National Cookie Day is celebrated on December 4, so be sure to treat yourself to a few of these incredibly popular baked goodies. Stop by one of Bowling Green's locally owned bakeries to try a few different varieties, but with so many flavors to choose from, why not take home a box of several types to share with others and sample even more?
  
Our real estate agents suggest celebrating the day—and beyond—with your favorite cookies from the following Bowling Green bakeries.

• Awaken Bakery - 300 E. Main Ave., Bowling Green, KY 42101
  If you're following a gluten-free diet, there's no need to deprive yourself of delicious pastries with Awaken Bakery. The owner has celiac disease as well as a sweet tooth, so she understands the need for a 100% gluten-free kitchen with no risk of cross-contamination that turns out treats, including cookies. Some of her offerings are also vegan. Customer favorites include brownie, chocolate chip, and sugar cookies. For an added treat, try a cookie cake or a cookie sammie in flavor combinations like maple and sugar.
  
  
• The Cake Shop - SoKY Marketplace, 314 E. 7th Ave., Bowling Green, KY 42101
  Sure, the bakery's name may be The Cake Shop, but that doesn't mean they sleep on their cookie offerings! Try their KY iced sugar cookies, cut into the shape of Kentucky, topped with icing and a Bowling Green star-shaped marker to show exactly where the city is located. Other favorites include several types of cookie sammies, such as a classic snickerdoodle and a molasses cookie sammie, which is unbelievably soft and tastes of delicious buttercream. Both are filled with vanilla buttercream icing.
  
  
• Riley's Bakery - 819 U.S. 31 West Bypass, Bowling Green, KY 42101
  Satisfy your sweet tooth at Riley's Bakery, which has served cookies and other sweet treats since the 1940s. Still owned by the same family, the bakery serves traditional cookie flavors like chocolate chip, peanut butter, and oatmeal, but it's best known for its tea cakes. These delectable goodies are bite-sized shortbread sugar cookies with a smidgen of icing on top that make the perfect little indulgence—but you won't be able to stop at one! Order them in your choice of custom colors for special occasions like holiday or sports-watching parties.
  
  
• Cocomo Confections - 1945 Scottsville Road, Suite C-2, Bowling Green, KY 421014
  Cocomo Confections, a family-owned business, specializes in all types of deliciously decadent confections, including hand-dipped chocolates, cakes, and, of course, cookies. Try a white chocolate walnut cookie, a double-dipped sugar cookie, coconut macaroon, or one of the bakery's other popular varieties. If you just can't decide, choose several different types to try and take home a cookie box for a fun sampling.
  
  
• Cookie Store - Greenwood Mall, 2625 Scottsville Road Suite 402, Bowling Green, KY 42101
  It's all about cookies at the Cookie Store, a locally owned shop located in Greenwood Mall. Indulge your sugar craving with a jumbo cookie (huge four to four-and-a-half inch circles of goodness!) made fresh in flavors like chocolate chip (with the option of pecans or M&Ms), red velvet white chocolate, honey oatmeal raisin walnut, and salted caramel chunk. If you're looking for a treat for a special occasion or just an everyday dessert, order a 10-inch cookie cake in your choice of flavor and icing color.  

Our community is home to many locally owned businesses that help give it its unique flavor. If you'd like to buy a home here, contact us today to see Bowling Green homes for sale, and we'll have you moving into a home that perfectly suits your lifestyle.