Teaneck Bakery Celebrates 50 Sweet Years In Business

TEANECK, N.J. — A Teaneck bakery going into its 50th year is continuing a long-standing tradition of preparing its goodies 'round the clock.

A Butterflake Bakery customer takes a selfie before devouring a treat.
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Snowmen cookies by Butterflake Bake Shop in Teaneck.
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Butterflake in Teaneck has been selling baked treats for half a century.
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Butterflake in Teaneck prepares holiday treats for generations of customers who visit the shop or put in orders to ship baked goods to ones each year.
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Melissa Heule

12/23/2015 5:30 a.m.

Butterflake Bake Shop on Cedar Lane makes butter cookies, cakes and breads in the back of the shop before selling them to customers or shipping them off to fans around the country.

“Corporations send us their lists, and we send out a couple of pounds of cookies to each client - we do a lot of business that way,” said J.J. Becker, the operations manager, who has been there for three years. The Morris County resident has packed 300-400 of cookie tins for the holidays so far.

“People call up for a melt-away to be sent to their grandmother. Or their nephew used to live here and they want to ship it because they want a taste of home - we get a lot of that."

Customers also stop by for a nostalgic taste of childhood.

“You don’t think of it as a destination, but people come back to see family," Becker said. "For a lot of people — that’s Butterflake. They have memories of this place from birthdays or visits with their grandfather.

"We’re part of the community."

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