{"title":"AAPI Month","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWhy wait til May? You can celebrate these important people and places today!\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"village-de-lest-a-vietnamese-iced-coffee-shortbread","title":"Village de L'Est: A Vietnamese Iced Coffee Shortbread (half-dozen)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rchi.mit.edu\/village-de-lest\" title=\"Historic Vietnamese Neighborhood In New Orleans\"\u003eVillage de L'Est\u003c\/a\u003e is the neighborhood in New Orleans East with the largest population of Vietnamese Americans (both New Americans and NOLA born and bred). Didn't know that New Orleans has a thriving population of ethnically Vietnamese people? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.neworleans.com\/things-to-do\/multicultural\/cultures\/vietnamese\/#:~:text=Vietnamese%20have%20thriving%20presence%20in,Vietnamese%20community%20in%20the%20state.\" title=\"Vietnamese Community in New Orleans\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIt does\u003c\/a\u003e, and is has for more than 50 years. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVietnamese Iced Coffee (Cà phê sữa đá) is delicious cold and sweet treat made by brewing coffee in a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vietespressoandtea.com\/products\/phin-filter-8-4-ounces-250-ml\" title=\"What is a phin filter?\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ephin filter\u003c\/a\u003e atop a glass containing condensed milk and ice. We know you're wondering what this has to do with New Orleans. Well reader, would you believe that \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/nguyencoffeesupply.com\/blogs\/news\/how-cafe-du-monde-became-a-vietnamese-american-staple\" title=\"Why is Cafe du Monde used for Vietnamese Iced Coffee?\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ea New Orleans based coffee brand\u003c\/a\u003e is the most popular coffee for making Cà phê sữa đá in the U.S.?! It is. As the people group acclimated to their new home, they quickly realized that New Orleans style coffee and chicory was the perfect approximation for coffee from home. Wondering about the most popular New Orleanian brand used? I'm not telling you. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy? Well, because you should buy coffee from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/coppercowcoffee.com\/collections\/coffee?utm_term=\u0026amp;utm_campaign=PMax\u0026amp;utm_source=google\u0026amp;utm_medium=cpc\u0026amp;hsa_acc=2192883348\u0026amp;hsa_cam=18656734511\u0026amp;hsa_grp=\u0026amp;hsa_ad=\u0026amp;hsa_src=x\u0026amp;hsa_tgt=\u0026amp;hsa_kw=\u0026amp;hsa_mt=\u0026amp;hsa_net=adwords\u0026amp;hsa_ver=3\u0026amp;gad_source=1\u0026amp;gad_campaignid=18656862236\u0026amp;gbraid=0AAAAABMvIMqJBk6kqaxmHgktjiS4K9Rav\u0026amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwhLPOBhBiEiwA8_wJHApcnhtdVJb3z7FO_AltM_7ELND04kZYbpJ2oiEYtvO0QibbACGvPxoCrkQQAvD_BwE\" title=\"Vietnamese American Woman Owned Coffee Brand\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVietnamese American woman owned business\u003c\/a\u003e instead.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the COOKIE: The Village de L'Est is made with two doughs, one a cream flavored shortbread, one a Vietnamese espresso flavored and speckled shortbread. The doughs are swirled together to mimic the sultry way that the condensed milk is thinned by and flows into the coffee in the traditional drink.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSold by the half dozen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003epairing suggestions: dark chocolate, berries, hazelnut spread, salty caramel ice cream\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deez Cookies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41508034445509,"sku":"VIETCOFFEE","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/3141\/0373\/files\/3D137B22-4791-47CD-9B31-92567368AED9.jpg?v=1775787196"},{"product_id":"patsy-mink-hawaiian-furikake-snack-mix-140g","title":"Patsy Mink: Hawaiian Holiday Snack Mix with Furikake Seasoning (5oz)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe mother of Title IX has received pretty much any accolade a public icon can get: a museum installation, awards named after her, a namesake state park, her face on a quarter. And now, a spot in our State Based Treats Collection!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA third generation Hawaiian, Patsy Takemoto Mink was the first woman of color to serve in the United States Congress and the first Asian American woman to run for president. Though best known as principal author of Title IX (the foundational legislation that mandates gender based equality in federally funded education) Mink was the chief advocate of so many policy initiatives for equality and for so long, the first of her major legislative victories was vetoed by then President Richard Nixon!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe snack mix we've created in her honor is an homage to a mix that is a holiday standard in Hawaii: a cereal and snack food blend covered in a lightly sweetened and soy sauce kissed glaze and seasoned with authentic Japanese Aji Nori Furikake. We opted for fish shaped and holiday shaped pretzels as cheeky additions, and wasabi coated edamame for a pop of color and flavor.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e A perfect blend of Hawaiian sweet and savory, a nod to the Congresswoman's Japanese ethnicity, and wink to the island's very American snack culture, this mix also memorializes Mink's family's connection to work on sugar cane plantation by using real superfine cane sugar. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eWant to know more about this woman who used her life to open unfairly locked doors? