Holiday sweets

Since starting her business five years ago, Marie Christen, owners of Sweet Marie’s Bakeshop, has filled special orders for the holidays. During Thanksgiving, the Valley baker does pies, but Christmas becomes something else entirely.

“For Christmas, usually people have their own tradition. Whether it’s rugelach I’m making, or pies, or a cake for somebody, it varies,” said Christen. “We do, basically, everything and if I don’t know how to do it, I’ll look it up and figure it out and see if I can do it,” Christen said.

Along with the, now five year, tradition of doing baked...