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  • The Platinum Selection Box

    The Platinum Selection Box

    2025 Award Winning Box

    Our limited edition desserts are nearly always favourites. It’s such a shame that they are only temporarily available…or are they? In 2025, Dough & Co. developed The Platinum Selection Box: the perfect gift, containing all of our best, most exclusive, limited edition products.

    You may be wondering, what makes the desserts in this box so special? Let’s take a look.

    • Lavish Lava Cakes – delicious chocolate cake filled with a gooey, liquid chocolate ganache and topped with chocolate chips. Our chocolate is Fair Trade and sourced from certified suppliers. This is the dessert for an after-dinner treat or a much needed break.
    • Cinnamon Chocolate Chip – what do you get when Autumn meets class? This delicious cookie is kneaded for 3 hours to ensure the softest possible texture, loaded with fair trade chocolate chips and topped with a pinch of cinnamon for that real Autumn touch.
    • Miss Macaron – originally a Valentine’s Day special, this macaron awakens love within anyone who tries it. A delicious strawberry cookie made of organic almond flour and real strawberries, filled with soft raspberry cream…what more could a girl want?
    • Sour Cherry Brownies – brownies are a staple and ours are all prepared with the same ingredients: fair trade chocolate, organic flour and love, but our Sour Cherry Brownies is a Winter special that adds depth, freshness and class to the classic brownie.

    Our Promise

    We cannot promise that you will love our products…you will have to try them to find out. What we can promise you, is that we will go above and beyond to give you the best possible experience.

    Quality Ingredients

    We promise fair trade, organic and ethically sourced ingredients. Our suppliers are certified, sustainable and treat their employees with respect and dignity. All of our ingredients are organic and of the highest possible quality, because you deserve no less than that.

    Fast Delivery

    We offer overnight delivery services or same-day pick-up for those who have a last-minute need. Dough & Co. is always available and we make sure that your products can reach you as soon as possible.

    Excellent Customer Service

    Our customer service is available every day of the week from 08:00 AM until 07:00 PM. We even have an emergency customer service for urgent requests, which is available 24/7. We are always available for our customers.

    Outstanding Experience

    Dough & Co. values its products, but we value your experience even more. We want our customers to feel special…because they are. We want you to feel gifted, even if you’re the one gifting.

    Read What Others Say

    Our Platinum Selection Box was awarded in 2025. Here is what customers who came before you had to say about it.

    Are you ready to introduce your tastebuds to a World of luxury? Click on the button below and start your perfect experience at Dough & Co.

    Shop here!
  • Season’s Best – The Best Seasonal Cookie Selections of 2025

    Season’s Best – The Best Seasonal Cookie Selections of 2025

    2025 was a creative, expansive and innovative year. We learned a lot, experimented with new flavours, packaging and combinations and collected your feedback after every purchase. From that information, we were able to collect the best seasonal cookie selections, based on your preferences.

    Be sure that this will be coming back in 2026, with new and additional surprises!

    The Heart of Hearts Box

    Ahh yes, our Valentine’s day special. The one and only box that is perfect for your partner…or just someone you love. This delicious special comes in stunning pink and red monochrome packaging that is fully customizable to your liking. It contains some of our most loved products…

    • Red Velvet White Chocolate Chip Cookies – the perfect Valentine’s Day twist on an all-time classic and Dough & Co. staple. These soft on the inside and crunchy on the outside delights are filled with gooey white chocolate chips that melt in your mouth.
    • Cherry Macarons – these deep, elegant red macarons taste like Summer. The delicious cherry cookies provide a taste explosion while the soft and creamy vanilla cream filling softens the intensity.
    • Vanilla Raspberry Eclairs – this classic french dessert comes in many shapes and sizes, but this vanilla exlair filled with raspberry coulis and topped with white chocolate ganache is truly one of a kind.

    P.S. Get inspired for Valentine’s Day, check out these top 5 Vinly finds to play for your date.

