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Cooking Classes, Cookie Socials, and Chocolate: November-December 2026

Writer: Teresa Derrick-Mills
Teresa Derrick-Mills
13 hours ago
3 min read

We hope you will come out to enjoy some time on the farm with us in November and December. We are full up for November and December private classes. If you have a question, please contact us.

  • Chocolates and Tomatoes Farm is located at 7957 Hollow Road, Middletown, MD 21769

  • The Chocolate Shop, Cooking Classes, and Cookie Socials are located at the Purple Door. Pull in the lane, drive up BETWEEN the two fences, park in the designated area, and come in the purple door during shop hours and up to 15 minutes before class starts.

  • Chocolate dreidels large and small
  • Dozen filled truffle snowmen in gold box
  • Chocolate snowmen and trees in scene

Holiday Chocolate Shop Hours

  • PRE-ORDERING BEGINS NOVEMBER 16

    • You can order ahead or browse in the shop.

  • Saturday, SHOP LOCAL SATURDAY, 11/28, 10:30am-4:30pm

  • Thursday, 12/3, 4-6:30pm

  • Monday, 12/7, 5:30-7:30pm

  • Saturday, 12/12, 9-11am

  • Saturday, 12/19, 1:30-4:30pm (last Chocolate Shop of 2026 and until February 2027)


When you come to Cooking Classes and Socials, you can also purchase items from the Chocolate Shop after class.


Cooking Classes and Cookie Socials

The Learning Kitchen at Chocolates and Tomatoes Farm classes are led by Chef Mark unless otherwise noted. 

  • Cooking classes at The Learning Kitchen are designed primarily for adults. Teens and tweens are welcome with supportive adults. You should have one adult for every 3 children.

  • For Cookie Socials, you can bring children as young as 4 years old.


Savory and Sweet Cooking Classes (click or paste link in browser to register)

  • Making pasta with mixer in class
  • Bamboo steamer waiting for dumplings
  • Making filled truffles in class

Cookie Decorating with Chef Missy (click or paste link in browser to register)


7 Christmas Holiday cookies with fancy royal icing decorations in white, green, and red
Royal Icing Decorating Technique Examples

Chef Missy's Cookie Decorating Classes teach you various royal icing cookie-decorating techniques. Each class features a specific theme and gives you time to practice the techniques you are learning. 

  • Holiday-Themed: Learn Cookie Decorating with Chef Missy








Gingerbread Cookie Painting Socials (click or paste link in browser to register)

Why do we call it a "Social" instead of a "Class"?

This is one of Chef Mark's wife Teresa's favorite activities since childhood. Come experience the joy of being your creative self! We provide the cookies, the cookie paints and paint brushes, the space with holiday music, and you bring the joy and creativity. We will explain the basics in case you haven't painted on cookies before, but this isn't about learning a skill -- it is just a chance to relax with friends and family while you paint!

  • 3 cookie paint bowls with brushes and mitten-shaped cookies
  • Plate of painted gingerbread boys and girls
  • Painted cookie shapes from a class participant

  • As usual, children are welcome with participating, supportive adults. We allow children ages 4+ for the cookie socials. We request 1 paying adult for every 3 children. Groups of all adults are welcome too!

  • FOR THESE SOCIALS, We offer discounts for larger group registrations and children cost less than adults for this one because they get fewer cookies. You will see the pricing when you register. The socials are also nonrefundable. 

  • You can request various Cookie Packs, including Hanukkah, Christmas, and All Gingerbread Men. 

  • Register for any of the Cookie Social Sessions here:  https://occ.sn/TzzFrW7F

    • Monday, 11/30, 7:30-8:45pm

    • Saturday, 12/5, 2:00-3:15pm

    • Sunday, 12/13, 10am-11:15am

    • Saturday, 12/19, 10am-11:15am (last day The Learning Kitchen is open for 2026)

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