CLEVELAND, Ohio – The calendar insists it’s December, which means one universal truth: somewhere in Greater Cleveland, a holiday party is happening right now and someone is already hovering near the cookie table like it’s a competitive sport.

If the kitchen is the heart of a Midwestern home, then the dessert spread is absolutely the soul — especially when cookies enter the chat.

That’s why the “Best of Cleveland” team put out the call last year to cleveland.com readers in search of the region’s most magical makers of holiday sweetness.

Readers responded with the enthusiasm of people who take their baked goods very seriously. From a wide field of beloved spots, you nominated bakeries, and narrowed that list to 10, and ultimately delivered a beautifully baked, perfectly frosted Top 3.

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