Tiff's Treats owner Tiffany Chen is excited to be in Beaumont, and from the looks of social media buzz, the feeling is mutual.

“We are thrilled to finally bring Tiff’s Treats to East Texas and offer warm cookie delivery in Tyler,” said Tiffany Chen, co-founder and chief creative officer of Tiff’s Treats.

But the real story behind Tiff’s Treats’ success is actually the sweetest love story in Austin. “I stood Leon up on a date and so as an apology I baked him some cookies,” said Tiffany Chen.

Twenty-five years ago, Tiff's Treats was born with about $20 of capital, a cell phone and an oven in an Austin apartment. The CEO was a recent guest on the Texas Business Minds podcast to discuss ...

“We are beyond excited to introduce Tiff’s Treats to these West Texas towns,” Tiffany Chen, co-founder and chief creative officer of Tiff’s Treats, said in a news release.

The idea for Tiff’s Treats began on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin 1999, when sophomore Tiffany Taylor, to apologize for standing up Leon Chen on a date, delivered a batch of ...