Join professionally trained pastry chef and owner of COOKIE…Take a Bite! Tracy Mattson, for the ultimate cookie-baking class at the Sonoma Family Meal Kitchen. Learn the tips & tricks of the trade that professionals use to make the most mouth-watering, perfectly shaped, and full-flavored cookies! Tracy will show you several methods of cookie making, helping you understand how temperature and time can make or break your baking along the way. In addition, she will share which tools are invaluable in the kitchen for your cookie perfecting journey. The hands-on class will last two hours, and you’ll get to take cookies (and recipes!) home for dessert. Whether you’re a seasoned baker or just starting out, this class will offer a fun collaborative learning environment, while also supporting Sonoma Family Meal. If you haven’t been to the SFM Kitchen yet, this class is also the perfect chance to visit and experience where the magic takes place and how SFM work gets done. COOKIE FLAVORS: Classic Chocolate Chip (won the Double Gold at the Sonoma County Harvest Fair!) - skills you’ll learn: creaming method, temperature, tools Chocolate Mint Drop - skills you’ll learn: how to infuse flavors, how to make a drop cookie Linzer Cookie - skills you’ll learn: How to incorporate jam, how to cut out and roll out cut out dough, how to make a glaze ABOUT TRACY: Tracy Mattson is a professionally trained pastry chef who worked in restaurants in Washington, DC before heading out west. Her resume includes working for esteemed chefs such as Peter Pastan and Doug Keene. She has staged at amazing restaurants across the world to hone her craft. She loves sharing her love of baking and founded COOKIE...take a bite! to elevate cookies to a new and flavorful level! COOKIE...take a bite! is an independent, 100% woman-owned, local cookie bakery that hand-crafts gourmet, artisan cookies in Sonoma County, California. We believe everyone deserves a good cookie so we strive to create the best tasting cookies that are a decadent, tasty treat. We only use all-natural ingredients including organic butter and flour and as much local produce as possible. We deliver locally and ship nationally!