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Peggy Williamson has operated her consignment store, The Clothes Line, since 1982.

Williamson has been selling clothes to women and children out of her store for over 37 years, but roughly two years ago Williamson started selling something else to increase foot traffic at her shop- cookies.

What started as a way to get more customers into The Clothes Line became its own separate endeavor.

鈥淭he cookies have taken on a life of their own,鈥� said Williamson.

Cookies have always been a point of pride for Williamson. She has always taken a batch of the handheld treats to friends and family members for weddings, funerals, births and all sorts of occasions.

When she began brainstorming ways to increase customers at her store, Williamson knew she wanted to sell her cookies but she wasn鈥檛 sure quite how.

Soon thereafter, Williamson鈥檚 husband, Cecil, told her about the Alabama Cottage Food Law that would allow here to sell her signature cookies and soon, Williamson鈥檚 second endeavor was underway.

Williamson鈥檚 cookies will be familiar to any Selmian whose eyes have wandered around at the register at either Mark鈥檚 Mart or Mr. Roy鈥檚.

The cookies come perfectly wrapped in little plastic bags tied closed by a silver twist tie.

Many a customer has likely walked out of Marks Mart or Mr. Roy鈥檚 with cookies they didn鈥檛 think they鈥檇 be buying based solely upon their perfect presentation and proximity to the register.

鈥淭he cookie is the perfect snack,鈥� said Williamson. 鈥淵ou don鈥檛 have to have a plate and fork, you don鈥檛 have to sit down and you can just eat it on the go. They鈥檙e great.鈥�

Williamson can also be seen selling her cookies at the annual Farmapalooza at the Orrville Farmer鈥檚 Market and Sturdivant Hall Artisan鈥檚 Fair, she also does special orders to satisfy the cookie cravings of entire gatherings.

Williamson鈥檚 鈥減erfect snacks鈥� come in around 10 varieties.

Williamson says there鈥檚 a cookie for everyone amongst the assortment of cookies in her recipe arsenal including: chocolate chip, oatmeal, M&M, sugar, snickerdoodle, lemon, sugar and peanut blossoms, a peanut butter cookie with a Hershey鈥檚 kiss placed perfectly in the middle.

In addition to the classic lineup of cookies, Williamson also offers a couple of seasonal favorites like the gingerdoodle, a gingerbread snickerdoodle hybrid, and the rosemary shortbread which debuted this holiday season.

Williamson uses the best ingredients she can in each batch of her cookies, opting for real butter, not margarine, and the freshest of everything.

While cookies have become her signature product around 疯客直播, Williamson also offers an assortment of jellies and jams.

Just like with her cookies, Williamson doesn鈥檛 cut any corners when producing her triple-berry jam (which consists of fresh strawberries, blueberries and blackberries), muscadine jelly and both red and green pepper jellies.

Of all the products Williamson offers, she says each one becomes a favorite for someone.

鈥淭here isn鈥檛 any one cookie I think I could do away with,鈥� said Williamson. 鈥淓verybody has their favorite.鈥濃��

When asked where the recopies for all the cookies she bakes came from, she just said all of the cookies she sells are just recipes she鈥檚 made 鈥渇orever鈥�.

鈥淧eople had always told me they love my cookies,鈥� she said. 鈥淚鈥檝e always given my cookies to friends and family in times of sadness, sickness or happiness.鈥�

Williamson developed a love of baking when she was a teenager.

鈥淚 just like the creative aspect of it,鈥� she said. 鈥淚鈥檝e always like doing creative things.鈥�

Williamson said one of her first forays into the world of baking involved a carrot cake and eating entirely too much of the icing before the cake was even finished.

鈥淭he cake turned out great,鈥� she said. 鈥淏ut by the time it was finished, I had licked the spoon so much I was nearly sick.鈥�

Unlike with the carrot cake, Williamson said she never gets sick of the cookies.

鈥淭hey鈥檙e such happy little things,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hey just fill the house with a wonderful smell.鈥�

Once, Williamson鈥檚 granddaughter asked her why her cookies were so good and she answered, 鈥渂ecause they鈥檙e made with love鈥�.

It鈥檚 love that keeps Williamson cranking out cookies.

鈥淚t pleases me so when people come in and say that the cookie reminds them of a cookie their grandmother or mother made,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 just love to take people back to that place. Peoples sense of taste just brings back a flood of memories, it鈥檚 like music.鈥�

Cookies by Peggy Williams can be found at Mr. Roy鈥檚, Marks Mart and at The Clothes Line.