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.womenshistory.org\/education-resources\/biographies\/patsy-mink\" title=\"Patsy Takemoto Mink Biography\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClick here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIngredients:  \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eToasted Almonds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eFish Shaped Pretzels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Enriched Wheat Flour (Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Vegetable Oil (Canola, \u003cstrong\u003eSoybean\u003c\/strong\u003e and\/or Sunflower), Salt, Baking Powder (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate), Malted Barley Flour, Dextrose, Nonfat Milk)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eCorn Square Cereal\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Milled Corn, Sugar, Corn Bran, Salt, Molasses, Baking Soda, Mixed Tocopherols, Calcium Carbonate, Reduced Iron, Sodium Ascorbate, Niacinamide, Zinc Oxide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Thiamin Mononitrate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Folic Acid, Vitamin D, Vitamin B12)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRice Square Cereal\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Rice, Sugar, Salt, Molasses, Mixed Tocopherols, Calcium Carbonate, Reduced Iron, Sodium Ascorbate (Vitamin C), Niacinamide, Zinc Oxide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Thiamin Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Vitamin A Palmitate, Folic Acid, Vitamin D, Vitamin B12)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eSweetened Corn \u0026amp; Oat Cereal\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Yellow Corn Flour, Sugar, Whole Grain Oat Flour, Whole Grain Yellow Corn Flour, Honey, Salt, Natural Flavor, Yellow 5, Wheat Starch, BHT added to preserve freshness. Vitamins and Minerals: Niacinamide (Vitamin B3), Reduced Iron, Zinc Oxide, Vitamin A Palmitate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Thiamin Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Folic Acid, Vitamin D3, Vitamin B12)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eCorn Syrup\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eCane Sugar\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eButter\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(\u003cstrong\u003eCream\u003c\/strong\u003e, Natural Flavors)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAvocado Oil\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eHoliday Shaped Pretzels\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Wheat Flour, Salt, Vegetable Oil (Corn Oil, Sunflower Oil, or Canola Oil), Malt Syrup, Sugar, Yeast, Baking Soda)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eEdamame\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(\u003cstrong\u003eSoybeans\u003c\/strong\u003e, Sea Salt, Wasabi Oil, Dextrin)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eFurikake\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(\u003cstrong\u003eRoasted White Sesame Seed\u003c\/strong\u003e, Sugar, Salt, Dried Green Seaweed, \u003cstrong\u003eRoasted Black Sesame Seed\u003c\/strong\u003e, Hydrolyzed Corn Protein)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eSoy Sauce\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Water, Wheat, \u003cstrong\u003eSoybeans\u003c\/strong\u003e, Salt, Lactic Acid, Sodium Benzoate)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eContains Almonds, Wheat, Soy, Sesame, and Milk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deez Cookies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45381291442373,"sku":null,"price":12.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/3141\/0373\/files\/IMG_6625.jpg?v=1763725799"},{"product_id":"kalpana-chawla-chai-snickerdoodle-w-salted-caramel","title":"Kalpana Chawla: Chai Snickerdoodle w\/ Salted Caramel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe recent trip to the moon has gotten us excited about space travel. It also feels like a wonderful excuse to talk about the first Indian American woman to ever travel to space. Though best known as one of the ____ astronauts who perished in the Columbia explosion in 2003, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theshorthorn.com\/news\/campus\/astronaut-kalpana-chawla-s-legacy-continues-to-motivate-students-23-years-after-death\/article_0a390e32-e821-4438-8943-fc18f26c31d1.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Who was Kalpana Chawla?\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eKalpana Chawla\u003c\/a\u003e's remarkable career as an aerospace engineer and an astronaut is truly a story worth knowing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChawla was born and raised in Karnal, India. Her path to becoming American was forged by the same thing as millions before and since: the pursuit of a beautiful dream. After receiving an undergraduate education in engineering in India, Chawla came to the U.S. to study aerospace engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. Ever on the path towards flight, she became a naturalized citizen in the early '90s, a mandatory requirement for NASA astronauts.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChawla completed her first space mission in 1997. Instead of getting it out of her system, the more than 15 day stint above the Earth seemed to embed the longing for the stars more deeply in her heart. She got a second shot at space in January 2003. A glorious nearly two week stint of joy and research. A star crossed science girl's dream. Sadly, her team did not make it safely back to Earth. Their shuttle disintegrated above the sky of Texas on February 1, 2003.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInnumerable things have been named after Kalpana Chawla in the years since her death. But, as far as we can tell, this is her first cookie.