Lola Cookies & Treats Celebrates Five Years

, located in historic downtown Leesburg, celebrated its 5th anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 29. The bakery offered a free cookie to everyone who stopped by as a way to say you for their continued support.

"I can’t believe we’ve lasted this long," said Owner Lorraine Hooper. "It was a really challenging five years in a lot of ways. We had blizzards in there, we’ve had a difficult economy and I think in some ways a bakery business is a challenging business anywhere."

In the past five years, Hooper said downtown Leesburg has had a lot of turnover. With all the things the business had to contend with, Hopper said she is glad to have made it this far.

Lola's began as a home-run business in the Hooper's Leesburg home before it moved to its current downtown location. Since then, she has had overwhelming support, Hooper said, which led her to Saturday's celebration.

The unexpected snowfall canceled some of the outside events Lola's had planned including a live band, but a steady stream of customers flowed through the doors despite the wet weather.

"I hope that we can continue to build on the success that we’ve had so far," Hooper said. "I think we could continue to expand our product line and grow in any way possible. We’ve been doing everything right so far as far as I can tell. I’d like to just keep on going."

Lola Cookies & Treats is located at 109 S. King St., in Leesburg. Call 703-669-6970 or visit www.lolacookies.com.