The 2011 Lawrenceville Joy of Cookies Cookie Tour

Lawrenceville merchants will serve up tasty samples of cookies to visitors during the twelfth annual Joy of Cookies Cookie Tour, Thursday December 1st through Sunday December 4th, 2011, at participating stores along Butler Street, 39th, 43rd, 44th, and Hatfield Streets. 

Merchants invite visitors to experience the many fabulous, independently-owned shops, galleries, and boutiques that offer a range of unique, eclectic, and handcrafted treasures perfect for gift giving. The tour offers the “un-mall” experience for discerning shoppers who don’t want to settle for unoriginal gifts: extraordinary and rare items to please every age and style, cookie sampling, and eateries that offer great food and a place to relax, all among the historic, artistic, friendly neighborhood feel of Lawrenceville. 

While shopping, visitors can nibble on samples of home-baked cookies at 34 different shops and take home free recipes for their own baking. Cookies will be baked by Perk Me Up Coffee House , Lawrenceville and Heaven’s Scent Pastries, Forrest Hills.  A map with participating businesses and restaurants/coffee shops (“Take-A-Break” stops) can be downloaded below.                            

The general hours are Thursday and Friday from 10:00am to 8pm, Saturday from 10:00am to 6:00pm, and Sunday, 11:00am to 5:00pm.  On Saturday, visitors can catch a bus cruising the neighborhood from 34th to 56th Streets and side streets in between. Also on Saturday, visitors can attend a Cookie Mall bake sale from 10:00am to 4:00pm at the Teamsters Temple, located at 47th and Butler Streets. The bake sale, organized by Lawrenceville United, will benefit local community groups.