If you didnโt grow up with a kooky, kitschy cookie jar in your kitchen, you likely know someone who did. โEach kitchen should have a cookie jar to reflect the personโs personality,โ advises (Mercedes DiRenzo) Bolduc. โIt makes them happy.โ
The joy of cookie jars, for many, is finding a jar that feels perfectly suited to oneโs own personal taste or identity. In this hunt, the world of vintage cookie jars offers near infinite options. In Chicago, pastry chef Mindy Segal remains smitten with a vintage 1940s ceramic cookie jar that sheโs had for decades. โI call him Chef,โ says Segal, coauthor of the cookbook Cookie Love. โIโve had him since I was in my 20s and it was my first major purchase into the vintage world. I love him and will never get rid of him. Heโs like my guy.โ Chef dons a stiff white chefโs hat and he has been dubbed guardian of dog treats. Recently, Segal bought a second cookie jar, which lives in her popular Mindyโs Bakery. โI put pretzels in it and sometimes I put candy in it. I donโt put cookies in it,โ she says.