At Oakmont Bakery, the election season has taken a delicious turn with the introduction of their popular candidate cookies featuring Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, and a new third candidate option.
Bakery manager Joshua Cooper reported, “We sold thousands this past weekend.” Priced at $2.50 each, these iced sugar cookies feature edible rice paper images of the candidates, making them a creative centerpiece for political gatherings.
This year, however, there’s a new contender in the mix: “The Sweetest Candidate,” a specialty vanilla buttercream paczki adorned with chocolate icing and retailing for $3.75. This third “candidate” offers a lighthearted alternative to the political cookies, providing a unique option for customers during the election frenzy.
“The third candidate is for fun, really. This is the first year we’ve used the paczki, and customers love it. They’re so happy they are back,” Cooper remarked, indicating that the introduction of the paczki has been met with enthusiasm.
The cookie tradition at Oakmont Bakery dates back to the early 2000s, and Cooper expressed his delight at the ongoing excitement surrounding the cookies. “People are going crazy over it. We just want to have fun, and we don’t track the sales,” he noted, emphasizing that the bakery aims to create a light-hearted experience rather than fostering competition between the cookies. “We don’t want to make a competition out of it, but customers definitely buy large quantities.”
On a recent Instagram post, the Oakmont Bakery announced they will be sharing the sales numbers which lightheartedly represent ‘votes’. “By popular demand, we have decided to stick with our tradition of sharing the current numbers to the sweet candidate poll! The Sweetest Candidate Election Paczki and Harris & Trump Portrait cookies are available for instore purchases through November 5th! *𝘖𝘢𝘬𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵 𝘉𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝐅𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴. *𝘞𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩. 𝘈𝘯𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮 𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵, 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘥.”
