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Aunt Dena's Bakery
My name is Dena Stutzman and I am the owner and founder of Aunt Dena's Bakery. After a full career in the nursing field, I felt called by the Lord to open a business in my retirement. In 2010, I opened my bakery in Washington, Illinois and have been creating the best baked goods in the area ever since.

We hope to see you soon! Many of our recipes are old family traditions- all are made with love. We blend quality ingredients with tried and true techniques to create the best baked goods in the Washington area. Over the last eleven years, we have become one of the most popular spots in the area for fresh and tasty baked goods.
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Melvin Black
Melvin Black
Dec 15, 2021
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This place is so sweet, literally, and the staff were so nice when we went in! The blueberry scones are my favorite and a close second is the lemon crinkle cookies! If you haven't given this place a try yet you absolutely need to!
Allyson R.
Allyson R.
Oct 02, 2021
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I am absolutely still a customer, they are that good, but. I recently discovered that they are charging the credit card fee back onto me, when I use my card, which is most of the time. Apparently they have been doing that for a year and a half. I have only been a customer for a year and never noticed until recently. I believe the woman who rang me out said it was an additional 3.5%. And it is stated on a portion of their counter, but it is very small to read. I'll just never be happy with any business that charges me extra for using my card. Credit card fees are the price of running
Corey Tripp
Corey Tripp
Nov 12, 2020
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We ordered 40 Wedding cupcakes and they were great. The service was awesome and the cupcakes tasted great also. They were the talk of the wedding. Amazing!!!!! Thanks for the great food.
Nicole C.
Nicole C.
Sep 28, 2020
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Ruined my niece's bday. Horrible service and shouldn't be set up for delivery service. When I questioned my sister about this place she said the owner was "not a people person". My niece never received her bday cupcakes.
Gerald C.
Gerald C.
Sep 21, 2020
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I was on a walk and needed a bit of water. Stepped in and got the water, but the baked goods looked so delicious. I caved in and bought one ginger cookie. Oh my, that was the best ginger cookie I've ever tasted...soft and so full of good flavor. I need to stop by again in another moment of weakness and try something else.
Kristen C.
Kristen C.
Sep 15, 2020
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I stopped going to the local bakeries years ago when the two main businesses started going down with taste and quality in my opinion. THEN...someone introduced me to this business I had never heard of. WOW...if you haven't been run...don't walk!

They have SO MANY sweet treats and all really delicious. Their prices reasonable, outstanding quality, love you can buy individual treats and drum roll...you can get individual squares of wedding cake. *The crowd goes wild*

No joke I've had almost everything there I think and they are without a doubt the best cookies, cakes, breads, brownies
Molly Bragg
Molly Bragg
Aug 03, 2020
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I was absolutely blown AWAY at how beautiful my request for robot themed goodies turned out! Exactly what I had shown in the example and hoped for. Can't wait to use Aunt Dena's again and will recommend to anyone.
Kelly L.
Kelly L.
Feb 22, 2020
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I found mold on two of my breads took it back to the owner!! She was extremely RUDE! She argued with me and tried to reason why. She said she would give me and in store credit rather then giving us the money back. No thank!! Two years prior she completely botched graduation cake design and order for my neighbor. Again.. was very rude to them! I will not give her my business!
Nancy Groff
Nancy Groff
Jan 26, 2020
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The best iced sugar cookies I've ever had! I like to stop in for lunch, chicken salad wrap a cup of soup and cookies for dessert! I have tried all of her cookies and they are delicious! great bakery
Chris & Sharon Decker
Chris & Sharon Decker
Sep 10, 2019
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I cannot thank you enough for the beautiful wedding cake, cupcakes and cookies you created for our daughters wedding! The cake was beautiful and it was exactly what the kids wanted! Everything was delicious and I have made sure everyone knows where to come for cakes, cookies, pies and any baking need! Thank you so much for making our daughters day so special with the seet treats, we had no left overs!!! We wouldnt go anywhere else - best in town!
Dallas Turner
Dallas Turner
Jun 08, 2019
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Their cookies and cake balls are amazing. Every time we are in town, my wife asks if we can stop in at Aunt Deena's for some cookies. I love their snickersoodles and peanut butter cookies.
Amanda T.
Amanda T.
Feb 22, 2018
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Aunt Dena's staff was "new" and did not know how to process a credit card payment over the phone. They did not know what an itemized receipt was and did not supply me with one. The cake was poorly decorated- it looked like my 9 year old wrote on it. The lettering was really off centered. The cake tasted ok but I would not order here again especially for 48$
Kate P.
Kate P.
Sep 01, 2017
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Aunt Dena's Bakery did an outstanding job on our wedding cake and cupcakes! Everything was absolutely perfect and, honestly, the best cake I've ever had! I highly recommend the red velvet cake!!
Jen B.
Jen B.
Mar 16, 2017
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Crazy reasonable prices and totally worth every penny! Stopped here after throwing away a terrible cupcake purchased in Peoria for $2.50 and then only taking one bite but still needing my sugar fix. Tried out a snickerdoodle cookie for $1.10 (excellent, buttery with just the right amount of spice and chew), a morning glory muffin .75c (not wild about the coconut but overall really yummy with lots of large nuts) and a lemon bar for $1.10 also that was perfectly baked with plenty of lemon! Wish this place was closer to me so I could stop in more but will be thinking of them when I need to order a
Daisy B.
Daisy B.
Apr 19, 2016
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I was hungry for lunch, but I didn't feel like fast food. I saw the sign for Aunt Dena's sandwiches. I'm so glad I stopped! Absolutely delicious and a great value! I plan on returning soon!
Brian H.
Brian H.
Jun 23, 2015
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Love Aunt Dena's!!! Fantastic food from this bakery at reasonable prices. Service is always friendly and welcoming. Will be my go to place for any deserts in the future!
Anna B.
Anna B.
Mar 04, 2015
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Fantastic bakery! Their frosted sugar cookies are my go-to for any classroom treat. Absolutely wonderful.
Julia S.
Julia S.
Jul 24, 2014
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GREAT chocolate chip cookies! ALWAYS friendly and always has good desserts!!!!!!
Bob Z.
Bob Z.
Jun 24, 2014
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This bakery is the place to go for sweets in this area. We treated ourselves with a little post-move celebration and was very pleased once again with the selection of products, service and price. The apple-nut bread is out of this world! The scotcharoos are the best I have ever had.
Rachelle S.
Rachelle S.
May 28, 2013
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A definite WILL NOT disappoint bakery! I cannot imagine ordering from anywhere else! Great service and yummy everything! I purchased a graduation cake and cupcakes for our daughters party and EVERYONE wanted to know where the cake came from! Great service, helpful and friendly! I thought the price was very reasonable!
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