Coping Cookies was a

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and dessert shop on

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, in the

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Description

Coping Cookies was a LGBTQ- and woman-owned

and dessert shop on 12th Avenue on

. The business donated a portion of earnings to mission-aligned

non-profit organizations A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or so ...

, especially those related to

mental health Mental health is often mistakenly equated with the absence of mental illness. However, mental health refers to a person's overall emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It influences how individuals think, feel, and behave, and how t ...

. According to ''Capitol Hill Seattle Blog'', Coping Cookies selected possible groups to support by "examining their finances, assessing the board of directors, and investigating how the organizations interact on social media accounts". The business also educated people about mental health on

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. Coping Cookies specialized in large cookies with "delightful, punny, mental health-themed" names, according to

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. Among chilled

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varieties were

chocolate chip Chocolate chips or chocolate morsels are small chunks of sweetened chocolate, used as an ingredient in a number of desserts (notably chocolate chip cookies and muffins), in trail mix and less commonly in some breakfast foods such as pancakes. ...

, the Cocolemon (coconut, lemon, and

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), the Key Lime Climb, and the Safe and Sconed. Some cookies were stuffed with ingredients like

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, mashmallow, and

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. The Rocky Riot was stuffed with

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and had

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. Seasonal varieties included Earl Grey and lemon

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, as well as lemon-

boysenberry The boysenberry is a cross between the European raspberry (''Rubus idaeus''), European blackberry ('' Rubus fruticosus''), American dewberry ('' Rubus aboriginum''), and loganberry (''Rubus'' × ''loganobaccus''). Description Boysenberrie ...

History

Coping Cookies was co-owned by partners Ashley Hernandez and Sam Padilla. The business launched in July 2020, during the

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, as a bake sale for Hernandez’s colleagues at

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. Her co-workers "purchased" cookies by donating to various non-profit organizations. The sale encouraged the couple to host more events, will became a series of pop-ups. According to ''

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'', Coping Cookies "started out of a desire to connect with their community during an isolating time". Fed Up Collective, Stonewall Youth, and the WA Therapy Fund are among organizations Coping Cookies has supported. Hernandez and Padilla upgraded to a commissary kitchen, then opened a storefront in March 2023. It closed permanently on March 17, 2024. On social media, the owners attributed the closure to a delayed opening and costly equipment repairs. The business continued to operate via online ordering. Coping Cookies' model has inspired other businesses, including Grayseas Pies, to donate a portion of earnings to non-profit groups.

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