30th Anniversary

Meet our hero, Mint Condition

by Emily on October 14, 2010

To celebrate 30 years of baking SUPER cookies, we asked our loyal cookie lovers to show us what it would look like if one cookie rose above the rest and became a SUPER HERO cookie. The creator of the best cookie super hero would win one dozen cookies each month for one year.

Now a hero has emerged… from the mind of Alice Grunstra came Samantha Greene a.k.a. Mint Condition.

Here’s her story:

What are Mint Condition’s powers?
Icy cold breath and a superhuman ability to keep her cool under pressure.

How did she gain her powers?
After eating a particularly dense and chocolate-y brownie, Samantha Greene brushed her teeth before going to bed. Unbeknownst to her, her tube of toothpaste contained extract from a magical mint plant. The flavors of mint and chocolate combined to make her the super-cool super hero she is today.

Does she have a weakness?
A severe allergy to nuts.

Does she have an archenemy?
The crafty Cahootz, whose unpredictable (yet delicious) crunch never fails to keep her on her toes.

Congratulations Alice! Thanks for bringing us a wonderful cookie super hero!

We had many great submissions and also chose four honorable mentions.

Honorable Mentions

Angela Culver, 15
Super Hero: The Name
Super Powers: Can whip whip cream out of his eyes and chocolate chips out of his finger tips. If a kid ever drops a cookies, he’ll be there to pick it up before it falls on the ground. He also creates world peace.
How did he get his powers? He was born with cookie vision and inside of his body is coconut.
Does he have a weakness? The staff at the cookie company. They are just so great.
Does he have an archenemy? Ginger Spicy Body: the person who made cookies with no sugar.
Bryeanna Cheung, 9
Super Hero: Chip
Super Powers: Flying, running very fast
How did he get his powers? His chocolate chips.
Does the hero have a weakness? No.
Does the hero have an archenemy? Yes, Milk.
Sarah Culver, 13
Super Hero: Sugar Mama
Super Powers: Able to love everyone, including the world. Can turn her body into a chocolate chip marshmallow.
How did she get her powers? She was born to the original Sugar Daddy and was so nice she got the one power everyone wanted.
Does she have a weakness? Chocolate covered strawberries. Oh, and hate.
Does she have an archenemy? Sugar-Free Mama.
Katie Walton, 13
Super Hero: Oprah Sugarcoated-frey
Super Powers: She gives all the poor children free cookies and started her own cookbook club and has a successful talk show for all the famous cookies.
How did she get her powers? From being the most flavor-licious cookie that was top-charted since the day she started and she got struck by a shooting star.
Does she have a weakness? She is addicted to buying and giving away loads of cookies until unfortunate souls explode.
Does she have an archenemy? Oprah’s archenemy is Fat Albert because he always tries to eat her.

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It’s Our 30th Anniversary!

by Emily on September 21, 2010

We just turned 30 and we’re celebrating with an awesome line up  of festivities!

1.   Visit 1203 Pacific Ave for these daily specials:

Tuesday, September 21st:
$1 off a half dozen cookies of your choice

Wednesday, September 22nd:
$1 off a scoop of Marianne’s ice cream on a cookie

Thursday, September 23rd:
ALL COOKIES 50 CENTS EACH! 10am – 8pm

2.   For those Pacific Cookie lovers who can’t make to the retail store, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Save 30% off your order at www.pacificcookie.com when you use the coupon code ANNIVERSARY. Offer valid through Wednesday Sept 22nd. Orders must be shipped by Nov 22nd. Discount does not apply to the cost of shipping.

3.   Do you like to draw? Do you think our cookies are super? Is Dr. Midnight your hero?
ENTER TO WIN ONE DOZEN COOKIES EACH MONTH FOR A YEAR! Visit the Promotions page for details.

Thank you to all of our amazing customers over the last 30 years. You guys are what makes it all possible!

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Sleeping in the Chocolate Chips

by Cara on August 11, 2010

Stacy & CaraIn August of 1980 I was freshly 3 years old and totally into Care Bears, my sparkly jelly shoes, fascinated by my sister’s obsession with My Little Ponies and all I really wanted to do was roller skate and lip sync to Michael Jackson. But what was most profound that year was the opening of the Pacific Cookie Company on the Pacific Garden Mall in Downtown Santa Cruz. My parents had just moved us from Carmel with the idea to open a cookie store and nothing but our college funds in their pockets. With their promise that they would repay us at some point, my sister Stacy (5 ½ years old at the time) and I thought it was pretty cool. I mean come on, is there a better way to make friends at a new school then letting kids know that your mom and dad make cookies?

PCC FamilyOur family lived and breathed cookies. What I remember about the cookie store that year were the stacks of bags of chocolate chips. I was so enamored by them that I used to nap on the sacks while my parents were working. The employees were mostly young and having a good time chatting while scooping cookies. Then there was the bubble gum ice cream, yum, and watching my dad while he made what seemed to be HUGE batches of cookie dough in the electric mixer. Sometimes I would just sit at one of the tables in the front and watch the customers walking away with a cookie in hand and a smile on their face.

Thirty years later that is what I love the most, smiles. A good cookie can always make a person smile and that is why Pacific Cookie Company still exists. We just make some damn good cookies. Always have, always will.

Happy Birthday Pacific Cookie, Thank you for the memories.

Love, Cara

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When We Think Santa Cruz, We Think Local

by Cara on April 29, 2010

Santa Cruz - Think Local First Pacific Cookie Company is a proud member of Think Local First Santa Cruz, a network of independent and locally owned businesses and community organizations joining together to promote economic vitality and preserve the unique character of our community. As a family-owned company being part of this greater community of local businesses is wonderful especially since we have been in business in Santa Cruz for almost 30 years! Wow, in August it will be thirty years since we first opened our doors on the Pacific Garden mall. Thinking about the years that have passed brings back so many fond memories of Santa Cruz. So many in fact that we thought it would be fun to do a blog mini series on an ideal day in Santa Cruz. In this series a few people from PCC will post about things they love about SC. I will go first…

A Perfect Day in Santa Cruz
By Cara

My perfect day in Santa Cruz begins with a Saturday morning early wake up call from our girls Lily (4 years) and Mila (1 year). As a family we walk up Seabright Avenue to our favorite breakfast spot, the Seabreeze Cafe for a greek scramble and some bacon waffles. With our bellies full we head to our neighborhood stomping grounds, Seabright beach, to run around before we get in the car and head north on hwy 1. But first a stop off at New Leaf Market on the westside for sandwiches andWadell Beach picnic supplies. Past Davenport we arrive at Wadell creek, a beautiful north coast destination and a wonderful place for a hike to check out wildflowers with amazing views of the coast. After our hike we collect rocks and shells at Wadell beach to remind us of our day. Tired we pile into the car to hit up our favorite kid friendly restaurant, Drunk Monkeys, for some cocktails and great pacific rim cuisine. With the kids in bed early we collapse on the couch and reflect on how lucky we are and how much WE LOVE SANTA CRUZ!!

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Thumbnails of Pacific Cookie Company photos over the years