Homemade Greek paximadia

Bringing Greece home, one cookie at a time.

Twice-baked Greek cookies with pecans and cinnamon, made in small batches in Oakland from a family recipe. Best enjoyed alongside a cup of coffee.

Shop cookies — from $6 Meet Yia-Yia

Ships within California
Processed within 24 hours on weekdays
Permitted cottage food operation

Glass jar of Yia-Yia’s paximadia beside a cup of coffee and a plate of cookies on a wooden table

Packs from $6

Yia-Yia, the face behind the family cookie recipe

Meet Yia-Yia

Yia-Yia’s Cookies are dedicated to the grandmothers behind the recipe — from Gytheio, Greece to Oakland, baked in small batches from a family recipe.

What’s a paximadia?

Twice-baked crunch

A Greek cookie in the biscotti family: baked, sliced, then baked again.

Pecans & cinnamon

Simple pantry ingredients, nothing you can’t pronounce.

Made to dunk

Sturdy enough for coffee or tea, any time of day (or night).

Shop the cookies

One recipe, three ways to share it.

Every pack is the same family paximadia. Pick the size that fits your coffee table, your office, or your gift list.

Try them

4-Pack

4 cookies · 3 oz (85 g)

Perfect with coffee, a mid-afternoon snack, or an evening celebration.

$6$1.50 per cookie

For two

8-Pack

8 cookies · 6 oz (170 g)

Even better when you share them with a very good friend.

$11$1.38 per cookie

Best value

12-Pack

12 cookies · 8 oz (227 g)

Great for coffee with friends, day or night, and for gifting.

$15$1.25 per cookie

How to order

From our kitchen to your coffee table.

We’re a home-kitchen bakery, so we keep it simple. Here’s exactly what happens after you order.

Order online

Choose your pack above, add it to your cart, and check out securely right here on our site.

We bake & ship

Orders are processed within 24 hours on weekdays, excluding holidays. Weekend orders ship Monday. Once shipped, delivery within California typically takes 1–3 business days.

Local to Oakland?

Choose Pick Up at checkout for Oakland pickup. We will contact you by phone or email to arrange the details.

We ship within California only. $5 for a 4-Pack · $7 for an 8-Pack · $8 for a 12-Pack or mixed packs. Free shipping on orders of $75 or more.

Tray of Yia-Yia’s paximadia set out with coffee at an open house

Gifts, offices & open houses

Our cookies have already shown up at local brokers’ tours. Planning a client gift, an office treat or an open house? Tell us how many you need and when.

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Yia-Yia portrait from the Yia-Yia's Cookies label — The face on every bag

Our story

A December treat, now any day of the year.

Yia-Yia’s Cookies are dedicated to my grandmothers. My great Yia-Yia, Helen, born in Gytheio, made our paximadia without a recipe. Each bake was slightly different, but always delicious.

My Yia-Yia, Frances, spent years perfecting the recipe and only made them over the holidays. One season she taught me her ways and documented the recipe to the T. I sent her a batch before she passed in 2020, and earned her seal of approval.

Our Nextdoor neighbors

Neighbors keep coming back for the crunch.

Real recommendations from our Nextdoor page, quoted as written.

Recommended on Nextdoor

“Honestly, these are the best cookies I’ve found for dipping in coffee. They have that perfect, classic Greek texture—not too sweet, but super flavorful.”

F. W. · Oakland, CA

Recommended on Nextdoor

“Yia Yia’s Greek cookies were a huge hit with my entire family! I loved them, my kids loved them, and everyone couldn’t get enough.”

W. K. · Tarzana, CA

Recommended on Nextdoor

“Such a delightful treat. Perfectly balanced, great crunch and bite.”

J. F. · Oakland, CA

“I have ordered these cookies and my 100 year old Sicilian friend loves these cookies!!”

J. J. · Oakland, CA · Nextdoor comment

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Questions, pickup or bigger orders?

We’re a small home-kitchen bakery, so email is the fastest way to reach us.

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Greek paximadia Packs from $6

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Bringing Greece home, one cookie at a time.

Meet Yia-Yia

What’s a paximadia?

Twice-baked crunch

Pecans & cinnamon

Made to dunk

One recipe, three ways to share it.

4-Pack

8-Pack

12-Pack

From our kitchen to your coffee table.

Order online

We bake & ship

Local to Oakland?

Gifts, offices & open houses

A December treat, now any day of the year.

Neighbors keep coming back for the crunch.

Find us on Nextdoor.

Fresh from the oven, on Instagram.

Questions, pickup or bigger orders?

First to know about fresh batches.