# Levain Bakery

> Levain Bakery is a New York-founded bakery company known for handmade six-ounce cookies, led by its chocolate chip walnut recipe. It sells through US neighborhood bakeries, online gift boxes shipped to the United States and Canada, subscriptions, catering and event favors.

- **Founded:** 1995
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Pam Weekes (Co-founder), Connie McDonald (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Six-ounce cookies, Cookie gift boxes, Artisan breads, pastries and café food, Corporate gifting, Catering and event favors
- **Notable:** Built a bakery and gifting business operating for more than 30 years., Attracted a trajectory-changing Amanda Hesser New York Times review in 1997., Expanded from five bakeries at its 2018 investment to a multi-city US footprint.

## Products & services

- **Six-ounce cookies** — Handmade cookies including Chocolate Chip Walnut, Dark Chocolate Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal Raisin and Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip, with additional and seasonal flavors.
- **Cookie gift boxes** — Baked-to-order gift boxes, including signature four-, eight- and twelve-packs, shipped within the US and Canada. Current signature prices are $32, $52 and $82 before shipping.
- **Artisan breads, pastries and café food** — Location-dependent menus of sourdough breads, brioche, muffins, loaf cakes, sandwiches and drinks.
- **Corporate gifting** — Multi-address ordering, personalized notes and customization; 10% bulk discount at $1,500 in cookies, excluding shipping.
- **Catering and event favors** — Local catering through Levain and ezCater, with a $100 minimum and 24-hour notice; individually wrapped event favors and cookie-cart rental in select markets.
- **Cookie Club** — Monthly eight-cookie subscription with 15% discount and free shipping within the contiguous US; month-to-month memberships have a three-month minimum.
- **Levain Bakery x Crate & Barrel** — Kitchen and tabletop collection, with gift sets pairing merchandise and cookies. Founders tested pieces; Libby VanderPloeg provided illustrations.
- **Two-ounce grocery cookies (paused)** — Frozen grocery line paused because the company said inflation made its recipe uneconomic at a price conveying appropriate value; the pause was publicly reported by September 2023.

## Achievements

- Built a bakery and gifting business operating for more than 30 years.
- Attracted a trajectory-changing Amanda Hesser New York Times review in 1997.
- Expanded from five bakeries at its 2018 investment to a multi-city US footprint.
- Opened its first Orange County bakery at Fashion Island on September 4, 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Opened at Fashion Island in Newport Beach on September 4, with opening-day proceeds benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County.
- **2026-10** — Website observed listing Coconut Grove, Miami as coming soon; no opening date asserted.
- **2026-10** — Website observed offering a Crate & Barrel collection and Cookie Club subscription; observation date, not launch date.
- **2025-10** — Founders discussed their book, Levain: A Story of Friendship, Community, and Cookies, on NY1.

## Links

- Website: https://levainbakery.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/levain-bakery
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/levainbakery
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-tZ5oUoWL91d3oi-N-qrQw
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/levainbakery/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LevainBakery/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@levainbakery

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Last updated: 2026-10-04