This movie was so funny and cute and bouncy and happy and I loved every single scene! Major romantic vibes with a mystery. Every single character is well-formed. I loved learning about the workings of Cooper's Cookies, we got to see a little more about how a small business turned big business operates. Rachel Boston is so talented and Victor Webster is super-hot; their chemistry was unbelievable, just like their baking recipes!
Summary: Annie takes over as CEO of her Grandmother beloved Cooper's Cookies. She immediately approaches the business as she did in NYC, cutting costs and obsessing over the bottom line. Annie has to as Cooper's Cookies as been operating at a loss and will need to shut down in two years. At the company's drab Christmas Party, Grandma's Secret Recipe for Cooper's Cookies is stolen! The thief left behind a frequent flyer card to Bella's Bakery, which Sam runs. Annie enlists Sam's baking help to uncover the secret recipe.
"A life baked with love tastes ever so sweet." -Grandma Cooper's saying.
MeetCute: Annie runs into Sam's daughter at the Christmas Tree Farm who tells Annie that her Dad thinks the new CEO is a Grinch.
After Cooper's Cookies Secret Recipe is stolen, Annie finds a Bella's Bakery card and visits the bakery where she meets the owner, Sam. Annie dresses incognito and snoops around the bakery, asking him if he has seen anyone strange. He says yes and Annie realizes he is referring to her!
She then accuses Sam of stealing the secret recipe. His daughter sweetly gives Annie a cookie from Bella's Bakery.
Setting: Maplewood Cooper's Cookies Head Quarters is beautifully decorated with lots of Christmas Trees; the company gives so much to the community.
Sam runs Bella's Bakery, a quaint bakery with a broken, old oven. Annie will buy him a new oven to help him re-discover the secret recipe.
Cooper's Cookies Head Quarters is beautifully decorated with lots of Christmas Trees; the company gives so much to the community.
Sam runs Bella's Bakery, a quaint bakery with a broken, old oven. Annie will buy him a new oven to help him re-discover the secret recipe.
Cooper's Cookie Secret Recipe: The ingredients are listed on the box, but it would take a highly skilled baker to figure out the right combination.
Sam makes batches and batches of cookies trying to replicate the cookie. None of them can agree on which batch is "the most right."
Sam learned to bake cookies when his daughter asked for them after her mom passed away. H e is used to baking cookies with emotions and love. He says trying to crack the secret recipe is too "mathematical" and there is no instinct or emotion involved.
At Sam's request, Sam and Annie bake together multiple times to try to find the secret recipe, laughing and learning and getting closer.
Ending Kiss: Annie discovers her Grandma Rose instigated the stolen secret recipe all along so that she would be led to Sam. She attends Bella's Nutcracker dance recital and helps Bella overcome her fears by dancing with her onstage. When the performance is over, Bella tells her Dad to go after Bella!
Sam stops Annie as she is walking down the street as it snows, he tells her he has been scared to let somebody into his life again. He asks,
"Annie Cooper, can I please hold your hand?"
They kiss as it snows and he twirls her in the air.
Christmas Morning, they open Christmas presents as a family and Annie tells Sam she knows what the missing ingredient is before the kiss.
Summary: Annie takes over as CEO of her Grandmother beloved Cooper's Cookies. She immediately approaches the business as she did in NYC, cutting costs and obsessing over the bottom line. Annie has to as Cooper's Cookies as been operating at a loss and will need to shut down in two years. At the company's drab Christmas Party, Grandma's Secret Recipe for Cooper's Cookies is stolen! The thief left behind a frequent flyer card to Bella's Bakery, which Sam runs. Annie enlists Sam's baking help to uncover the secret recipe.
"A life baked with love tastes ever so sweet." -Grandma Cooper's saying.
MeetCute: Annie runs into Sam's daughter at the Christmas Tree Farm who tells Annie that her Dad thinks the new CEO is a Grinch.
After Cooper's Cookies Secret Recipe is stolen, Annie finds a Bella's Bakery card and visits the bakery where she meets the owner, Sam. Annie dresses incognito and snoops around the bakery, asking him if he has seen anyone strange. He says yes and Annie realizes he is referring to her!
She then accuses Sam of stealing the secret recipe. His daughter sweetly gives Annie a cookie from Bella's Bakery.
Setting: Maplewood Cooper's Cookies Head Quarters is beautifully decorated with lots of Christmas Trees; the company gives so much to the community.
Sam runs Bella's Bakery, a quaint bakery with a broken, old oven. Annie will buy him a new oven to help him re-discover the secret recipe.
Cooper's Cookies Head Quarters is beautifully decorated with lots of Christmas Trees; the company gives so much to the community.
Sam runs Bella's Bakery, a quaint bakery with a broken, old oven. Annie will buy him a new oven to help him re-discover the secret recipe.
Cooper's Cookie Secret Recipe: The ingredients are listed on the box, but it would take a highly skilled baker to figure out the right combination.
Sam makes batches and batches of cookies trying to replicate the cookie. None of them can agree on which batch is "the most right."
Sam learned to bake cookies when his daughter asked for them after her mom passed away. H e is used to baking cookies with emotions and love. He says trying to crack the secret recipe is too "mathematical" and there is no instinct or emotion involved.
At Sam's request, Sam and Annie bake together multiple times to try to find the secret recipe, laughing and learning and getting closer.
Ending Kiss: Annie discovers her Grandma Rose instigated the stolen secret recipe all along so that she would be led to Sam. She attends Bella's Nutcracker dance recital and helps Bella overcome her fears by dancing with her onstage. When the performance is over, Bella tells her Dad to go after Bella!
Sam stops Annie as she is walking down the street as it snows, he tells her he has been scared to let somebody into his life again. He asks,
"Annie Cooper, can I please hold your hand?"
They kiss as it snows and he twirls her in the air.
Christmas Morning, they open Christmas presents as a family and Annie tells Sam she knows what the missing ingredient is before the kiss.