Mary Macleod's Shortbread

About

Mary Macleod’s Shortbread is Toronto’s finest and most unique gourmet cookie store. Baking many different varieties of hand-made shortbread using only the purest ingredients, this charming shop has been delighting customers since 1981.

Story

Mary started Mary Macleod's Shortbread in 1981, becoming the first business in Canada devoted exclusively to hand-made, pure shortbread. Her recipe is based on the traditional Scottish shortbread recipe passed down from her grandmother to her mother, and then to her.

She started baking at home for restaurants, and eventually opened her first retail shop under the marquee of The Capital Theatre in North Toronto. Line-ups outside the shop were commonplace and she often baked throughout the night to keep up with demand. Newspapers, magazines, and television offered glowing reviews of her cookies, beautiful packaging, and personalized customer service which have become the hallmarks of our family brand.

Today, this family business is run by her daughter-in-law, Sharon Macleod. We're now located at 639 Queen Street East, on the edge of Toronto's Riverdale community. We invite you to visit us and take in the fresh baked aromas. While the Chocolate Crunch shortbread is our signature cookie, we continue to create unique flavour combinations, including our latest, and Sharon's first shortbread creation, Maple Crunch.