Dirty Dough cookie shop to open in Lakewood Ranch

Specialty cookies will soon be available at a brick-and-mortar store in Lakewood Ranch. Dirty Dough, which previously served up sweets from a mobile cookie trailer, is adding a storefront on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard to its offerings. The shop, near Lakewood Ranch's Waterside development, is expected to open Feb. 8.

Dirty Dough specializes in cookies with “mix-ins” and unique fillings as well as toppings. For example, some items on the menu include a strawberry shortcake cookie, which is a tart strawberry cookie filled with strawberry jam and topped with vanilla frosting, as well as toffee macchiato, which is a brown sugar cookie with coffee frosting, caramel drizzle and crunchy chocolate-toffee pieces.

Lyndon Hansen and Mike Stockton, who have both lived in Sarasota for decades, are the co-owners of the Lakewood Ranch franchise, having met through their careers in the real estate industry, according to a statement.