Mike said they are currently working through the ![]() The company recently sparked interest when the owners participated in the “Shark Tank” casting call during the show’s recent visit to Knoxville. “If you get a buzz off these cookies, it’s from the sugar,” Mike said. The alcohol bakes out of the cookies in the oven, so they are safe for everyone to consume. Two more will be offered beginning in June. Currently, they offer four flavors: Berry White, a strawberry and white chocolate cookie Happy Pappy, an apple and oats cookie Rocky Top, a creamy chocolate chip and John Lemon, a lemon blueberry cookie. … It really is an enhanced flavor burst, and it helps keep the cookies moist.” “It makes for fun cookie flavors,” Robin added. Mike believes the success is wrapped up in the cookies’ secret recipes, which include good, wholesome ingredients such as real butter and fruit. Several of the cookies now feature something you might not expect in a cookie: moonshine. “We use Tennessee moonshine in the cookie,” he said. The cookies, which are thick and chewy, became a sensation with customers, family and friends, including Dunlap. The response was overwhelmingly positive. On Halloween of that year, they decided to send some free, freshly baked cookies with each delivered pizza as a special treat for customers. Robin said it really started in 1988 when the couple owned The Pizza Doctor. Moonshine Mountain Cookies, owned by Mike, Robin and their close friend, Rick Dunlap of Nashville, has been in operation for only about three months. You run with it,’ there’s a certain joy to that because there’s often strong teamwork,” McLemore said. “When somebody has the trust in my capabilities to say, ‘Here’s the vision. The Madduxes provided the vision, cookies and props but gave the photographer creative freedom to “play.” McLemore chose to submit this photograph because he knew it was a strong image. Robin added, “I thought it was very impressive for Colby, and it confirmed the direction we were going in and that he was able to capture it.” “I thought that was awesome,” Mike, who also owns FunMakers and Rocky Top Dog Fence, said. “That was a pretty big honor for him, and obviously pretty good exposure for us, too.” ![]() Robin and Mike, 53, were thrilled when they heard the news. This spring, the photograph he took for the Moonshine Mountain Cookie’s home page won Best in Show in the commercial images division of the Professional Photographers of East Tennessee’s annual competition. ![]() What they didn’t realize is McLemore, owner of Colby’s Photography, often submits his work to local, regional and national contests and has won many awards. The couple wanted quality images to use on the business website, so they hired West Knoxville’s Colby McLemore based on their website designer’s recommendation. “When Mike and Robin Maddux of Karns hired a photographer for their new business, Moonshine Mountain Cookie Co., they didn’t expect to receive an award-winning photograph. It was written by Adria Amos and you can see it on their website by clicking here. Knoxville News Sentinel recently did an article on the clients and prize that I won.
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