Smith’s Bakeries

Smiley yellow cookies! Kid approved

Located inside a gas station (Brookside Market & Deli) on the corner of Coffee and Hageman. It is not my favorite Smith’s Bakery location, but it is the closest to home.
Some of my favorites at Smith’s are the cake donuts (any flavor), beehive (I believe that is the name), cheese danish, and champagne cake.
Most of the time, I’ll see something in their display case that I want. Wish they had more selections sometimes, but it is probably a good thing for my waistline that they do not.
I can always count on Smith’s Bakeries to satisfy my sweet tooth!

Ordered a cake from here several days in advance. Requested to pick it up at noon on Saturday and was told it would be no problem. Got there just after 12:30 and it wasn’t there. Didn’t get there until 2. Another woman was there for cupcakes she was supposed to get at 10am and they also didn’t get there until 2pm. Seems the bakery got a little greedy and took too many orders. The cake was still delicious. Can’t say this will deter me from going back, but I’ll definitely not expect them to be on time.

Inside the Brookside, this Smith’s is convenient and carries the same awesome cookies as the other Smith’s bakeries (albeit less selection). Craving thumbprints at 10am on a weekday I discovered that a rather plump woman had purchased the last dozen. I almost thought about buying them from her, but then I might actually look like a have a «problem».
With that said, please stock with more thumbprints!

Ok I have not been living here long and I had a craving for something sweet and my friend recommended this place. She took me there and bought a few smiley face cookies. When I first looked at the cookies I thought to myself is she joking?! A yellow frosted cookie with a smiley face. I thought she bought those just for my kids but she said they were the best cookies she’s ever had and I shouldn’t knock it till I try it. So reluctantly I did, and all I have to say is OMG I love these cookies!!! At first I didn’t know what to expect from the cheesy yellow frosting with the corny chocolate smile but man is it good!!! If I could eat these everyday and not become diabetic or gain weight I would have like 3 or 4 of them everyday that’s how good they are. These cookies are like a cross between a shortbread cookie and dense pound cake, the cookies are very thick. The cookie itself is not sweet but the frosting is sweet but not overly sweet just the right touch and the smiley face is just the right amount of chocolate. Whenever, I know that we will be going back home to LA to visit our family I always stop by and pick up some cookies so I could get my «fix» since they don’t have cookies like these in LA. If you like shortbread cookies, give these cookies a try you’ll get hooked!!! I know I am!!!

Here it is Valentine’s Day 2011 up in Sacramento and I am happy and full from munching on red heart cookies and thumbprints from Smith’s. Both my mother and bf know how much I love these cookies and sent some up to me this past weekend! I feel so loved! The red cinnamon frosting is bomb. Sometimes, the cookies hurt my teeth a bit (and this may be a sign for me to hit up a dentist) but that’s all part of the fun. Side note: I’ve heard one lady specifically order just frosting from them. I may be ordering the cinnamon frosting to slather on most of my food. This reminds me of the one scene from ‘Sex and the City’ where Miranda says, «You may need this info when checking me in to the Betty Crocker clinic.» Yes, I know I have a problem.
The bakery makes donuts and cakes too. But I am just a cookie monster! My favs are the hearts, rainbows, pigs, alligators, and any thumbprint that is not chocolate flavored. One cookie I despise is the smiley face one. The chocolate eyeballs are gross and I always pick them off.
Although the treats are baked on Union this is the store I frequent because it’s close to my house. Thanks for being Bakersfield’s bakery Smith’s. You are LOVED by me on this day. Be my Valentine.