A tasty tradition continues: Geneva church’s Cookie Walk set for Dec. 6

One of Geneva’s oldest and sweetest holiday traditions is right around the corner. For the 41st year, the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva will host its Cookie Walk on Friday, Dec. 6 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.

A raffle fundraiser will also be held, featuring handmade, one-of-a-kind Christmas crafts, including quilts, stained glass art pieces, and other holiday-themed prizes.

“The Cookie Walk has been a long-standing tradition for our church, and both bakers and attendees have their favorite cookies,” said Jenny Montgomery, who is co-chairing the event along with Molly MacKay Zacker. “We love to hear people say, ‘Oh, I had a holiday shortbread last year that so good, we had to come back this year to get more!’”

During the Geneva Christmas Walk, the church will also be selling hot cocoa and a smaller selection of cookies in their new 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 2025 Habitat for Humanity homebuilding project.

About the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva

Founded in 1842, the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva is part of a centuries-old liberal religious tradition that values reason and free thought over dogma and creed. Led by the Rev. Scot Hull, it offers worship and religious education programs that draw on diverse spiritual traditions, as well as outreach initiatives that advance social justice causes locally and around the world. Learn more at www.uusg.org.