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 The bakery's exterior, 2023 | |
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| Location | Seattle, King, Washington, United States |
| Coordinates | 47°37′06″N122°19′00″W / 47.61844°N 122.31671°W |
Coping Cookies was a bakery and dessert shop on Seattle's Capitol Hill, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Coping Cookies was a LGBTQ- [1] and woman-owned bakery and dessert shop on 12th Avenue on Seattle's Capitol Hill. [2] The business donated a portion of earnings to mission-aligned non-profit organizations, [3] [4] especially those related to mental health. [5] According to Capitol Hill Seattle Blog , Coping Cookies selected possible groups to support by "examining their finances, assessing the board of directors, and investigating how the organizations interact on social media accounts". [3] The business also educated people about mental health on social media. [5]
Coping Cookies specialized in large cookies with "delightful, punny, mental health-themed" names, according to KING-TV. [5] Among chilled [6] cookie varieties were chocolate chip, [7] the Cocolemon (coconut, lemon, and white chocolate), [3] the Key Lime Climb, and the Safe and Sconed. [5] Some cookies were stuffed with ingredients like caramel, mashmallow, and Oreo. [8] The Rocky Riot was stuffed with marshmallow creme and had almonds. [9] Seasonal varieties included Earl Grey and lemon poppy seed, as well as lemon-boysenberry. [10]
Coping Cookies was co-owned by partners Ashley Hernandez and Sam Padilla. The business launched in July 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, [11] as a bake sale for Hernandez’s colleagues at Seattle Children's. Her co-workers "purchased" cookies by donating to various non-profit organizations. The sale encouraged the couple to host more events, will became a series of pop-ups. [3] [12] [13] According to The Seattle Times , Coping Cookies "started out of a desire to connect with their community during an isolating time". [14] Fed Up Collective, Stonewall Youth, and the WA Therapy Fund are among organizations Coping Cookies has supported. [3]
Hernandez and Padilla upgraded to a commissary kitchen, [15] then opened a storefront in March 2023. [3] It closed permanently on March 17, 2024. On social media, the owners attributed the closure to a delayed opening and costly equipment repairs. [16] The business continued to operate via online ordering. [17] Coping Cookies' model has inspired other businesses, including Grayseas Pies, to donate a portion of earnings to non-profit groups. [18]
Inspired by fellow dessert pop-ups Caked Goods and Coping Cookies, Grayseas Pies donates a percentage of sales to a rotating list of nonprofits, including FareStart, WA Therapy Fund Foundation and Stop AAPI Hate.
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