Macarons
The Perfect Sweet Shoppe , 16 Joyce St ., Warren , 289-0277 , theperfectsweet . com Baker and owner Tracy Woodard has perfected the art of making delicate French macarons . Hers come in every color of the rainbow , available by special order and during walk-in business hours in her new Warren shop . The delicately smooth and crisp cookies come in flavors including cotton candy , tiramisu , raspberry , cookie monster , red velvet and Lickity , a handmade marshmallow stuffed in between peanut butter shells with toffee and a chocolate drizzle .
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Feed the Cheeks , 182 Wayland Ave ., Providence , feedthecheeks . com Thinner is not better , take it from Feed the Cheeks . This bakery ’ s hefty cookies come in thicc and baby cheeks varieties . The thicc cookies are as big as a fist , with mounded heaps of chocolate chips and other fun ingredients embedded into the dough . They come in chocolate peanut butter , chocolate chip and funfetti flavors plus seasonal varieties that are available for a limited time only .
Biscotti
RoseBelle Biscotti , instagram . com / rosebellebiscotti Jason and Bethany Midwood take personal orders for their crunchy cookies that come in fun combos including chocolate or maple glaze topped with crisp bacon , or double chocolate , cinnamon chip and s ’ mores biscotti . The cookies are a perfect accompaniment to a hot cup of coffee or warm winter cocktails .
Blondies
Blondie ’ s Bakery , blondiesbakeryri . com These cookie / brownie hybrid squares come in flavors that include the “ Natural ” blondie version heavy on the chocolate chunks and the “ Dirty ” butterscotch version as well as white chocolate cherry , nutty ( walnuts ) and an array of cookies like lemon polenta and ginger molasses . Place orders online for large bags of a dozen on the website , and you can also find the sweets-filled sacks at Hope and Main markets , festivals and farmers markets around the state .
Macarons from the Perfect Sweet Shoppe in Warren .
Sugar Cookies
Newport Sweet Shoppe , 82 William St ., Newport , 619-4600 , newportsweetshoppe . com Newport Sweet Shoppe hand decorates each one of its intricate sugar cookies with royal icing , and for Valentine ’ s Day , you can expect to see lots of hearts and cheeky cookie sets such as a cactus with the words “ I ’ m stuck on you .” They sell the cookies in the shop for special holidays but they also take a limited number of custom cookie orders with three or four weeks ’ advance notice , which can be used for wedding , birthday and shower favors . – J . C .
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