After receiving a head nod of approval from Oprah Winfrey, entrepreneur Tonya Council is now celebrating the opening of her own bake shop — Tonya’s Cookies & Bake Shop. In 2021, her Pecan Crisp Cookie ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tonya Council is carrying the torch for her family with the grand opening of her new bakery Tonya’s Cookies. On Nov. 17, the chef ...

Tonya Council remembers cracking pecans in the kitchen with her grandmother. At the age of 7 or 8, Council would sit with her grandmother and crack the nuts for use in pecan pies. She also learned the ...

Tonya Council’s Pecan Crisp Cookies have been named to Oprah’s Favorite Things list in 2021. Raleigh Food Trap Long before Tonya Council’s cookies landed on Oprah Winfrey’s Favorite Things list of ...