History
The Otterbein Family
It started in 1881 in Maryland, where the Otterbein family began baking cookies the way they believed cookies should be made: thin, crispy, and with just the ingredients that actually needed to be there. No shortcuts. No complicated formulas. Just a recipe that worked — and kept working, decade after decade.
The process never changed because it never had to. The same signature thin-and-crispy bake that made Otterbein's a regional staple is still the method today. Six simple ingredients. The same style of oven-kissed crunch. A cookie that tastes exactly like you remember it, because it is exactly as you remember it.
More than 140 years later, Otterbein's is still baking in Maryland — still using that original recipe, still earning its place at every birthday table, office snack drawer, and road trip cooler bag. The pride isn't manufactured. It's baked in.
What We Stand For
Otterbein's exists to prove that a great cookie doesn't need a long ingredient list or a trendy rebrand to earn its place on your snack table.
We've been baking thin-and-crispy cookies in Maryland since 1881, and we intend to keep doing exactly that. Simple ingredients, consistent craft, and a cookie that's genuinely worth sharing — that's the whole idea.
Simple Ingredients
Our Sugar Cookies are made with exactly six ingredients — and that's not a limitation, it's the point. Everything in the bag earns its place, and nothing sneaks in uninvited.
Maryland Baked
Every Otterbein's cookie is still baked in Maryland, just like it was in 1881. That's not a marketing detail — it's where the recipe lives, and we're not moving it.
Made To Share
Otterbein's cookies have been showing up at birthdays, offices, soccer sidelines, and family road trips for generations. A good cookie brings people together, and that's exactly what ours is built to do.
Try the Lineup
From the classic Sugar Cookie to the boldly spiced Ginger and the citrusy Lemon, every Otterbein's variety starts with the same thin-and-crispy promise. Pick your favorite — or grab them all.
