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PITTSBURG —
The atmosphere in the Countryside Christian Church gym was heavenly sweet Monday for the first day of the fourth annual cookie bazaar.
“You can feel your blood sugar going up just by breathing in here,” said Vance Russell, church associate minister.
Proceeds from the event will benefit Countryside Christian School.
DeeAnn Allen, school director, that about 30 people from the church and school had been making treats for the super bake sale.
That included dozens upon dozens of iced and/or decorated sugar cookies, cake bites, peanut butter balls, turtles, chocolate dipped strawberries, pretzels and marshmallows.
Cupcake lovers could choose from carrot, chocolate with Bavarian cream buttercream icing, lemon with raspberry buttercream frosting and strawberry.
Probably the most unusual item was cayenne chocolate bacon. Allen said that she had sampled a piece and enjoyed it.
“It was so much better than you might think,” she said. “Somehow those ingredients work together.”
Shoppers put on disposable plastic gloves and fill plastic boxes with treats of their choice. Cost is $8 per pound.
“The best thing is that you don’t have to get a box full of one item,” Allen said. “You can get a little of what the kids like and a little of what Mom and Dad like.”
The treats were arranged on long tables. Hidden behind partitions were tables with boxes of more goodies to refill the displays as they were depleted by shoppers.
One of the shoppers was Forrest Coltharp, who served as first board chairman when the Countryside Christian School was formed.
“I go to Countryside Christian and we always try to support the school,” Coltharp said. “And the cookies are always good.”
He also purchased several chocolate dipped strawberries.
Rosie Borchardt filled her box with exactly one pound of treats.
“Last year I picked up two boxes and they were each exactly one pound, too,” she said. “I’ve come by every year and it’s always delicious. I’m really anxious to try the chocolate bacon.”
For the convenience of people who missed out Monday — or those who ate all the goodies they bought Monday — the cookie bazaar will also be held from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. today in the Countryside Christian gym.
The atmosphere in the Countryside Christian Church gym was heavenly sweet Monday for the first day of the fourth annual cookie bazaar.
“You can feel your blood sugar going up just by breathing in here,” said Vance Russell, church associate minister.
Proceeds from the event will benefit Countryside Christian School.
DeeAnn Allen, school director, that about 30 people from the church and school had been making treats for the super bake sale.
That included dozens upon dozens of iced and/or decorated sugar cookies, cake bites, peanut butter balls, turtles, chocolate dipped strawberries, pretzels and marshmallows.
Cupcake lovers could choose from carrot, chocolate with Bavarian cream buttercream icing, lemon with raspberry buttercream frosting and strawberry.
Probably the most unusual item was cayenne chocolate bacon. Allen said that she had sampled a piece and enjoyed it.
“It was so much better than you might think,” she said. “Somehow those ingredients work together.”
Shoppers put on disposable plastic gloves and fill plastic boxes with treats of their choice. Cost is $8 per pound.
“The best thing is that you don’t have to get a box full of one item,” Allen said. “You can get a little of what the kids like and a little of what Mom and Dad like.”
The treats were arranged on long tables. Hidden behind partitions were tables with boxes of more goodies to refill the displays as they were depleted by shoppers.
One of the shoppers was Forrest Coltharp, who served as first board chairman when the Countryside Christian School was formed.
“I go to Countryside Christian and we always try to support the school,” Coltharp said. “And the cookies are always good.”
He also purchased several chocolate dipped strawberries.
Rosie Borchardt filled her box with exactly one pound of treats.
“Last year I picked up two boxes and they were each exactly one pound, too,” she said. “I’ve come by every year and it’s always delicious. I’m really anxious to try the chocolate bacon.”
For the convenience of people who missed out Monday — or those who ate all the goodies they bought Monday — the cookie bazaar will also be held from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. today in the Countryside Christian gym.
