Best Places for Fresh Baked Cookies in the Hudson Valley

The simplest dessert which can bring the most happiness has to be the cookie. It can be eaten with your hands and there is no limit to a cookie baker's imagination.

I am a terrible baker so if I am planning a party the dessert portion of the meal has to come from somewhere other than my kitchen. Over the years I have been known to rely on local bakeries to bail me out. You can't believe how many times I get asked to bring a dessert to a party. I have decided that it's because I know how to hunt down a good dessert and that includes a good cookie.

Where to Get Bakery Fresh Cookies in the Hudson Valley

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You can literally get cookies that celebrate any occasion nowadays. Yes, the traditional cookie tray is still a big hit but over-the-top decorated sugar cookies can make the dessert part of your celebration a big hit. Sometimes the cookies look so good no one wants to eat them.

Delicious Bakeries in Orange, Ulster, and Dutchess Counties, NY

Truth is cookies are meant to be eaten and I have uncovered some delicious placing in Orange, Ulster, and Dutchess counties that are known for their tasty to good to eat looking cookies. Emily's Cookie Co. is the newest cookie bakery to set up a shop in the Hudson Valley so you can stop by in person to see, smell and taste the cookie goodness.

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Bakeries that Make Special Occasion Cookies in the Hudson Valley, NY

Emily's Cookie Co via Facebook

From the newest Emily's Cookie Co. in Port Ewen to DeFilippis Bakery which has been serving Middletown for decades and then back across the river to Katie Rose Bakery in Hopewell Junction cookie bakers of the Hudson Valley can't wait to have you taste their cookies.

Hudson Valley Cookie Bakers

Best Cookie Bakers in the Hudson Valley

It doesn't matter if you are looking for a traditional cookie or a highly decorated iced sugar cookie the thing you want the most is flavor. When you want tasty dessert cookies that also look amazing hunt down one of these talented Hudson Valley bakers for your next cookie tray. We found cookie makers for you in Orange, Ulster, and Dutchess Counties.

Dinner Restaurants Near the Shawangunk Ridge

Hidden Gem Hudson Valley Restaurants

These Hudson Valley restaurants aren't really hard to get to or to find nor are they really off the beaten path. They just might not be on your daily travel route around Orange and Ulster Counties. Check your GPS and put them on your restaurant list for an upcoming night out.

Restaurants Where You Can Eat at the Bar

Hudson Valley Restaurants Where You'll Want to Eat at the Bar

Chances are your favorite Hudson Valley Restaurant in Kingston, Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, and beyond has an awesome bar. Next time you are at your favorite lunch or dinner spot consider a seat at the bar for your meal. I tried it once because the dining room was booked and now the restaurant bar for food and drinks is sometimes my preferred choice. Here a some of the ones I have discovered that you can enjoy.