Shop Local: Stock Up on These Women-Made Products for Spring

From sinful cookies to juicy IPAs and everything in between — we’re talking some killer samosas and Armenian yogurt dips — get out and buy something local. 

Colorado Cookie Company, Lakewood

Picture this: bite-sized M&M’s cookies served with a side of confetti frosting. That’s the kind of gastronomic genius that Colorado Cookie Company has to offer. Order the Diparoos and a giant, cookie-dough-stuffed monstrosity — your stomach will thank you. 

Mawa’s GrainFreeNola, Aspen

Gluten-free, vegan and protein-rich granola, in flavors like Tropical Paradise and Berry Me, will add some serious joy to your breakfast bowl.

Wickedly Good Treats, Sterling

Elevated riffs on classic pies, pastries, breads, chocolates, cookies, macarons — the list goes on — are just waiting for you in Sterling. 

Atrevida Beer Company, Colorado Springs

Feel like you’re at a local strawberry festival with Atrevida’s Fresas Con Crema cream ale on nitro. 

Cocoa Tree Chocolates, Carbondale

With domed-candies that look like they should be in an art museum, Cocoa Tree’s five-piece box is a kaleidoscope of fun for friends or family. 

Colorado Coffee Company, Loveland

One of the best cinnamon rolls in the state — you heard it here first — and freshly roasted dark beans can be found at Colorado Coffee Company. 

Susan’s Samosas, Boulder

These triangles of crunchy glory — filled with your choice of beef, chicken, fruit or chocolate — should be ordered immediately. 

ANIMAS CHOCOLATE COMPANY, Durango

Get ready for summer with a s’mores kit from this chocolatier in downtown Durango. 

Little Bird Bakeshop, Fort Collins

The bostock (brioche soaked in orange syrup, slathered with almond cream), canelé (chewy caramel outside, vanilla bean inside) and financier (teacake with ground nuts) are just three of the many delicacies Little Bird bakes up to perfection. 

Lotus Root Kitchen + Market

Put Lotus Root Kitchen’s kimchi, pico de gallo and cilantro-walnut pesto on your shopping list. 

Chicago Colorado, Lakewood

Looking for a taste of the Windy City? Look no further than this small, red-and-blue brick building that sells massive hot dogs, Fannie May chocolates, Salerno cookies and more. 

Climax Jerky, Breckenridge

Try peppered-elk and smoked-teriyaki-buffalo jerky as protein on your upcoming snowshoe excursion.

Hopscotch Bakery, Pueblo

The burnt-orange, cracked gingersnaps coated in fine, white sugar will have you killing it at hopscotch at this local’s favorite in Pueblo.

Acli-Mate, Gunnison

These sports drinks were made for those of us getting out on the mountain for the first time and adjusting to altitude sickness. 

Gold Mine Cupcakes, Golden

The cookies-and-cream cupcakes reign supreme at Gold Mine just off Washington Ave. in downtown Golden.

Reds Wine Boutique, Sterling

The perfect gift doesn’t exist, you say? Well, you haven’t purchased a custom bottle of strawberry rhubarb from Reds small-batch winery then!  

The Cupcake Gypsies, Loveland

Root-beer float, pepper berry and sweet tater might not be flavors you’d associated with cupcakes, but at this rustic, farmhouse-chic cupcakery, there’s no limit to wild taste combinations.  

SweetCakes, Ridgway

Custom cakes — think tiny skiers on a black diamond, posed atop a frosty, white cake — are owner Megan McCabe’s specialty.  

New Beat Foods, Longmont

Make the charcuterie board of your dreams with New Beat’s crunchily good, gluten-free quinoa crackers.  

Lady Justice Brewing Company, Aurora

Unleash your inner feminist with beers like Sandra Day IPA, Merkle’s Thursday Hefeweizen and Barrel-Aged I Dissent spiced seasonal dark ale.

Knead the Bakery, Arvada

Your sweet tooth will be in heaven here, with pecan cinnamon rolls, elephant ears and cinnamon bark slices. 

Copper Door Coffee Roasters, Denver

Cooper Door purchases a majority of their coffee from women producers, so you can feel good about buying 12 bags of Four Sisters Espresso or the Shady Lady Blend.

Crafty Canary Brewery, Walsenburg

Grab a growler of the snappy Ideal Citrus Ale 2.0 or the smoky Fly the Bird Milk Stout. 

Sasquatch Cookies, Colorado Springs

Freak your friends out by having their freshly baked cookies delivered by someone in a sasquatch costume. 

Bricks, Longmont

Cinnamon raw honey, bourbon-vanilla granola and Palisade-peach hot sauce dot the shelves at Bricks, an emporium of Colorado-made delights. 

Holidaily Brewing Company, Golden

Not one gluten-containing ingredient enters the doors of Holidaily — sip Beulah Red Ale and Favorite Blonde Ale with no worries about gut issues later. 

Sosi’s Healthy Pleasures, Aurora

Dip it, spread it, garnish it and top it (whatever “it” is is up to your discretion) with one of Sosi’s Armenian yogurts. The garden mint and artichoke dill are our favorites. 

The Bindery, Denver

Snatch up flawlessly flaky butter, chocolate, almond and strawberry croissants for your next breakfast picnic. 

Savory Spice Shop, Fort Collins

Did you know there are many different kinds of paprika? Well, you can purchase five of ’em from this Fort Collins spice seller and let us know which is your favorite.  

Rising Sun Distillery, Denver

Mix up some snazzy cocktails with Rising Sun’s Lavender Hibiscus Liqueur.

Backpacker’s Pantry, Boulder

Freeze-dried pad thai and fettuccine Alfredo have never tasted as good as these packs — just add boiling water! 

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Cocoa Tree Chocolates photo credit: C2 Photography