They are baked using only fresh ingredients with no preservatives, and are sold in 8 ounce bags in specialty and gourmet stores. Upon moving to Albuquerque, New Mexico from New York City, Stephen Hoffman realized that a favorite pastime of baking cookies could actually be a business. AlbuqCOOKIE is his gift to his new home, and is the result of change, often a difficult transition, but of which we are all capable.