Got milk? Get cookies.

By Caroline Cournoyer, staff writer
Posted on September 24, 2007

One step in the door of junior Scott Davidson’s house, and you immediately get a whiff of homemade cookies.

On Sept. 7, Davidson launched his company, Craving Cookies. Collaborating with Otis Spunkmeyer and Garelick Farms, Craving Cookies offers warm cookies and cold milk to JMU students and the entire Harrisonburg community. Customers order cookies online or via phone and Craving Cookies delivers them. About 75 percent of orders are made online delivery time quicker, Davidson said.

The cookie enterprise is open from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday through Saturday, and from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Sunday and Wednesday.

With three people on his staff, Davidson said he handles virtually every aspect of the business, from supplier relations to finances to the actual baking.

“I wake up, I go to class, I study, I prepare for my business. It’s stressful,” Davidson said. “But what it comes down to is when I get e-mails from customers and parents telling me my business is a great part of the JMU community, the stress just washes away and it’s all worth it in the end.”

Due to start up costs, Davidson has not made a profit yet and he hopes to break even within the next month, he said.

New to the local business market, Craving Cookies is constantly taking suggestions. Last

week, sophomore Ashley Rawlings posted on the Facebook group “Craving Cookies” that she wanted sugar cookies, which quickly became next week’s special.

“If I get some feedback from people saying ‘I want this,’ I can talk to my representative and see what I can work out,” Davidson said.

So far, customers have been pleased with the business.

“It was great,” Rawlings said. “Who doesn’t want fresh baked cookies at midnight? I’ll order from them again.”

Since it opened, Craving Cookies has been averaging about 10-20 orders per night, but Davidson said he sees that number doubling or tripling as the word gets out.

As demand increases Davidson plans to hire more employees to keep his promise of warm cookies delivered right to your door.

“The future for Craving Cookies is unlimited. We plan to be here for years to come,” said Davidson.