origin story
I remember baking cookies with my mom...
...usually on weekends so she could supervise my ingredient mixing and eventual dealings with the oven. I have fond memories of storing fresh baked cookies in empty oats canisters and huge up-cycled mayonnaise containers (a family of 6 goes through a humorous amount of mayo, let me tell you). Sneaking into those containers to get cookies was one of the greatest thrills of life!
My first entrepreneurial bout with cookies was as a highly decorated Girl Scout with cookie sales that soared into the thousands yearly. When I was a Junior in High School I earned the opportunity to study abroad in advance of college and briefly lived in China! As you are probably aware, that sort of thing can be
E X P E N S I V E, so my mom did what she did best, make a way. We baked and sold cookies.
a young Verandah Girl Scout
a teenage Verandah in China
Not just any cookies. When I think about it, these cookies were BAK'D!
BEST ingredients
AFFORDABLE prices
KINDLY crafted
DELICIOUS
They were a hit! We sold SO many orders, I was able to take quite a bit of spending money with me. I still have souvenirs from 20 years ago.
So now here we are. Well, (my parents are deservingly retired from the cookie biz) here I am, making good cookies that do good
When starting this brand it was important to me that our cookies could be enjoyed by anyone, anywhere, anytime and that they were of better quality than something you'd find factory-manufactured on a grocery store shelf. There are no chemical preservatives, shelf stabilizers, or anything that would unnaturally extend the life of any of our products. I knew I wanted BAK'D products to be enjoyed by adults at the office, my own children at school on the playground, and anyone at home needing a snack break without the unknown additives processed foods tend to have.
EVERYONE deserves equitable access to quality foods. Period.
Every single batch is handmade with sustainable baking practices (trust me, my husband is vocal about the energy bill)
mission
Travel and cross-cultural learning is essential to global citizenship
Flour, butter, sugar, and eggs sent Verandah to China at 17
BAK'D endeavors to make sure cost is never a barrier to entry for travel for girls and young women. Sharon Murray saw to it that her daughter didn't miss out on an extraordinary opportunity with ordinary pantry staples. Your orders and donations help BAK'D change the trajectory of lives, one cookie at a time
BAK'D is proud to sponsor
future Olympian Shenita Lawson
Shenita was 52-0 for the 2021-2022 season and wrestled in the largest classification in the state of Texas. She is a graduate of Euless Trinity High School and her dream is to try out for the US Olympic team changing the face and future of Olympic wrestling for women. Shenita has already trained at the Olympic training camp in Colorado and has competed internationally in Poland June of 2024.
The two time regional champion, district champion, state runner up, two time FolkStyle All American, and Texas state 180 Freestyle champion, has competed on Team Texas and Team Colorado against other teams from around the world.
In High School, when Shenita wasn't competing, she refereed matches to earn extra money for competition travel and training. The BAK'D Outdoors Fund sponsors Shenita to help cover the costs of travel and competition.
You too can support Shenita with every cookie order. Use promo code: SHENITA at checkout for 15% off. Shenita continues to travel, train, and compete with every order made in support of her dreams.
