CINDY Lou

The Sweet Guru

No one radiates more positive energy than Cindy Kruse, aka Cindy Lou. People literally clap when she arrives to deliver her fresh baked cookies in her famous pink boxes. In Miami people gift her cookies as a show of love, to say thank you or to share their obsession with these unique and decadent treats.

Cindy got her love of cooking from her mom. After graduating in Hotel and Restaurant Management from Boston University she attended the famous Culinary Institute of America in upstate New York. She landed her first job as a Pastry Chef for Wolfgang Puck in Las Vegas and became famous for her delicious desserts.

See our interview to discover why she returned back to Miami with her partner Eric Paige, how she started Cindy Lou’s Cookies out of her garage in Coconut Grove and how Panther Coffee became her first client. Learn about the places she frequents in Little River where her first shop is located and of how she has expanded to Atlanta, New York and soon Chicago.