Meet the Smiley Baker!
Hi friends! I’m Alyssa, the face, heart, and owner of Sweet Smiles Cookies. I’m a part-time cookier in Southern California, and work as a full-time first-grade teacher in a local school district, doing what I love! Although I am technically a “one woman show” (baking and decorating with my own two hands), my family and friends are always behind the scenes. Making cookies has become a way for me to create happiness in my home as well my customer’s homes, which is what this is all about!
How it all began
My wonderful cookie journey started in 2019, when I baked and decorated my first set of cookies for Christmas. In 2020, the pandemic began, and I found myself revisiting the art behind decorating cookies. I watched countless videos on Instagram and YouTube, and started learning and improving week by week. My first custom order I sold was for a friend’s birthday who told me “I need some cute and girly birthday cookies, I don’t care what they look like.” It’s safe to say I was shocked that she wanted cookies from me in exchange for real money. Ever since then, I found that making and decorating cookies has become an outlet for my soul, and I love every second of it. The intricacy, the colors, all of it. On top of just dong the fun part, I love seeing the cookies in their final destinations—on a platter, in a gift box, being eaten, it’s all wonderful to know that art I’ve created is creating smiles.