    The Easter Bunny’s Favourites Box

    We know Easter is not a typical holiday to associate cookies with, but why not surprise the family at Easter brunch with a delicious cookie box to share and enjoy after. Many of you agreed with us! These were your favourites.

    • Clementine Madeleines – delicious soft cake-textured cookies with a classic, French vanilla flavour, coated on one side with a refreshing clementine-flavoured white chocolate. Pair this dessert with tea and discover a new favourite.
    • White Chocolate Blondies – the brownie’s lighter friend, a stunning and soft blondie filled with white chocolate chips and a light and refreshing vanilla flavour.
    • Lemon Poppy Cake – the best preparation for Summer is a lemon dessert, but this lemon poppy cake wil truly blow your mind with its unique, intense, yet refreshing flavours and soft texture.

    Tip! – Add a piece of Swiss Refinement to this year’s desserts during Easter celebration. Go for high quality, Easter themed chocolates

    The “What Santa Wants” Box

    Santa comes to collect cookies before delivering presents for a reason…and you thought the same. 3,500 “What Santa Wants” boxes were ordered this year! These were your favourite items.

    • Christmas Sugar Cookies – classic, soft and tasteful sugar cookies presented in various Christmas-themed shapes, from trees, to Santa hats, to sugarcanes. This is a staple you don’t want to miss.
    • Brownie Chocolate Chip Blend – a mix between a brownie and a chocolate chip cookie? It sounds like a dream, but its real! Delicious brownie batter mixed with chocolate chip cookie dough and baked to form a delicious collaborative dessert.
    • Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies – Our favourite (and yours), the classic chocolate chip cookie. A crunchy outside and gooey, delicious inside filled with melted chocolate chips.

    Eager to create your own little pieces of art and decorate them to your liking? Check out some of our recipes and consider decorating your cookies using premium, whipped frosting.

    Every year, Dough & Co. aims to provide you with the most innovative, delicious and interesting flavours seasonally and daily. Above are your 2025 favourites. We will definitely include them in our 2026 boxes, but make sure to keep an eye our for the new additions.

    Stay tuned!

  • The Secret to the perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie

    The Secret to the perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie

    There are few desserts that are as well appreciated as the chocolate chip cookie. But have you ever wondered what makes the perfect chocolate chip cookie? Is it its ingredients, baking technique or something completely different?

    At Dough & Co., we believe the secret lies in the combination of quality ingredients, the right baking technique and a few tricks that professional bakers have up their sleeves. In this guide, we will share the simple steps that can help anyone bake soft, dewy and delicious homemade cookies.

    Chocolate Chip Cookies in Basket

    Why Ingredients Matter

    The first and perhaps most obvious secret behind the perfect chocolate chip cookie is the quality of its ingredients. Professional bakers often agree that better ingredients make a noticeable difference in not only flavour, but also texture and presentation.

    An example is the use of real butter instead of margarine, which provides a richer taste and helps the cookies develop a dewy center. High quality chocolate also highly improves flavour, because premium chocolate melts better and gives the cookies a deeper chocolate taste.

    At Dough & Co. we therefore focus on premium ingredients and expert baking techniques, as small details make the real difference and have the power to transform a simple recipe into something truly exceptional.

    Simple Steps to Bake the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie

    These small tricks will make a surprisingly big difference in your final result.

    So you want to achieve the perfect chocolate chip cookie, but you don’t know where to start? Here are some simple steps.

    1. Use high-quality butter and chocolate
    2. Mix the dough gently to avoid overworking it, take your time
    3. Let the dough rest before baking
    4. Bake the cookies at the correct temperature
    5. Remove them from the oven when the edges are golden but the center is still soft
    6. Cut the cookies into the right shape or use cookie cutters (View product on Amazon)

    The Key Technique

    As we have touched on before, technique is of high importance when it comes to creating the perfect chocolate chip cookie. One of the most important steps is how the dough is handled before baking.

