Abbey Kowalec (@angelbakednyc with 200,000 total followers), is a cookie artist originally from a small town in Connecticut, who had a love for visual arts and baking from a young age. Cookies however, did not come into her life until much later – her first love was dance. Throughout her formative years Abbey trained rigorously in all disciplines of dance and went on to receive her BFA from Marymount Manhattan College.
Following graduation, she was fortunate to book her first professional job as a Knicks City Dancer at Madison Square Garden and then went to book her first season as Radio City Rockette in the Christmas Spectacular in 2019. When Abbey wasn’t dancing on court at MSG or on stage at Radio City, she started baking and decorating cookies for her teammates and fellow dancers.
From there, AngelBaked was created – a custom cookie business that specializes in intricately decorated sugar cookies. In each cookie, Abbey’s attention to detail and priority of personalizations shines through. In her eyes everyone should experience “art you can eat”. Since taking her business full time in 2023, Abbey has shared her small business journey on TikTok and Instagram, amassing a community of 200,000 cookie art lovers.
Through her cookie-decorating content she has been able to work with brands, such as Netflix, Saks Fifth Avenue, Disney on Broadway, and Burger King, to showcase upcoming campaigns and advertisements. Abbey’s content frequently goes viral and is extremely engaged by her followers because of her unique talents and abilities. Comments on her post often consist of “these should be in a museum,” “these are amazing,” and “one cookie should be worth $50.”
Abbey is truly an impressive talent who continues to share her creations as well as “Day in the Life” content on social media, and is excited to see where AngelBaked goes.