Geneva Unitarian Church hosts 42nd Holiday Cookie Walk on Dec. 5

One of Geneva’s oldest and tastiest holiday traditions is set to return for its 42nd year, as the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva will host its Cookie Walk on Friday, Dec. 5, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Held in conjunction with Geneva’s Christmas Walk at the church’s historic building on the corner of Second and James streets, the Cookie Walk offers thousands of festive and delicious holiday cookies for sale, all homemade by church members.

Guests will purchase a cookie box and then choose their cookies from a wide range of shapes, sizes and flavors. A helpful “elf” will be paired with each guest, walking them through Cookie Lane and filling their box as they go.

The price for each box is $20. A box can hold two to three dozen cookies depending on the cookie sizes selected.

Money raised at the event helps fund the work of the church and the social justice programs it supports, including Lazarus House, Northern Illinois Food Bank, Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans, Humanitarian Service Project, and other community service organizations.

“It’s hard to believe that it’s been 42 years of this holiday tradition, and each year gets better and better,” said Jenny Montgomery, who is co-chairing the event along with Molly MacKay Zacker. “The variety of cookies, the number of bakers, the community’s outpouring of support and the festive spirit of the season just keeps growing.”

During the Geneva Christmas Walk, the church will also be selling hot cocoa and a smaller selection of cookies in their gazebo on Third Street, located directly west of the church and across from the Kane County Courthouse.

Proceeds will help fund the church youth group’s 2026 Habitat for Humanity home-building project.