COOKIE-ING UP CREATIVITY:

Crosby local designs beautiful, customized treats up for every party you can think of! “Usually (when) people are ordering cookies, it’s for something happy.” Sandberg gladly admits.

She does not stick strictly to cookies, but it is her forte. “I’ve never really advertised… and I’m as busy as I want to be.” Sandberg states. Her cookies must certainly speak for themselves! Betty has served the Crosby community for years in many capacities, including recently driving the hospital van. Cookie baking is just one more avenue that Betty has found to ‘serve’. “I really do feel like it’s a ministry in a way, and it’s just a cookie.” Sandberg shared. “People come to the house to pick them up, and I usually don’t meet them at the door, you know, usually I’ll have the cookies in another room and say: Oh, come in.”, and maybe it will just be a minute, but it’s just enough time to (ask) “How are you?” Cookies are a ‘sweet’ way that Sandberg has found to form and maintain relationships in her community of Crosby.

Sandberg works with her customers in coming up with the perfect design and message to communicate through every order. She finds many of her ideas online; “I’m in a couple of cookie groups (on Facebook) and Pinterest is just the most wonderful resource!” Sandberg might have ‘royal’ty in her veins, for she is surely Crosby’s ‘Cookie Queen’. It’s no coincidence that she makes almost exclusively royal icing cookies, and each is a perfect work of art. Sandberg confessed; “It is time consuming, but I have time!” Her time pays off. Not only are her cookies beautiful, they are also as delicious as they look!

In addition to custom orders, Sandberg also posts in the community Facebook groups whenever she has her tasty treats out of the oven and available for purchase. “I’ve always loved to do anything kind of creative.” Sandberg admits. There’s no question that Sandberg makes Crosby a little brighter, and a little tastier too!