The World's Best Cookies Are Made Daily Inside This Humble Little Illinois Bakery
By Elizabeth Crozier|Published August 21, 2018
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Elizabeth Crozier
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An Illinois transplant who grew up and went to school in Indiana for 22 years, Elizabeth holds a BFA in creative writing and has enjoyed traveling across the country and parts of Europe. She has visited half of the states, as well as parts of Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean, and regularly travels home to the Hoosier State to see friends and family. With more than five years of writing experience, Elizabeth’s articles have been featured on several websites, and her poetry and short stories have been published in multiple literary journals.
Every Illinoisan has a sweet tooth. When you’re looking for something super delicious to cure your craving, try the absolute best cookies in the state. There’s a bakery in Edwardsville that makes the most adorable and tasty treats that everyone needs to see.
Whether it’s for a special occasion or just for the heck of it, this bake shop will have something to make each day feel exceptional. Check ’em out:
Located just outside St. Louis in the southern part of Illinois, there is a charming little bakery near Edwardsville's historic town center that makes some the best sweets in the area.
Irresistible smells and glowing pastries greet you as you walk in the doors. Owned by a local family, the shop has been in business since 2011 with the current owners taking over in 2017.
The bakery's menu consists of a plethora of amazing sweet treats, making it hard to choose just one. Items include homemade breads, brownies, cinnamon rolls, donuts, cheesecakes, cannoli, cake balls, pies, and scones, as well as drinks like hot cocoa, coffee, and iced tea.
The most exciting things sold at this bakery, though, are the cookies. A Little Taste of Heaven's sugar cookies attract people from miles around, and you can see why.
Using shapes and royal icing, these cookies are made to look like just about anything. The shop makes the best cookies that look like anything from animals and food to mermaids and flowers.
Ideal for any special occasion, these delicious sugar cookies will blow away your guests. The shop can theme them for birthdays, baby showers, weddings, and many other events.
Other cookies include chocolate chip, peanut butter, oatmeal raisin, and even macaroons. Open daily, hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to noon.
A Little Taste Of Heaven Bakery is located at 219 Hillsboro Ave., Edwardsville, IL 62025, and you can get more information on its website or Facebook page.
