From sweet treats to savory snacks like cornbread and beef jerky, we’ve got you covered.

This issue of Oklahoma Gazette is all about small plates, snacks and bites. Oklahoma produces many great treats that are available at the grocery store or in retail shops. From sweet treats to savory snacks like cornbread and beef jerky, we’ve got you covered.

By Jacob Threadgill | Photos by Jacob Threadgill and Gazette / file

Gazedibles: Sooner snacks
Jacob Threadgill

Della Terra Fine Pasta

7210 Broadway Extension

dellaterrapasta.com

Chef Chris Baker started selling his fresh pasta at farmers markets in Oklahoma in 2011, and now his pasta is available at fine dining restaurants around the country, including many in Oklahoma City. Pick up some yourself at its retail location on Broadway Extension or 10 retail locations in the city. Get them in classic flour-based pasta or an ancient grain set made with khorasan, spelt and durum.

Gazedibles: Sooner snacks
Jacob Threadgill

Woody Candy Company

922 NW 70th St.

woodycandy.com

 405-842-8903

Founded by Claude Woody in 1927, Woody Candy Company is the oldest candy company in Oklahoma. Woody’s claim to fame is chewy caramel pralines available at 5,000 retail locations across the country, but stop by its OKC retail shop for many more options. Of course, Woody Candy is also the only place to get Oklahoma’s famous Aunt Bill’s Brown Candy either at its physical store or online.

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Jerky.com at Penn Square Mall, Monday, March 28, 2016. (Garett Fisbeck)

Java Dave’s Coffee

9 S. Broadway Ave., Edmond

javadavescoffee.com

405-340-8084

Snickerdoodle has long been a favorite in cookie form, but coffee? Tulsa’s own Java Dave’s Coffee makes its own blend of snickerdoodle-flavored coffee, Snickerdelicious. Check out many of Java Dave’s interesting flavors at its Edmond location, where the menu expands into breakfast and deli sandwiches, salads and pastries.

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Java Dave's Everything Baget with cream cheese and a Snickerdelicious Cappuccino. mh
(Jacob Threadgill)

Shawnee Milling Co.

201 S. Broad Ave., Shawnee

shawneemilling.com

405-273-7000

An Oklahoma institution since 1906, Shawnee Milling Company first introduced baking mixes to grocery stores in 1964. Its most important product might be cornbread mix, which is available in four flavors: yellow corn muffin mix, Mexican, white and yellow buttermilk. No matter the flavor, don’t forget to pre-heat your skillet for a crispy bottom.

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Arbuckle Mountain Original Fried Pies & Coffee

3721 NW 50th St.

arbucklemountainpies.com

405-946-1300

Why sit down for a piece of pie when you can get one on the go? The hand pie tradition started as a respite for cowboys along the unforgiving terrain of the Arbuckle Mountains. The original storefront is near Turner Falls, but the Oklahoma City location serves through a drive-thru window, frying each hand pie to-order within a few minutes.

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Chris Becker makes spaghetti for Della Terra Pasta at Urban Agrarian in Oklahoma City, Satuday, Aug 1, 2015. (Garett Fisbeck)

Bedré Fine Chocolate

multiple metro locations

bedrechocolates.com

580-369-4200

What started as an operation in a former elementary school in Ada has become an Oklahoma powerhouse since its acquisition by the Chickasaw Nation in 2000. With over 50 wholesale retail locations in the metro area — most notably OnCue, Crest Fresh Market and Homeland — you don’t have to go to Davis to peruse its selection of confections. Pairing peanut butter-filled and raspberry-filled bars puts a whole new spin on PB&J.

Gazedibles: Sooner snacks
Jacob Threadgill

Jerky.com

918 N. Hudson Ave.

jerky.com

405-609-1900

What started as a location in Penn Square Mall has expanded to Midtown and the Chisholm Creek development. Now Jerky.com, founded by Doug Iske and Chad Trost, has had so much success with its unique flavors of jerky (ranging from beef to poultry, seafood and wild game), summer sausage and licorice that it has expanded across state lines with a location in Grapevine, Texas.

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