text: Items SelectednSalty Caramel Banana CupcakenPeanut Butter BlondienSnickerdoodlenBirthday Cake Macaron Rainbow Sprinkles Vanilla ButtercreamnMocha Madness Macaron Gianduja Crisp Coffee Buttercream Coffee GanachenSnickers Macaron Chewy PeanutCaramel and Chocolate Ganache dipped in Chocolate and PeanutsnFig and Goat Cheese Macaron Honey Sweetened Goat Cheese and Mission Fig JamnnLocated just off the in Henderson and receiving nearly universal praise from palates I trust Give Me Some Sugar from Jean Philippe protuegue Kristen LoVullo had long been on my to visit list and thus when nothing in particular struck my fancy for dinner on Saturday I did the only thing a healthy responsible adult would do ate dessert for dinner while watching House of Cards and drinking home Siphon Brewed Ethiopian Chelelektu from Heart Without a doubt a cute shop with friendly service provided by a young lady named Brenda it was just after pm when I walked into the small store and with a short line fronted by a woman and her daughter planning a Sweet party I spent some time perusing the items and chatting with other customers seemingly each with a different favorite amongst the stores nearly twenty options Featuring plated desserts custom cakes jars cookies and other takehome treats it was with an eye on variety that I ordered when I approached the front of the line and selfselecting a few favorites along with two selections confirmed by Brenda to be as good as the crowd had suggested I made my way to the door immediately indulging in a buttery cinnamonlaced snickerdoodle with crispy edges and a soft center the first of a half dozen items tallying after tax and tip Showing some restrained and retaining the rest of my purchase for the twentyseven minute drive home it was with coffee in hand that I continued my tasting first with a bananasfosteresque cupcake that was plenty moist but somewhat marred by overly sweet frosting but moving on to the dense peanut butter blondie things improved substantially the dense square loaded with rich chocolate tones and roasted organic peanut butter a classic combo only improved after a minute on a warm skillet Moving finally to what has seemingly become LoVullos signature item it was with a quartet of macarons that I rounded out my evening and with each palmsized cookie featuring a characteristic crackle over rich flavors the texture of the crmb was actually far more dense than the Parisian classic a moist cakelike consistency akin to the American whoopie pie and although perhaps not traditional entirely delicious both the dense chocolate dipped Snickers and rich savory Fig and Goat Cheese Whooparons undoubtedly justifying the nearly hourlong round tripthough if they ever decide to expand I definitely see a market for a second shop in ever trendy Summerlin