‘The cookie lady’ that keeps on cooking

HONOLULU (KHON2) — If you at any time will need to locate Dale Muramoto, prospects are you will obtain her cooking in her kitchen.

“I adore to make people today smile,” explained Muramoto.

Muramoto provides away the meals she can make, which is how her cookie enterprise started out when she was in her mid-50s.

“And I began baking from a small oven — kitchen oven and persons ended up telling me I should really offer it,” spelled out Muramoto.

When her business grew, Muramoto’s daughter joined her and they opened The Cookie Lady Hawaii retailer in Waipahu.

Immediately after a 10 years in Waipahu, Muramoto resolved to promote the small business.

Muramoto fulfilled Maiko Ushijima, who a short while ago took about the corporation and moved it to Sheridan Road in Honolulu.

“The authentic program was for me to retire and just take it uncomplicated, but I simply cannot maintain even now, I’m normally in my kitchen,” stated Muramoto.

So the 68-yr-previous made the decision to remain with the enterprise as a baker.

There are 10 varieties of cookies, at times much more, with lemon being the most well-known. Muramoto taught Ushijima all of her recipes, with a single vital component.

“I advised her to bake with love, normally bake with enjoy.”

Dale Muramoto, The Cookie Woman Hawaii founder

And who is familiar with — with Muramoto’s enthusiasm for cooking mixed with her drive to hold active, she could open yet another small business in the future.

“It’s under no circumstances far too late. You never know how very long you’re heading to are living, you may well dwell to 100,” explained Muramoto. “So I can even now bake, I said I’m going to die in a kitchen.”