With The Cookie Jar, Hannah Swensen has a mouthwatering monopoly on the bakery business of Lake Eden, Minnesota. But when a rival store opens, tensions begin to bubble...

As she sits in her nearly empty store on Groundhog Day, Hannah can only hope that spring is just around the cornerâ??and that the popularity of the new Magnolia Blossom Bakery is just a passing fad. The southern hospitality of Lake Edenâ??s two Georgia transplants, Shawna Lee and Vanessa Quinn, is grating on Hannahâ??s nervesâ??and cutting into her profits.

At least Hannah has her business partner Lisaâ??s wedding to look forward to. Unfortunately, Shawna Lee has finagled an invitation to the receptionâ??and is bringing her Southern Peach Cobbler for the dessert table. Things go from bad to worse when Shawna Lee and Hannahâ??s sometime-boyfriend, Detective Mike Kingston, are no-shows to the wedding. When Hannah sees lights on at the Magnolia Blossom Bakery after the reception, she investigatesâ??and finds Shawna Lee shot to death.

Everyone in town knew the Cookie Jarâ??s business was sufferingâ??a fact that puts Hannah at the top of the initial list of suspects. But with a little help from her friends, Hannahâ??s determined to track down whoever had the right ingredients to whip up a murderâ?¦