Aanya's Treats began with Aanya’s dream of becoming a baker and someday owning her own bakery in Paris, France. What started as a childhood goal has become a family-run cottage bakery producing more than 10,000 baked goods per year.
Aanya first said she wanted to become a baker when she was 8 years old. By the next summer, she had set an even bigger goal: someday owning her own bakery in Paris, France. Aanya's Treats officially started in 2025, when she was 9 years old, and her older brother Rohan stepped up to help her learn, bake, and run the business.
Running this bakery has been incredibly educational and fun for the entire family. It creates meaningful bonding time, teaches hard work, and gives the kids hands-on experience with baking, cooking, customer service, planning, and responsibility.
Today, Aanya's Treats produces more than 10,000 baked goods per year, including cookies, brownies, pastries, gluten-free options, and Rohan's Chai. The kids continue to learn new techniques, expand the menu, and discover what it takes to build something of their own.
November 2023 — Aanya says she wants to be a baker.
June 2024 — Aanya says she wants to own her own bakery in Paris, France someday.
August 2024 — Aanya learns about Sullivan University and decides she wants to attend its culinary arts program after high school.
November 2024 — Dad hires a graphic designer to create logo options for Aanya's Treats.
March 2025 — Dad obtains a cottage license for Aanya's Treats from the state of Kentucky.
April 2025 — Aanya's Treats is accepted to the Norton Commons Farmers Market.
April 2025 — Dad surprises Aanya and Rohan with the farmers market news and custom-made T-shirts.
April 2025 — First farmers market; approximately 200 cookies are sold.
June 2025 — Gluten-free cookies are added to the menu.
November 2025 — Free cookie day for Aanya's birthday; more than 500 people come out to wish her a happy birthday.
December 2025 — The kids start learning how to make pastries, including puff pastry, croissants, and macarons.
March 2026 — Aanya's Treats attends Louisville Bock Fest and sells almost 600 cookies in one day.
April 2026 — Second farmers market season begins with new items, an expanded menu, and Rohan's Chai packets and hot cups to go.
July 2026 — Aanya's Treats launches online ordering with pickup and delivery.
Browse the current menu, choose your treats, and place your order for Saturday pickup or local delivery.