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Wedding Cookie Favours in Toronto
A wedding favour should feel like a small thank-you that your guests are actually excited to take home. A sweet moment from the day, wrapped up and ready to enjoy later. At Sweet Flour, we create wedding cookie favours in...
Beyond Grocery Store Cake Delivery in Toronto
A grocery store cake has its place. It is easy to grab, simple to pick up along with the groceries, and gets the job done when dessert is just one more thing on the list. Some celebrations ask for a...
Graduation Gifts in Toronto for Every Kind of Celebration
Graduation time is exciting, but oh-so-busy! Between dinners with family & friends, planning the photos, and going to the ceremonies, it’s hard to find time to choose the perfect gift for your grad or treat to celebrate the occasion.  Enter...
How to Choose the Right Mother’s Day Treat: Cupcakes, Cookie Cake, or Gift Box
Choosing a Mother’s Day treat usually gets easier once you think about how the day will actually be celebrated. Are you setting dessert out for brunch, bringing something sweet to dinner, or sending a gift that should feel thoughtful the...
A New Chapter
17 years ago, I opened a small storefront with a big idea: to surprise and delight customers with custom cookies baked in minutes.  I came from a background in branding and marketing but had no experience running a store (and...
Cookiegram: Send a Personalized Cookie Cake in Toronto
A cookiegram is one of the sweetest ways to send a gift that feels personal, festive, and fun to open. At Sweet Flour, you can choose the flavour, add your message, pick the colours or design style, and send a...
Easter Gift Idea: Sweet Ways to Treat Kids, Hosts, Teachers, and Teams
Easter gifting has a lovely way of being both simple and memorable. Sometimes it is a little surprise tucked into a basket. Sometimes it is the dessert you bring to brunch, so the table feels complete. Sometimes it is a...
Sweet Flour on The Mary Berg Show for St. Patrick’s Day
This St. Patrick’s Day, we had the sweet pleasure of providing cupcakes for the studio audience of The Mary Berg Show on CTV. For our team, it was such a fun moment to be part of. We love helping people...
Ordering Cookies Online in Canada: A Simple Guide for Gifts, Teams, and Treat-Yourself Moments
Ordering cookies online has become one of the easiest ways to make someone’s day. It works when you want something thoughtful, but you do not want to over-plan, overspend, or overthink. Cookies feel warm, familiar, and instantly shareable, which is...
Cookie Shelf Life: How Long Cookies Stay Fresh (and the Best Ways to Store Them)
Most Sweet Flour Signature and Classic cookies, like the ones found in our Gift Boxes, Cookie Trays, or Cookies by the Dozen, stay fresh for up to 5 days at room temperature when stored in a truly airtight container in...
Dessert table ideas for weddings, parties, and celebrations that deserve something sweet
A dessert table can be one of the easiest ways to make an event feel thoughtful, styled, and a little more joyful. It also comes with a familiar spiral: you find a few pretty photos, you start saving ideas, and...
Christmas Cookie Gift Ideas: Sweet Ways To Treat Everyone On Your List
When Christmas starts creeping up, most of us are wondering how to send something that actually feels thoughtful, without adding more work to anyone’s plate. A box of fresh baked gourmet cookies does that in one move. It feels like...
Chocolate Chip Cookies With Chocolate Chunks in Toronto
Craving a proper chocolate chip cookie in Toronto, loaded with gooey, melty chocolate chunks in every bite? This collection brings together all of our chocolate chip and chocolate chunk cookie favourites, freshly baked in our Toronto bakery and available for...
How to Create a Canadian-Themed Gingerbread House: A Fun, Festive Tradition
How to Create a Canadian-Themed Gingerbread House: A Fun, Festive Tradition The holidays are the perfect time to get creative in the kitchen, and what better way to celebrate than with a uniquely Canadian-themed gingerbread house? With our Sweet Flour...
Embracing Seasonality as a Toronto Bakery
At Sweet Flour, we believe in the magic of the seasons and the unique opportunities they bring to our bakery. As we embrace each new season, we not only celebrate the changes in nature but also see it as the...
Why Your Next Favourite Dessert is the Apple Pookie
Trend watching is built into everyone’s job here at Sweet Flour, and lately, we’ve been eyeing up over-the-top hybrid desserts. First came the Cronut craze, the croissant + doughnut combo that dominated the dessert scene for years; more recent was...
Four Reasons Why Being a Small Business Owner is Both the Most Rewarding and Hardest Job
From the sweet aroma of freshly baked cookies to the sound of the oven timer ringing, every aspect of running Sweet Flour brings a sense of nostalgia and joy to my daily life. The role of a small business owner...
Employee Spotlight: Meet Ayushi Kokal, Decorator
Meet Ayushi, one of the creative forces behind our sweet treats. With a passion for baking that blossomed after a foray into finance, Ayushi's journey from Dubai to Canada is nothing short of inspiring. From selling cakes from home to...
A Love Letter to Sweet Flour
Penned by Kim Gans I started Sweet Flour with a hope and a dream to bring my deepest passion – how sweet treats create natural moments of connection – into my daily life. I often reflect on how this dream...
Watch as We Teach the Global Morning Show How to DIY Your Valentine's Day
With more than 15 years of selling sweet Valentine's Day treats, we kinda feel like the experts on all things Valentine 😊 so when the producers at Global reached out to ask us to share our tips for celebrating Valentine's...
Three Tips for Small Businesses During the Holiday
Whichever business you’re in, the holidays are busy. At Sweet Flour, we have perfected our pre-holiday checklist to ensure what needs to get done gets done, and ultimately makes our lives easier. We wanted to share three tips that have...