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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Cookie Bar 1598 Wyandotte Street East, Windsor By David Clark
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he aroma emanating from trendy Olde Walkerville could soon bring you to a new one-stop location to find your favourite dessert choices in the area, that’s worthy of your investigation. Having opened early this year, Cookie Bar joined forces with the neighbouring Klueless Cupcakes, sharing the kitchen with store space, but still two separate businesses. In particular with the Cookie Bar, this unique business is all about gourmet cookies of every kind. Owner/Operator, Brent Phillips is the baker and creates all the recipes, initiates deliveries and handles the social media posts with girlfriend Anna Eschuk who also shares in many of the other responsibilities at the shop. “We make everything we can from scratch, using real ingredients like butter, eggs and lots of sugar,” Phillips indicates. “Each cookie is well over a quarter of a pound. We strive to give our customers the highest quality cookie they have ever had. We try to set ourselves apart by being creative and innovative with every recipe we create.” It’s like picking a favourite child — and there are a few standout products that keep them coming back. However, Phillips reveals that one cookie may stand at the forefront, the flavourful E=PBC (squared) or Eat=Peanut Butter Chocolate cookie squared. “This cookie is loaded with chocolate, homemade peanut butter cups, covered with
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Brent Phillips and Anna Eschuk welcome you to come on in and savour some of their baked goodies.
peanuts and Reese’s chips,” according to Phillips. “Even Einstein couldn’t come up with a better equation!” Eschuk suggests trying the Old Fashion, the classic chocolate chip cookie, the one you loved for years. Also, an honourable mention goes to the Cookie Dough Birthday Cake topped with sprinkles. The Irish Dream is every kid’s breakfast dream. A milky tasting cookie with white chocolate covered with Lucky Charms cereal. Regarding The Stach with dark chocolate, toffee and topped with Pistachio, one person said they would give up their first born for it! And premiering in late June, a Nutella stuffed cookie is now offered!
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Individual cookies will run you $5. Also, if you seek variety, check out the cookie six-pack — six gourmet cookies at $25. For special occasions or family events, look at the 1 1/2 lb cookie cakes, now available in four flavours. They serve one to 10 people, depending on who’s eating it! As for the future; “We hope to offer cookies that are sensitive to a long list of allergies, but frankly we are not there just yet,” Eschuk states. “The best we can do right now is that some of our cookies do not have nuts and we do our very best to keep them separate and individually bagged for delivery. We are working on solutions to this. Special cookies for demanding diets and/or allergies are what we are looking into.” On their website: CookieBar.ca, you can view every cookie they currently offer in the “On Tap” section. You pick a date for delivery (Windsor and all of Essex County) or pick up at the store — selecting the correct date you want is important. After you make the date, you choose all the cookies you desire and submit your order — you should then receive an email confirmation. Then, cookies magically appear at your door! Regarding delivery and pickup practices during the COVID-19 pandemic, they have the system down pat where all the rules are followed. Phillips and Eschuk will be masked and gloved going to your location and the store is constantly being disinfected, gloves are worn, hands are washed and face masks utilized.
