halloween cookie kits in August). We are not currently shipping these kits, but are only delivering in the Boston area. Please contact us to be sure we can accommodate your request. We typically need seven days advance notice to create fresh cookie kits. Finally, we wish to thank all of you who purchased Bittersweet Baking Co. aprons and raglan tee shirts . We will be making our first of what we hope will be many contributions to the Katherine A. Gallagher Integrated Therapies Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center at the end of the year, thanks to your support. This effort will be an ongoing one as it is our belief that integrated therapies should be a critical component of cancer treatment. Be safe and be healthy, and let's take good care of each other! XO, Stephanie

We are pleased to offer Bittersweet Baking Co. merchandise. Eighteen percent of all apron and raglan tee shirt sales will be donated to The Katherine A. Gallagher Integrative Therapies Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center . The Program offers cancer patients access to wellness services including acupuncture, massage, yoga, and music therapy. When my mother was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer, a good friend (an angel, actually) quickly directed our family to the outstanding professionals at the Katherine A. Gallagher Integrative Therapies Program. On a weekly basis, my mother looked forward to her appointments for acupuncture and massage which made all the difference in the world as far as how she tolerated her cancer treatments (beautifully, in case you were wondering). Prior to cancer, my mother had never had a massage in her life. Nor had she tried acupuncture. Those appointment days were the ones she looked forward to the most. They gave her focus and purpose and connected her with some of the most wonderful people she had ever met in her entire life. My mother always described her 20-month long stint with cancer as a blessing. Without it, she would say, she would never have met so many wonderful, kind and caring people. We always wondered what would have happened if my mother didn't have her acupuncture or massage appointments. Unfortunately, we found out, once COVID-19 entered the picture. At that point, my mother was no longer able to go to her acupuncture and massage appointments as those were not considered essential in the same way as a chemotherapy treatment. Whether by coincidence, a result of my mother losing those wellness services, or the nature of my mother's disease, her health took a turn pretty quickly. My mother passed away in June 2020. We will never know scientifically how much of a role the integrative therapies played in keeping my mother unbelievably strong and upbeat for so many months, but there is zero doubt that in addition to the wonderful medical care my mother received, the complementary wellness services made all the difference. At Bittersweet Baking Co., we want to give back and help raise awareness about the importance about the great partnership between medial and alternative therapies. Thank you for joining us in this mission with your purchase .