More than twenty years after Mark Spencer entered a cookie recipe contest at a Kentucky mall, he has launched his own bakery out of Brentwood.
He entered the contest when he was 28 years old, and although he didn t win, he got hooked on the thrill of developing his own recipes. The contest opened his eyes to the delicate art of cookie making: How do you develop a crunchy exterior without making your treat dry? How do you add loads of flavor, but keep it from being overpowering?
“What are you going to do to make it special? That was the challenge I had, he said.