 Larry and Shelly Pearson opened the Pacific Cookie Company retail bakery in 1980 on the Pacific Garden Mall in Santa Cruz, California. Their dedication to top quality gourmet cookies, impeccable customer service and sparkling clean work and retail spaces brought the Pearson’s immediate success and a loyal cookie following. They expanded the business by delivering freshly baked cookies in many unique flavor combinations to retailers in the San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas.
The Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989 destroyed the company’s headquarters, the original retail store on the Pacific Garden Mall and damaged two other retails stores in Santa Cruz County. Larry and Shelly’s response was to open a large wholesale facility and expand the cookie business into foodservice distribution of frozen cookies and pre-portioned dough drops. Also, a key contract in 1990 with Alaska Airlines began a long relationship that enabled Pacific Cookie to survive and persevere despite the earthquake's impact. 
Today the company has expanded its distribution of frozen products throughout the Western United States. Our customer base includes foodservice distributors, airlines, convenience stores, delis, corporate cafeterias, arenas, military bases, schools, hospitals and many establishments that prefer a quality cookie. Pacific Cookie still delivers freshly baked cookies daily on the Northern California coast and conducts a rapidly expanding internet - based gift business. Our retail store was relocated in 1994 to a space across the street from the original on the Pacific Garden Mall. All these activities reflect the Pearson’s 28 year commitment to excellent gourmet cookies and superior customer service.
Sweet things our customers are saying about us...  Finally someone understands what a cookie should be! I'm a huge cookie fan, and would eat all of my meals in cookie form, if only there were enough good cookies. Yours make the grade! I just tried the Dr. Midnight, and am savoring each one. They have the perfect balance of salt and vanilla and are not too sweet - just the way I like them. And you can taste the real butter. Thanks!!! (P.S. - I don't weigh 400 pounds, I just love good cookies)
- E. Shinabargar
They are DELICIOUS!!! Crispy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside. We bought the Oatmeal Raisin and the Lemon Drop. They are fresh and homemade tasting and we can't wait to get some more....the big box this time!!! - C. Williams
You’re the best! I've used you guys 4 times now and your group has always been one of the nicest and most helpful companies I've worked with. - T.McRiley
Hello, I just wanted to let you know how much my family, friends and I enjoy these cookies. They've been a hit at our recent holiday gatherings, and everyone always asks us when we'll order more. The cookies have excellent quality, and they're packaged beautifully. We have been very pleased with every delivery we've received, and we will certainly be ordering more in the future. Thank you for such excellent service and cookies! - B. Herrera
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Pacific Cookie Company BLOGOur Retail Store For fresh baked cookies straight out of the oven, please visit our retail store at
1203 Pacific Avenue, in the beautiful Downtown Santa Cruz. 
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