Michelle Jaffee Bakes Up Old-Fashioned Holiday Treats at Fairfield's Sweet & Simple Bakery
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1/13Photographs by Neil Landino Jr.During the holiday season, Sweet & Simple bakery makes and sells this tree of stacked gingerbread cookies held together with icing. About a foot tall, it’s a delicious edible centerpiece for a Christmas table.Photographs by Neil Landino Jr.During the holiday season, Sweet & Simple bakery makes and sells this tree of stacked gingerbread cookies held together with icing. About a foot tall, it’s a delicious edible centerpiece for a Christmas table.
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2/13Photographs by Neil Landino Jr.Snowflake-shaped sugar cookies topped with royal icing are the bake shop’s best seller.Photographs by Neil Landino Jr.Snowflake-shaped sugar cookies topped with royal icing are the bake shop’s best seller.
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3/13Photographs by Neil Landino Jr.Edible gingerbread houses can be bought completely ready to go.
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4/13Photographs by Neil Landino Jr.Or you can assemble and customize your own house by purchasing one of the kits sold at the shop—fully baked walls, roof and all fixings included.Photographs by Neil Landino Jr.Or you can assemble and customize your own house by purchasing one of the kits sold at the shop—fully baked walls, roof and all fixings included.
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5/13Photographs by Neil Landino Jr.Owner Michelle Jaffee assembles a gingerbread house.
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6/13Photographs by Neil Landino Jr.Traditional gingerbread men, cut and frosted by hand, are also a top seasonal seller.Photographs by Neil Landino Jr.Traditional gingerbread men, cut and frosted by hand, are also a top seasonal seller.
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7/13Photographs by Neil Landino Jr.The gingerbread men are cut and frosted by hand.
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8/13Photographs by Neil Landino Jr.Popular items include Mexican Wedding Cakes—puffy cookies made with walnuts and dusted with powdered sugar.Photographs by Neil Landino Jr.Popular items include Mexican Wedding Cakes—puffy cookies made with walnuts and dusted with powdered sugar.
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9/13Photographs by Neil Landino Jr.Company owner Michelle Jaffee holds a tray of her sugar cookies. An ever-changing collection of vintage ceramics and cake stands lines the shop cabinets.Photographs by Neil Landino Jr.Company owner Michelle Jaffee holds a tray of her sugar cookies. An ever-changing collection of vintage ceramics and cake stands lines the shop cabinets.
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10/13Photographs by Neil Landino Jr.Bring joy to the season, literally, with sugar cookies topped with royal icing.Photographs by Neil Landino Jr.Bring joy to the season, literally, with sugar cookies topped with royal icing.
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11/13Photographs by Neil Landino Jr.Jaffee also sells large glass jars filled with a variety of cookies.
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12/13Photographs by Neil Landino Jr.Candy-cane cookies are a perennial children’s favorite.
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13/13Photographs by Neil Landino Jr.A midcentury display case decorated with vintage ornaments holds stacks of cookies—from gingerbread men and mitten sugar cookies to peanut blossoms and raspberry linzers.Photographs by Neil Landino Jr.A midcentury display case decorated with vintage ornaments holds stacks of cookies—from gingerbread men and mitten sugar cookies to peanut blossoms and raspberry linzers.
This article appears in the December 2016 issue of CTC&G (Connecticut Cottages & Gardens).
