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her own treats meant she could satisfy sugar cravings without involving her mother.
“Basically,” said Wiggins, “I loved baking because I loved to eat it.”
Years later and with kids of her own, Wiggins discovered that her lifelong passion for crafting sweets might have some commercial viability she had never considered.
“One time, my daughter sent cookies home with her best friend, and the dad loved them,” she said. The cookies in question were sugar cookies, a specialty that Wiggins has honed to a perfect consistency and softness. The friend’s dad spread the word, and, in short order, Wiggins was contacted by a billion-dollar real estate firm in California.
A University of Georgia-themed cake is as appetizing as it is beautiful.
“They do company corporate baskets for their clients, and they asked if I would be willing to make cookies with a company corporate logo,” Wiggins explains. At that moment, she realized there might be a market for her work that would extend beyond friends and family.
“I started thinking, ‘If these people want to give my cookies to their clients, then they must be pretty good,’” she said. With that infusion of confidence, Wiggins began exploring ways to get the word out that her kitchen was open for business.
She started with a Facebook page. Then, in the process of helping a student learn how to make a book report into a website, she learned how to make a website of her own. She also started an Instagram and TikTok, much to the chagrin of her daughter.
Wiggins makes custom cookies, cakes and dessert bars for weddings and other special occasions.
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