Black Mountain Chocolate makes the BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies in North Carolina!

 Cosmopolitan.com and Yelp report local business is the best

"In an online article dated August 18, 2016, Cosmopolitan columnist Helin Jung explained the process used in determining the winners:

“Cosmopolitan.com partnered with Yelp to pick the standout chocolate chip cookies in every state.  The Yelp data team looked at the number of reviews plus the star rating for every business on Yelp, along with reviews and photos of chocolate chip cookies to determine who had the best cookies.”

Yelp reviewers were quoted in the article: 

Chris W.: “The best chocolate chip cookies in town…”

Meghan R.: “Did I mention their chocolate chip cookies are heavenly… Every bite oozes with their very own dark chocolate.” 

Our "Chocolate Chunk Cookies" are loaded with both our Dominican 70% Cacao Dark Chocolate and our Mountain Milk 53% Dark Milk Chocolate.  They are sold only at the factory at 732 N Trade Street and at Cobblestone Farmers Market in Old Salem on Saturday mornings.  To ensure freshness, we bake them in small batches, so customers wanting more than a few should contact the store to place a special order. Orders placed in the morning are usually ready by the afternoon.  We are experimenting with shipping the cookies to see if we can add them to our online store.

Background information:  

Black Mountain Chocolate started in Black Mountain, NC in 2008 and moved operations to Winston-Salem in 2014.  We were the FIRST company in North Carolina and one of the first TEN chocolatiers to make bean-to-bar chocolate.

We use organic, fair trade certified Criollo (cree-O-yo) beans from a single source in the Dominican Republic.  Only about 5% of the world’s chocolate is made with Criollo beans.  (Criollo beans are to chocolate what fine Arabica beans are to coffee.)

Our recognitions include: 

The International Chocolate Salon and Taste TV awarded us "Four Stars, Superior Chocolatier" status in their 2016 ratings of Best Chocolatiers and Confectioners in America, Artisan Chocolate Awards.  

http://www.internationalchocolatesalon.com/best-of-the-year/

Our Mountain Milk Dark Milk Chocolate won a Good Food Award 2015.  

http://www.goodfoodawards.org/2015-winners/

We are a visible factory so our guests can watch production through the windows or take a behind the scenes tour.  So that you can see us in action, here is a link to a short video that aired on UNCTV's program, NC Weekend:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ngzr5Ju63So"

- A Press Release

Black Mountain Chocolate’s Visible Factory opens in Winston-Salem!

"Winston-Salem, North Carolina – September 15, 2014 – Black Mountain Chocolate Company opens its Visible Chocolate Factory to the public on Friday, Sept. 19. 

Mayor Allen Joines is scheduled for a ribbon-cutting at 11:30a.m. that day to start the Grand Opening celebration.

The firm’s new location on Trade Street features large windows that let guests actually see their chocolate being made.  The Visible Factory also offers guided tours and chocolate-making classes.  BMC’s pastry chef creates house-made confections, pastries, gelato, drinking chocolate, tea and coffee in the on-site Chocolate Kitchen – also visible to guests. 

“Black Mountain Chocolate is proud to join Winston-Salem’s growing artisan food community!” said Brent Peters, co-proprietor of BMC with his wife Dawn and daughter Megan.  “We love the location in the Downtown Arts District, crafting edible art in the form of chocolate.”

BMC is the first retail operation to open in the newly renovated Big Winston Tobacco Warehouse at 8^th and Trade Streets in downtown Winston-Salem.

Black Mountain Chocolate is North Carolina’s original craft chocolate maker, operating since 2007.  Founded near Black Mountain, North Carolina, Black Mountain Chocolate is personally crafted all the way from the cocoa bean.  Using natural ingredients, BMC works in small batches to coax the maximum flavor from each ethically-sourced cocoa bean.  BMC products can be found at many gourmet or grocery stores, coffee shops, wineries, at the company’s retail stores on Trade Street and in Reynolda Village in Winston-Salem, and online at www.blackmountainchocolate.com."

- A Press Release

Black Mountain Chocolate’s Visible Factory coming to Winston-Salem!

"Black Mountain Chocolate Company is expanding  operations to Winston-Salem. The firm’s new Trade Street location will introduce the Visible Chocolate Factory to Winston-Salem. Guests will be able to see their chocolate being made,  take tours and classes, and experience chocolate in a whole new way. BMC’s on-site Chocolate  Kitchen will offer confections, pastries, gelato and drinks with a chocolate theme.

“Black Mountain Chocolate is excited to bring the experience of small-batch chocolate-making
to Winston-Salem!” said Dawn Peters, co-proprietor with her husband Brent and daughter
Megan.

BMC is participating in the renovation of the Big Winston Tobacco Warehouse at 8th and Trade
Streets in downtown Winston-Salem. Opening date is anticipated for late Summer 2014.

Black Mountain Chocolate is North Carolina’s original craft chocolate maker, operating since
2007. Located near Black Mountain, North Carolina, Black Mountain Chocolate is personally
crafted all the way from the cocoa bean. Using natural ingredients, BMC works in small batches
to coax the maximum flavor from each ethically-sourced cocoa bean. BMC products can be
found at many gourmet or grocery stores, coffee shops, wineries, at the company’s retail store in
Reynolda Village in Winston-Salem, and online at www.blackmountainchocolate.com."
A Press Release