Mixing up business: Dough Re Mi offers edible cookie dough
By AMY ROGNLIE | Photos by REBECCA BACHTEL
Mary Senese, owner of Temple-based Dough Re Mi edible cookie dough business, is still a kid at heart.
“Growing up, I loved sneakily eating the leftover cookie dough as my mom was baking homemade cookies, and it seems that many others did, too,” she says with a smile. “Dough Re Mi allows our customers to relive that experience — without the fear of getting sick.”
Dough Re Mi’s cookie dough is made with heat-treated flour and no eggs, making it safe to eat unbaked. They currently offer six flavors: Chocolate Chip, Dairy-Free Chocolate Chip, Peanut Butter, S’mores, Cookies N Cream, and Birthday Cake (Mary’s favorite). The dough is served in 6-ounce jars and is commonly enjoyed either refrigerated, at room temperature, or even heated up with a scoop of ice cream on top.
“I started Dough Re Mi in December 2019 as a way to share my edible cookie dough recipe with family and friends and make some extra cash while looking for a post-college job. I always knew I wanted to be a business owner someday,” Mary explains.
After graduating from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, with a degree in business management in 2019, she moved back home to Central Texas with her husband, Frank, and her two dogs, Bailey & Sonny.
“Though I grew up in a military family (my dad served in the Army for 25 years), Texas has mostly always felt like home. I was born in Fort Hood, left for several years, and circled back Central Texas in 2008, when my family came to Temple. We lived here for six years — the longest I’ve ever lived in one place — and really, I grew up here. And I knew how supportive this community is to small businesses.”
Mary makes all the cookie dough herself — 30 cups per flavor every week. While she doesn’t have a storefront yet, she does pop-up shops around Central Texas nearly every weekend for customers to come try all the flavors and purchase in-person. Times and locations are always updated on her website. Additionally, Dough Re Mi offers online ordering available throughout the week for local pickup/delivery, but also ships nationwide.
“While I’m excited and anxious to one day have several employees helping, I don’t take this phase for granted,” Mary says. “There’s something really special about being the one making every jar of cookie dough, packing all of the orders, and delivering to each customer. In fact, I often say my favorite part of this job is the relationships I’ve built within this community — both with our customers and with other local businesses. I’m the sole point of contact for DRM, and while that does come with a lot of pressure and sometimes a bit of stress, I also recognize the sweetness of it all.”
Dough Re Mi has quickly become a local favorite, thanks to the many pop-up shops in Temple/Belton and beyond, as well as collaborations with Temple’s Atrium Coffee Co., Gooch Family Farm in Troy, and other local businesses.
“Dough Re Mi has grown exponentially in the past few months, and for that I am eternally thankful — but it still has so much room to expand. My goal for 2021 is to open a storefront in the Temple area and grow from there.
Ultimately, I’d love to have multiple locations in Central Texas and even beyond, but Temple has been so good to me and to this business that I can’t imagine building anywhere else to start.”
More information
254-332-0090
info@doughremitx.com
www.doughremitx.com
