Sweetness Bakery Knows How to Make Life Sweeter
By Clare Bekker
We are absolutely tickled to be
included in this months “Hidden Gem” segment! We are a husband and wife family-run bakery in Edmonton that specializes in the most delicious gluten- free macarons, gorgeous hand poured lollipops and (what we’re most famous for) Colouring Cookies. Colouring Cookies are just that - sugar cookies you can colour on with our Edible Ink Markers. Talk about an awesome snacktivity (a term enthusiastically coined by Chris Goodrow, Co-Owner of Sweetness)! Each cookie is stencilled with black and white design you can colour until your heart (and stomach) is content. We have Disney inspired 43
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designs, action heroes, cats & dogs - you name it, we got it. Kristy & Chris Goodrow, husband and wife Co-Owners, came up with the idea for Sweetness after throwing their oldest child a “Pinterest-worthy” second birthday party. In 2016, Sweetness started out of a licensed commercial kitchen in Kristy & Chris’ basement. They juggled having three children in three and a half years on top of a growing demand for her business. It was stressful to say the least but with the support of their family and dedicated employees, Sweetness outgrew the basement and moved into a commercial manufacturing facility in 2019, where we remain today. Sweetness has a team of six behind the name - five of which are women. Chris Goodrow is the only man on the team. He
