The Dallas Morning News “Bakers find a niche for artisanal cookies at farmers markets” :: 09/23/2009

Eight years ago, Clyde Greenhouse and Michal Taylor started Kessler Cookie Co., an online concern named for Kessler Park, where the life partners live.

"It actually started off as a cookie we baked at home for friends and family," says Greenhouse. That was the chocolate-chip-pecan. Made with ingredients such as chocolate chunks and oatmeal, Kessler cookies are like luxury versions of Mom's home-baked.

The game plan was to custom-bake each online order, says Taylor, 41, and over the years the duo has built a thriving baking and confectionary business, especially making corporate gifts. Taylor and Greenhouse, 44, both have day jobs, so they bake at night and on weekends.

But farmers markets have changed their trajectory, Greenhouse says. All of a sudden, they're getting more exposure and selling more cookies.

"We get face to face with consumers and do that one-on-one," he says, at Bolsa and Celebration farmers markets and White Rock Local Market, all new this year.

Their ultimate goal, adds Greenhouse, is to open a retail shop next to their bakery in Oak Cliff. "We've just got to solve the parking issue."

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D Magazine August 2004 “The Best of Big D 2004” :: 08/01/2004
If dear old Mom could bake a cookie like this, we’d still be clinging to her batter-stained apron. Happily, we have Clyde Greenhouse and Michal Taylor with their sweet mail-order treats from Oak Cliff. Though the triple-chocolate cookie is a sweet bite of mocha madness, we’re partial to the chewy, crumbly oatmeal cranberry walnut cookie. It’s tart, nutty, old-fashioned perfection. The boys also offer their cookies in custom tins and baskets. They make great presents – if you can keep your hands off them. And we can’t. 214-948-7412. www.kesslercookies.com.

D Home Magazine :: 04/15/2004
"One bite of Clyde Greenhouse and Michal Taylor's baked-to-order treats and you'll be searching for the nearest quart of milk. Named after their neighborhood - the wonderfully eclectic Kessler Park in North Oak Cliff - the cookies are made with all-natural ingredients. Thought chocoholics swear by the triple chocolate cookie, we're in sweet, crumbly love with the oatmeal cranberry walnut. It's just like your grandma used to make. But only if she could bake this well."