Celebrate the '12 days of cookies' with these Canton-area bakeries
'Tis the season of magic and tradition, where cherished customs blend with newfound delights.
Offering a variety of cookies from a local bakery is a great idea for those who want to enjoy delicious treats without the stress of baking.
Today, we're borrowing from the "Twelve Days of Christmas" idea, and are sharing 12 Stark County bakeries that are preparing cookie trays for customers. Perhaps our list will provide a Christmas gift for a friend, or even yourself, in finding a new favorite.
By the way, we know the "Twelve Days of Christmas" doesn’t start until Christmas Day, but we wanted to switch things up a bit so you can order ahead, relax and enjoy the season.
Here are 12 local bakeries for your ordering pleasure. If you have more we should consider or profile another time, send us the name, using the email address at the end of this story.
Dec. 6 - Hazel & Rye Bakery Boutique
6316 Market Ave. N. in Plain Township, 330-454-6658
Tucked in the corner in Easton Plaza across from Walsh College, Hazel & Rye Bakery Boutique offers custom sugar cookies, French macarons, bars and brownies and several holiday specials.
Dec. 7 - Norcia Bakery
624 Belden Ave. NE. in Canton, 330-454-1077
Founded in 1918, Norcia Bakery offers small and large cookie trays and a variety of cookie types including butter, sugar cookies, snickerdoodles, iced cut-outs in two sizes, pecan cups.
Dec. 8 - Sprinkle City
1430 W. Maple St. in North Canton, 330-933-0767
Choose from a dozen classic cookies (chocolate chip, confetti, oatmeal) or order a deluxe cookie box in small, medium or large. Holiday specials are abundant and include individual yule logs.
Dec. 9 - Johnnie’s Bakery
109 Wertz Ave. NW. in Canton, 330-455-6464; and 6652 Wise Ave. NW. in Jackson Township, 330-494-7390
Johnnie’s bakers offer cookie trays that include small versions of their popular chocolate chip cookies, butterballs, cutouts and more.
Dec. 10 - Liebermann’s and Beyond Bakery
49 1st St. SE. in Massillon, 330-833-4745
This historic bakery in Massillon offers a large selection of cookies, cupcakes and more to satisfy your holiday sweet tooth.
Dec. 11 - Love is Blind Bakery
1811 Deanna Lane in North Canton, 814-449-5055
Call ahead and order from their holiday menu that includes dessert trays as well as DIY cookie kits, chocolate dipped Oreos and thumbprints.
Dec. 12 - Aida’s Bakery
1289 Edison St. NW., #107, in Hartville, 330-631-4318
Aida’s Bakery offers kolache by the dozen as well as traditional cookies and fruit flavored cookies.
Dec. 13 - Buehler’s Fresh Foods
7138 Fulton Drive NW in Jackson Township, 330-834-3400; 2226 Lincoln Way NW, Massillon, 330-833-2600
Employee-owned Buehler’s Fresh Foods offers a selection of individual desserts, cutout cookies and seasonal holiday cookies in their bakery department.
Dec. 14 - The Boarding House
407 Parkview St. NE. in Massillon, 330-832-2935
The Boarding House offers freshly made cookies as well as cookie making and decorating supplies. For those who want the sweet scents of cookie baking filling their home purchase their sugar cookie dough or other dough varieties.
Dec. 15 - Sisters Sweet Treats and Bakery
Located in Waynesburg, with ordering only on Facebook or by phone at 330-704-9155. No storefront.
Sisters Sweet Treats sells cookies of all kinds for all occasions. Everything is made to order, and their cutout cookies are a big hit.
Dec. 16 - Fishers Foods
5215 Fulton Drive NW in Jackson Township, 330-497-0204; 4401 Tuscarawas St. W in Perry Township, 330-497-3011
Fishers’ bakers offer a selection of iced sugar cookies, cutout cookies and other holiday treats.
Dec. 17 - Stuffed Pastry
1310 S. Main St. in North Canton, 330-526-6500
Owner Elisabeth Park is offering cookie trays, a Charlie Brown Christmas sugar cookie box with all the characters, a fudge box, bags of peppermint bark and more.
As Mae West once said, "Too much of a good thing can be wonderful." She may have been referring to cookies.
Here's another option to add to the 12 days of cookies.
Dec. 18 - Sweet T's Cafe
3214 Lincoln Way E. in Massillon, 330-418-2675
Open for eight years in Perry Township, Sweet T's is a family-owned cafe where everything is made from scratch, including their cakes and cookies.
Holiday cookies are available by the dozen, including cutouts, chocolate pixies, gingerbread men, peanut butter blossoms and more.
Call ahead to order for the holidays.
Reach Bev at bshaffer@gannett.com or 330-580-8318
This article originally appeared on The Repository: 12 must-try Stark County bakeries for Christmas cookies and more