    One of the tricks that has proven to be most useful is letting the cookie dough rest before baking. The science behind resting the dough for about 30 minutes is that ingredients combine more evenly and have time to ‘mingle’, so that the cookies develop a richer flavour.

    This simple step helps the cookies keep their shape as well, while also creating a soft center with slighly crispy edges, which is a texture combination that many people love.

    Chocolate Chip Cookies on Tray

    Common Mistakes That Ruin Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Now that you know what to do, let’s talk about what not to do. Baking cookies is a science and small mistakes can make or break the prefect chocolate chip cookie.

    Some common issues are:

    • Overmixing the dough
    • Baking the cookies for too long
    • Using low-quality chocolate
    • Skipping the resting time for the dough
    • Baking the cookies on too high heat
    • Baking the cookies on the wrong baking tray. Try a non-stick tray, like this one.

    Avoiding these mistakes will already assure that your cookies turn out soft, rich and delicious.

    Final Thoughts

    Baking the perfect chocolate chip cookie does not require expert knowledge and complicated techniques. The right ingredients and a few simple baking tips go a long way already. Anyone can create cookies that taste as good as those from a professional bakery.

    If you enjoy baking at home, you might also enjoy some of our other recipes! Check them out below.

    Recipes
  • How the Cookie Manufacturing Process Became Sustainable

    How the Cookie Manufacturing Process Became Sustainable

    The sustainable cookie manufacturing process has become more important in recent years and this has required bakeries and food producers from around the World to adapt. Consumers are increasingly interested in the background of their food, including where it comes from and how it is produced.

    From responsibly sourced raw materials to efficient production techniques, the cookie industry has made significant progess towards creating a more sustainable manufacturing process. But how did this transformation come about?

    Factory in Cookie Manufacturing

    Why Sustainability Became Important in Cookie Production

    For decades, the food industry focused solely on increasing production efficiency. This mean that while bakeries were able to produce large quantities of baked goods, environmental impact was worsening.

    Today, many bakeries question their manufacturing process and focus on responsible ingredient sourcing, waste reduction and production efficiency improvements.

    These improvements aid in creating cookies that are delicious and sustainably and ethically. produced.

    Responsible Ingredient Sourcing

    Sustainable manufactring starts at the source: raw materials. One of the biggest improvements in the sustainable cookie manufacturing process is the use of sustainable, responsibly sourced ingredients.

    Think of fair trade chocolate, sugar, flour and cocoa. These can now be sourced from suppliers that follow fair trade principles and sustainable farming practices. This also ensures that farmers receive fair compensation.

    Using ingredients that are responsibly sources helps businesses maintain transparency in their supply chains, which is something modern consumers often value.

    Cookie Manufacturing Pre-baking Process

    Reducing Waste in the Manufacturing Process

    Another important sustainability step is the reduction of waste in cookie production.

    Modern bakeries tend to focus on:

    • Optimizing ingredients usage
    • Reducing food waste during production (output efficiency)
    • Improving packaging efficiency
    • Recycling production materials wherever possible.

    Such improvements allows bakeries to produce high quality products, while simultaneously lowering environmental impact.

    Innovation in Sustainable Baking

    Technology plays a major role in the improvements of the sustainable cookie manufacturing process.

    Modern baking facilities use advanced ovens, machinery and optimized production systems that help reduce energy consumption. Many bakeries are also exploring innovative ingredients and alternative packaging solutions to further improve sustainability.

    Why Sustainability Matters for the Future of Baking

    Awareness about environmental impact is growing continuously. Sustainability will therefore likely remain an important focus for the baking industry.

    Companies that invest in responsible ingredients, efficient production and transparent supply chains will be better positioned to meet the expectations of modern consumers.

    At Dough & Co., we believe that combining quality ingredients with sustainable production practices creates the best of both Worlds: cookies that you can enjoy with confidence.

    If you are interested in the baking techniques behind these amazing cookies, take a look at our last post:  ‘the secret to the perfect chocolate chip cookie’. The button below will take you there.

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