We are lucky to have so many talented bakers in the Houston area -- but we knew Aydee Deaton of Sugar Berry Cookie Shoppe was the *perfect* person to help celebrate Tessa's birthday. From her appearance on the Food Network to her popular classes and work in the community, Aydee's skills are next level. Watch as she shows Houston Life hosts Derrick and Tessa how to decorate one of her delicious cookie cakes.

Aydee Deaton from Sugarberry Cookie Shoppe was chosen to compete on the Food Network’s ‘Christmas Cookie Challenge.’ We’re getting a sneak peek of what she’s baking for the competition and learning some decorating techniques to elevate holiday desserts at home ahead of her episode.

The affected products are Trader Joe’s Almond Windmill Cookies with a sell-by date between Oct. 19 and 21, and its Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies with sell-by dates from Oct. 17 through 21.

Derrick and Frank had to dunk their cookies in ‘tasty’ condiments like soy sauce, red wine vinegar -- and even some good old fashioned buttermilk.

If you’re like me and you cook and bake a lot, sometimes a recipe comes along that is so good you just know you’ll be making it for the rest of your life. This is what happened when I made this chocolate chip cookie recipe for the first time.

Calling all cookie lovers! To satisfy your next sweet tooth craving, head over to Milk Mustache! It’ll do the trick! Courtney Zavala went over to the sweet spot to meet the owner and tell you all about it.

Cookie lovers, this one’s for you!

This easy recipe will be a home run!

It’s not quite pumpkin spice season yet but that won’t stop OREO’s limited edition Pumpkin Spice Sandwich Cookies from hitting the shelves on Aug. 15.

A Houston dessert shop is celebrating Black History Month with a sweet gesture.

Foodie alert!

National Cookie Day is Saturday, Dec. 4.

The Girl Scouts have an unusual problem this year: 15 million boxes of unsold cookies.

How Allan Hursig went from a career in energy, to running a specialty bakery in The Heights.

HOUSTON – Hanukkah is coming soon this week, and a Houston-area institution has your baking needs covered. New York City Deli & Coffee Shop, located at 9724 Hillcroft in Houston, has prepared a special dreidel cookie pack for kids. The Hanukkah cookie kit includes six cookies, icing, sprinkles, dreidels and gelt for kids to decorate on their own. How about a decorate your own dreidel cookie pack including 6... Posted by New York Deli & Coffee Shop on Sunday, December 6, 2020The Jewish community mainstay also has a wide selection of pastries and treats in its bakery just in time for the holiday, according to the business’ Facebook page. In other news, New York Deli & Coffee Shop plans to open its second location in the Bellaire area in early 2021, the restaurant wrote on Facebook.

HOUSTON – Three Brothers Bakery 2020 presidential cookie poll is now open. “We are having fun with the Presidential Cookie Poll for the third time, and it has always had great voter turnout,” baker Bobby Jucker said. Three Brothers Bakery will keep track of the race on its Facebook page. Our election cookies are once again in-stock as Election Day is fast approaching. Three Brothers Bakery has three stores in Houston located at 4036 S Braeswood Blvd., 12393 Kingsride Lane and 4606 Washington Ave.

HOUSTON Shes the founder and baker behind Sweetie Vs Desserterie, and now Vonteyah Davis is sharing her sweet story about how she decided to get into baking. As a child Vonteyah found happiness in sugar, and quickly realized it was her life passion. In 2015, the self-taught baker left her undergrad studies at the University of Houston to pursue a dream of owning a bakery, and since then she never looked back. Vonteyah currently operates out of her home-based bakery, but shes got big plans to purchase a food trailer which will allow her to travel around Houston delivering her sweet cookies. In between her business responsibilities, Vonteyah also does monthly cake and cookie decorating workshopsSelling thousands of baked goods, Sweetie Vs Desserterie offers cookie flavors like Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Chip w/ Pecans, White Chocolate Chip w/ Macadamia, the very popular Moo Cookie, and the Pixie.

When it comes to cookies, they’re all pretty good, but they were not all created equally.

Crumbl Cookies is offering one free chocolate chip cookie to each customer who visits its shop on Friday, June 12. Crumbl Cookies offers a rotating menu with four new gourmet cookies weekly in addition to its milk chocolate chip and chilled sugar cookie which are always available for order. Crumbl Cookies Bellaire location, which had its grand opening this week, is the fourth in the Houston area. Orders are available for delivery, curbside pick-up, and takeout and can be placed in advance online. Crumbl Cookies located at 5103 Bellaire Blvd within the Bellaire Town Center is open on Friday from 8 a.m. until midnight.

For the first time ever, DoubleTree by Hilton is sharing the official bake-at-home recipe for the brand's beloved and delicious chocolate chip cookie, so at-home bakers can create the warm and comforting treat in their own kitchens. The warm chocolate chip cookie welcome is synonymous with DoubleTree hotels worldwide, and travelers look forward to receiving one, fresh from the oven, upon their arrival. "We know this is an anxious time for everyone," said Shawn McAteer, senior vice president and global head, DoubleTree by Hilton. "A warm chocolate chip cookie can't solve everything, but it can bring a moment of comfort and happiness. "We hope families enjoy the fun of baking together during their time at home, and we look forward to welcoming all our guests with a warm DoubleTree cookie when travel resumes."

Houstonians suggest the best places to buy cookies across the city.

If you’ve ever been to a holiday cookie swap, then you know just how intense and daunting they can be.