Plot Synopsis

Based on the book "Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder" by Joanne Fluke. Hannah Swensen is a creative and bubbly baker extraordinaire in a small town in Minnesota, where everyone knows each other and secrets don't stay hidden for long. Her bakeshop, the Cookie Jar, is where much of the town's gossip percolates along with the strong coffee. But after she finds her good friend and delivery driver shot dead in the alley behind her shop, her idyllic world is turned upside down. Her brother-in-law and county deputy sheriff recruits her to help him chase down the culprit, but newly appointed Detective Mike Kingston has other ideas on how to investigate. As Hannah gets close to the handsome detective, she also meets the town's new resident dentist at the prodding of her matchmaking mother Delores, and is suddenly caught in an unexpected romantic mystery of her own. Then, as a surprising number of suspects emerge, and motives ranging from blackmail to extortion abound, Hannah is strategically placed in the investigation to hear all as she jumps in as detective.