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe perfected our Chai Snickerdoodle (and our own spice blend) back in 2021. But this cookie isn't simple a reintroduction. The addition of our very favorite salted caramel truly took this cookie to infinity and beyond. The perfect elevation for a truly remarkable person.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSold by the half-dozen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003epairing suggestions: milk (or the alternative of your choice), nut butter, black tea, vanilla ice cream\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deez Cookies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46061117079749,"sku":"SalCarmChai","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/3141\/0373\/files\/5CD961F3-57D3-4491-AAED-E3D24C6BBE99.jpg?v=1775746048"},{"product_id":"autumn-durald-arkapaw-pandan-pecan-praline-cookie-gluten-sensitive","title":"Autumn Durald Arkapaw: Pandan Pecan Praline Cookie (Gluten-Sensitive)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll it takes is a quick scroll of her website's homepage to remember that, though Autumn Durald Arkapaw is best known for Sinners, the film for which she finally won an Oscar, she's long deserved to be a household name (fwiw, Loki is our favorite example of her cinemaphotography genius). \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAnd so, when it came time to put together our inaugural AAPI Collection, her recent rise to pop culture fame seemed a perfect excuse to honor her. After all, how could \u003cem\u003eDee\u003c\/em\u003e pass up a chance to honor a woman so proud of her Filipino and Black Creole heritage?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn honor of a creative genius who has made a life of feasts of the eyes, we've made a cookie that combines jewels from the crowns of both of her cultures of origin: pandan and pralines. Our amazing rice flour based cookie dough felt like the perfect place for the merging of these worlds, given rice's status at the foundational grain for both cuisines. We've added the highest quality pandan extract we could find, a bit of ginger for a firm foundation, folded in the batch ends of our signature pralines and amped the culinary glory with a generous addition of some deeply toasted pecans. The result is something that tastes like a daydream. Creamy, earthy, and as much scented as it is flavored, the cookie is a work of art worthy of its namesake.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSold by the half dozen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003epairing suggestions: creole cream cheese ice cream, ube ice cream, coffee with cream, seedless berry jam, sharp cheese\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deez Cookies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46061156860101,"sku":"PandPecPraline","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/3141\/0373\/files\/7DAB11E7-F358-4433-ACFE-4B3FFCC9761C.jpg?v=1775747502"},{"product_id":"aapi-month-collection","title":"AAPI Month Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eThough we have told many beautiful stories and worked with many amazing flavors, we have never officially marked AAPI Month as a company. That stops this year!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe're so excited to share these stories and flavors, we're releasing the AAPI Month Collection early, giving you plenty of lead time fall in and spread the love. From vibrant but little known enclaves to space exploration to the crafting of visual worlds, there is so much to learn and love through these cookies :\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"product-single__title\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Pandan Praline Cookie\" href=\"https:\/\/deezcookies.com\/products\/autumn-durald-arkapaw-pandan-pecan-praline-cookie-gluten-sensitive\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAutumn Durald Arkapaw: Pandan Pecan Praline Cookie (Gluten-Sensitive)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"product-single__title\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Chai Snickerdoodle with Salted Caramel\" href=\"https:\/\/deezcookies.com\/products\/kalpana-chawla-chai-snickerdoodle-w-salted-caramel\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKalpana Chawla: Chai Snickerdoodle w\/ Salted Caramel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"product-single__title\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/deezcookies.com\/products\/village-de-lest-a-vietnamese-iced-coffee-shortbread\" title=\"Vietnamese Iced Coffee Shortbread\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVillage de L'Est: A Vietnamese Iced Coffee Shortbread\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote: We're getting an early start on celebrating (AAPI month is actually May). Bringing the party so you can plan ahead for your celebrations, and because we'll need to sunset this collection for the (Strawberry Jam(!!!) in mid May). You can order now for pick-up, delivery and shipping if you need cookies right away. \u003cstrong\u003eDon't need cookies until May? \u003c\/strong\u003eYou can add a note with your preferred pickup\/shipping\/delivery date during checkout. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deez Cookies","offers":[{"title":"Half-dozen (2 of each item)","offer_id":46071501226181,"sku":"AAPIHalf","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Dozen (4 of each item)","offer_id":46071501258949,"sku":"AAPIFull","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/3141\/0373\/files\/F3598F9B-4DC9-483C-BB7F-2B2B48B5BDD0.jpg?v=1775844277"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/3141\/0373\/collections\/F3598F9B-4DC9-483C-BB7F-2B2B48B5BDD0.jpg?v=1775848555","url":"https:\/\/deezcookies.com\/collections\/aapi-month.oembed","provider":"Deez Cookies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}