Our Story

Santa Barbara Cookie Company started the way the best things do — as a project with my daughter.

She was in high school, interested in having her own business, and honestly? I just wanted to do something with her. She's an artist through and through, and every logo and piece of artwork you see from us came straight from her hands. I ran the kitchen. She ran everything else and made it beautiful.

Turns out I fell in love with making cookies.

She went on to become the artist she always was — and I went on to become a cookie maker, which surprised exactly no one who's ever seen me in a kitchen. We're carried in stores from LA to San Luis Obispo — real shops run by real people who care what's on their shelves.

These are homemade style cookies because they actually are.

I'm Diane, and I'm still baking delicious homemade style cookies and experimenting with new flavors, still loving every minute of it.

State Street Classic Chocolate Chip

A timeless favorite, our classic chocolate chip cookie is perfectly golden, irresistibly soft, and packed with rich, melty chocolate in every bite.

Cliff Drive Spicy Gingersnaps

Our spicy gingersnaps are a bold blend of cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and a hint of cayenne, rolled in sugar and crowned with a candied ginger piece for a zesty, sweet-heat bite.

Ellwood Snickerdoodles

A nostalgic favorite, our snickerdoodle cookies are soft and buttery with a hint of tang, rolled in cinnamon sugar for a perfectly spiced, melt-in-your-mouth treat.

Knapp's Castle Chai Spice Cookies

Our chai spice cookies are a cozy blend of warm spices, featuring the aromatic kick of cardamom, for a soft and flavorful treat that’s like a hug in every bite.

Leadbetter Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Rich and nutty, our chunky peanut butter cookie is loaded with creamy chocolate chips for the ultimate sweet and salty indulgence.

TopaTopa Soft Pfeffernusse

Our pfeffernüsse cookies are a delightful blend of warm spices—pepper, ginger, mustard, and cinnamon—soft-baked and rolled in powdered sugar for a sweet, spiced treat reminiscent of a powdered sugar donut.

Hendry's Beach Peanut Butter Cookies

Rich and Peanutty Peanut Butter Cookies.