Author: Stefani Dicicco

Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Whether you’re celebrating with your gals, pals or your sweetie, Valentine’s Day is here and we are feelin’ the love! We are also admiring all the heart shaped pizzas, chocolates, pancakes and bacon (yes, bacon). All this heart shaped food inspired us to create our very own lovable Valentine’s Day cookie!

Heart Cookie Pan, $4.99 from Target.

Cookie decorating not at it’s finest…

Decorative cookies are certainly not our forte, but we had a fun time putting this together! Our first attempt was not very successful. We won’t bore you with that photo (picture a big chocolate chip cookie blob). We realized we needed a heart shaped pan to avoid spreading. Cue in the Target run!

We found a heart shaped cookie pan at Target and picked up cookie frosting to decorate. We also may or may not have strolled through the clothes, shoes, makeup – D’OH sorry back to cookies! We kept it simple with white and pink frosting, but if you want to try this at home, let your creative juices flow! You can find lots of cake decorating tools at your local grocery store, and if you’re in a rush, pick up ready-to-bake cookie dough! This makes for a great last minute Valentine’s Day dessert.

What will we do for the next holiday?

We were impressed with everyone’s Valentine’s Day themed foods and can’t wait to see what people have in store for upcoming holidays. With Saint Patrick’s Day and Easter in the line-up, we know people will get creative! Stay tuned to see what we come up with 😉

Valentine’s Day Gift Guide

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Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and we’re here to help! Not sure what to gift your loved one this year? Surprise them with the sweetest gift of all…COOKIES! Whether you’re shopping for your spouse, gal pal or your student who’s away at college, we have the perfect gift in mind!

Talk Chocolate To Me

A sure way to impress your sweetie this Valentine’s Day is by gifting them with our Talk Chocolate To Me basket. It is no secret that chocolate is the way to your Valentine’s heart, so we’ve partnered with local chocolatier, Mackenzie’s Chocolates, to present this deluxe gift basket! Basket includes:

  • An 18-piece set of chocolate covered toffee
  • A 24-piece set of white & milk chocolate flower medallions
  • A 4-piece set of chocolate truffles
  • A 3-piece set of chocolate truffles in an edible chocolate shaped heart
  • Two dozen cookies of your choice! We recommend a medley of Chocolate Chip, Dr. Midnight, Almond Joe and Dark Chocolate Cranberry. See our full list of flavors here.
Talk Chocolate To Me Gift Basket, $89.95
Available online at PacificCookie.com

All you need is Love…and Cookies!

Like tacos and Tuesdays, like Peanut Butter and Jelly, together is a wonderful place to be! Our Perfect Pairing Cookie Gift Tower is the perfect gift to send to the macaroni to your cheese! This sweet and simple gesture will show them how much you care. Choose from our sweet sayings, “We go together like Milk & Cookies” or “All you need is Love and Cookies”

Perfect Pairing Gift Tower, $19.95
Available online at PacificCookie.com

Galentine’s Day

Spending time with your gal pals this month? Show them your love with a box full of cookies! Our spunky gift item, Party in a Box, is a great way to do so. With lots of box and ribbon color combinations, you’re able to customize each box for your friends!

To add a personal touch, you can attach a name tag. Target and Cost Plus World Market have great options! Galentine’s Day is Wednesday, February 13th.

Order Online Today!

We’ve made it easy for you to order online! Simply select the cookies, add your personalized gift message and we’ll ship directly to your Valentine! You may also pick up your order at our bakery on Pacific Avenue in downtown Santa Cruz. Give us a call at 831-429-6905 for more information. View our Valentine’s Day collection HERE.

It’s National Peanut Butter Day!

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We are all about celebrating daily holidays. Whether it’s National Chocolate Chip Day or National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day (see the difference?) you can count on us to acknowledge these playful and sometimes silly holidays (betcha didn’t know February 18th is National Thumb Appreciation Day, did ya?). Well, today is no different because…it’s National Peanut Butter Day!

What is Peanut Butter?

Peanut Butter is a spread of dry-roasted peanuts often mixed with an oil to reach a smooth and creamy consistency. Peanut Butter is believed to have originated during Aztec times where peanuts were mashed into a paste. The creamy consistency that we are most familiar with was not invented until the late 1800’s.

Today, there are many variations of Peanut Butter: smooth, chunky, with honey, there’s even Cinnamon Raisin Swirl Peanut Butter! We won’t dive into the Jiff or Skippy debate, but what we will say is that peanut butter is great for any time of the day! Spread a little on toast for breakfast, dip with apples or celery for a snack, and who could pass on a Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich for lunch?!

Why do we love Peanut Butter?

Peanut Butter is near and dear to us because it was one of our original cookie flavors when we opened our bakery in 1980. Now, 39 years later, it is one of our most popular flavors! We hand scoop and fork (creating hash marks to help the cookies bake evenly) each and every cookie, just like home made! We also make a slightly sweeter version: Peanut Butter with Chocolate Chips. Mmmmm!

Peanut Butter cookies right out of the oven!

Peanut Butter Cookies at Home!

Here is a quick and easy recipe for peanut butter cookies that we think you should try! It calls for three simple ingredients which you may already have in your kitchen!

  • 1 Cup Peanut Butter (we suggest a chunky version)
  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • 1 Egg

Mix all ingredients in a large bowl. Drop spoonfuls on a lined baking sheet with parchment paper. We suggest creating hash marks with a fork to help flatten the cookies! Bake at 350 degrees F for 6 – 8 minutes and you’ll have peanut butter cookies in no time!

Until the Next Holiday…

We may not observe each and every daily holiday, but we certainly get a kick out of them! Whether it’s National Snickerdoodle Day or National Chocolate Day, if it’s related to our cookies, we will find a way to celebrate. Stay tuned for Wednesday, June 12th where we’ll observe National Peanut Butter Cookie Day.

Christmas is Over…Now What?!

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It was a successful holiday season here at Pacific Cookie Company, and we can’t thank our wonderful customers enough! Many of you purchased gift items on our website and sent them to your loved ones across the country. We also had gift items available for pick up at our Pacific Avenue location for local customers. Whether you ordered cookies for a loved one or for yourself, the holiday orders sure kept us busy!

Here is a recap of some of our best selling gift items:


A White Christmas Cookie Tray – This item is unique to our other gifts because we package it with four dozen mini cookies. It was popular among business offices with plenty to share!

Santa’s Nightcap – This was a new gift item for us and we are so thrilled you loved it! We had this box custom designed with a chocolate chip topper! We can’t wait to bring this back next year!

Adorable Santa Pants – Year after year, you guys have cherished this gift item, and we can see why! Cookies and Santa Pants…You really can’t get anything cuter than this!

What are we up to now that Christmas is over? Believe it or not, we will soon be brainstorming ideas for the 2019 holiday season! Of course there are essential upcoming holidays – Valentine’s day, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day – but, with Christmas and Cookies, can you name a better pairing?