The Good Hope PB&J: A Cookie with a Story
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Lowertown, Ottawa. February 7, 1983.
It was the kind of winter Ottawa does without apology. People had nowhere to go. So they knocked on the nearest door that had light inside.
Someone answered.
Seven volunteers showed up for the first meal: a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Two people came to eat.
The next day a few more came. Then more. Word spread the way it does in a neighbourhood where people know each other's names and troubles.
That small act turned into a community.
From that first meal, Shepherds of Good Hope grew into one of Ottawa's most vital organizations. Today they run emergency shelters, permanent supportive housing, and a soup kitchen serving hundreds of people in this city every single day. For over 40 years they have been the door that stays open.
A few months ago I sat down with Sarah Langham from Shepherds of Good Hope. She told me this story. Then she asked if I could create a cookie inspired by the sandwich that started it all. Something that felt like comfort. Something that could fill you up.
So I made The Good Hope PB&J.
Roasted peanut butter, strawberry jam core, brown butter dough, whole roasted peanuts on top. Dense. Satisfying. The kind of thing that sticks with you.
This cookie was made in their honour. And like every ChewyPuff cookie, $0.25 from this one goes directly to Shepherds of Good Hope. Every order. Every time.
One cookie at a time.
