Oh. Wow. Yum! Cookie
Dark Chocolate Chip & Sea Salt
Every time I taste chocolate, I’m transported back to my grandmother’s kitchen on Christmas morning. While the rest of the world was drinking hot cocoa, my Jamaican grandmother, Mama, was whipping up Chocolate Tea. I watched as she lovingly grated fresh cocoa blocks into a pot of condensed milk and hot water on the stove.
The Oh. Wow. Yum! cookie takes me back to those chocolatey Christmas mornings with Mama. Not your typical chocolate chip cookie, the salty-sweet Oh. Wow. Yum! was designed to give you feelings of comfort, surprise, and delight!
INGREDIENTS: Organic unbleached wheat flour; unsweetened chocolate, cane sugar; organic virgin coconut oil; organic cane sugar; brown sugar (sugar, cane molasses); organic milled flaxseed; water; vanilla extract; baking soda; salt; and smoked salt.
CONTAINS: Coconut, Wheat
Taste of Paradise Cookie
Coconut, Oatmeal & Cinnamon
After a long day of middle school in Miami, my grandmother would prepare an after-school treat for me─it always made the long days feel a little less long. The treat was made with just three ingredients: oats, condensed milk, and spices. Pure and simple, this cookie is inspired by those sweet childhood afternoons.
The Taste of Paradise cookie combines coconut, oatmeal, and cinnamon for that warm, fresh-from-the-oven bliss.
INGREDIENTS: Organic unbleached wheat flour; organic virgin coconut oil; organic cane sugar; brown sugar (sugar, cane molasses); natural unsulphured coconut, whole grain rolled oats, organic milled flaxseed; water; vanilla extract; cinnamon, baking soda; baking powder; and salt.
CONTAINS: Coconut, Wheat
Speakeasy Cookie
Oatmeal Rum Raisin
Seasonal
During the holidays, my mom, my aunt, and my grandmother spent hours sifting, grating, and mixing in the kitchen to bake Jamaican delights. They each had their specialty. My mom is the rum cake aficionado, my aunt was the fruitcake expert, and my grandmother was the sweet potato pudding cake specialist. I grew up watching their hard work, admiring their technique, and eating their amazing cakes. Now I realize how fortunate I was!
My mom recently told me the secret behind her world-famous fruitcake: she soaks dried fruit in rum and wine for TWO YEARS! Instead of "veganizing" her specialty, I came up with the Speakeasy cookie. Think oatmeal raisin cookie with a twist of rum (don’t worry─I don’t soak the raisins for two years!). Delicious and surprising, this cookie is an ode to my baking lineage.
INGREDIENTS: Organic unbleached wheat flour; organic virgin coconut oil; organic cane sugar; brown sugar (sugar, cane molasses); whole grain rolled oats, raisins; water; organic milled flaxseed; rum; vanilla extract; baking soda; baking powder; and salt.
CONTAINS: Coconut, Wheat, Rum
Home Sweet Home Cookie
Mango, Coconut & Lime
Seasonal
My fondest memories of the fruit are of my grandmother slicing a bunch up for us grand kids and in my mind at least, I imagined that she’d give her favorite grandchild at the moment the mango seed (with lots of fruit still on it of course). Getting the mango seed meant something special, for sure. Due to it’s juiciness, slipperiness through our child sized grips, and staining capabilities, my grandmother would make us eat the seed over the kitchen sink.
Although I’m now a grown up, this is something I still do to this day. Grab a mango, slice it up, and eat the seed over the sink. That’s why I’ve named this cookie “Home Sweet Home.” Mango, Coconut, and Lime represent a lot of what my grandmother’s kitchen was about.
INGREDIENTS: Organic unbleached wheat flour; organic virgin coconut oil; organic cane sugar; organic brown sugar (sugar, cane molasses); natural unsulphured coconut; organic whole grain rolled oats; organic milled flaxseed; water; organic mango; lime juice; baking soda; baking powder; natural sea salt; lime zest, and organic lime extract.
CONTAINS: Coconut, Wheat
Island Spice Cookie
Molasses, Ginger & Cinnamon
Seasonal
Do you ever hear a song and get transported back to another time in your life immediately? That is basically what any Beres Hammond song does to me. One play of “Rock Away” or “They Gonna Talk” and I’m immediately an 8-year-old child enjoying playing with my cousins at a huge family party.
Growing up in Miami, it was always pretty warm during the holidays so we hosted our parties both inside and outside on our back patio. After delicious food was eaten and everyone had made their rounds of hellos the music would start, with some cousin playing DJ.
Being an older elementary school-aged child meant I had the dexterity to be the gopher for any beverage an auntie or uncle might like. I was tasked with handing any adult who wanted their beer of choice, usually Red Stripe, Heineken, or Guinness.
As I dug into the cooler filled with ice-cold beverages I remember seeing ginger beer and deciding to confirm that it was not, in fact, actual beer and as an 8-year-old I could drink it without getting into trouble. Once I had my confirmation from an adult, I took my first swig. IT BURNED! I vowed never to drink it again.
Since that time my taste buds and palate have matured and now ginger is one of my favorite flavors to add to savory and sweet foods and even beverages. And every time I have it, I’m transported back to a different time. I hope that you have a bit of nostalgia with these Island Spice cookies. Ginger and Molasses together are warm and reminiscent of the holidays giving your taste buds a big hug!
INGREDIENTS: Organic unbleached wheat flour; organic virgin coconut oil; organic cane sugar; molasses; organic milled flaxseed; water; baking soda; cinnamon; ginger; cloves; nutmeg; and salt.
CONTAINS: Coconut, Wheat
The Tropical Surprise Cookie
Hibiscus Ginger & Lime
Seasonal
Sorrel is a Caribbean Christmas time drink. It’s usually made well in advance and served at parties. Sorrel also known as Roselle, is a Hibiscus like flower that is steeped like a tea and then flavored with spices. A lot of people make it differently. This cookie draws from the way my family makes it. With fresh ginger and all spice, which we call pimento. I added in lime to brighten up the flavor profile. I hope you get to celebrate something soon with one of these cookies!
INGREDIENTS: Organic unbleached wheat flour; organic brown sugar (sugar cane, molasses); organic cane sugar; organic virgin coconut oil; hibiscus; lime juice; organic milled flaxseed; water; fresh ginger root; lime extract; all spice; baking soda; baking powder; natural sea salt; ground ginger; ground allspice.
CONTAINS: Coconut, Wheat
The Ascension Cookie
Coffee and Chocolate
Seasonal
Blue Mountain Coffee is grown in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica, part of which takes place in St. Andrew Parish where my mom’s side of the family is from. Blue Mountain Coffee has chocolate flavor notes so I thought, why not add coffee and chocolate to a delicious cookie? With the Ascension cookie, you will get a pick me up that’ll transport you to a place of bliss!
INGREDIENTS: Organic unbleached wheat flour; organic brown sugar (sugar cane, molasses); organic cane sugar; organic virgin coconut oil; unsweetened chocolate; organic cocoa powder; organic whole grain rolled oats; organic milled flaxseed; water; instant coffee; vanilla extract; baking soda; baking powder; natural sea salt.
CONTAINS: Coconut, Wheat