The iced, decorated sugar cookies are made with real butter and chocolate. It's baked from a treasured recipe handed down from owner Mary Horton Lauderdale's great-grandmother Mary Horton and has been in the family more than 150 years. Shipping is free. Lauderdale, the second Mary of Puddin Hill, received the Kettle Award in 1998 as Candymaker of the Year, the candy industry's highest honor. She worked for three months to get just the right texture for Mary's Pecan Toffee, her best-selling candy.
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Have lunch in the Puddin Hill Store. You may remember that it was almost destroyed in July 1998, when the driver of a pickup on the interstate had an auto accident, knocking the back wall off the foundation. Grandma is up to date with a Web site for My Grandma's of New England. The cakes are great for coffee breaks, brunches, snacking or holiday entertaining. My Grandma's of New England started as a small bakery in Newton, Mass., in 1993 with Cinnamon Walnut Coffee Cake.