🥛 Milk for the Cookies 🍪

Santa needs milk for his cookies the way a Silicon Valley engineer needs three monitors and a standing desk just to answer one email. Without it, nothing’s getting delivered, and he’s definitely not clearing your rooftop without a strong, dairy-fueled drink.

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At Ava’s, we’ve lined up the finest milks this side of Castro St:

• Alexandre A2 Milk, from the nation’s first regenerative organic dairy with A2-only cows that many people find gentler to digest. We guarantee that it's the best milk you’ll ever taste… or bring it back so we can tell you why you’re wrong.
• Straus Family Organic Milk, born at the first certified organic creamery in the U.S., famous for a methane digester that turns cow manure into electricity (eco-magic!)
• Claravale Farm Raw Milk, one of only two state-licensed raw milk dairies in CA, sells non-homogenized milk that naturally separates like it’s trying to get cast in a retro cream-top commercial. Unpasteurized, so it's great for when you want just a hint of listeria with your morning cereal.

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If real-deal cow dairy isn’t your cup of… well, milk, we’ve got plant milk so good Santa won’t even pause mid-cookie: almond, soy, oat, cashew, coconut, and other plants that somehow agreed to be milked from their teeny-tiny plant nipples. Oat milk sips with a tiny water footprint (think of it as the drinkable, anti-LLM), soy milk carries one of the lowest carbon impacts of any milk on Earth (counteracting beef, which is the highest), and almond milk remains the undefeated champion of “I'm not drinking my coffee black, but I am trying to lose a few pounds.” Let's face it: plant-based milks are the heroes that your cookies never knew they deserved.

🍪 Cookies for, Let's Say, Santa 🎅

If you want Santa to take you seriously this year (like “actually bring you that impossible-to-find gadget that’s been sold out since October” seriously) you need to elevate your cookie plate. And nothing says refined holiday palate like Surtido Navidad from E. Moreno, the legendary Spanish assortment that makes American cookies look (and taste!) like they were baked in a hurry at a gas station.

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Here’s what Santa will find when you drop this box on the table like the classy Mountain View tastemaker you are:

• Polvorones: Crumbly almond shortbread that basically disintegrates the moment you think about eating it. Traditionally made with ground almonds or walnuts. Santa loves these, though he will absolutely get crumbs in the sleigh.
• Mantecados: A cousin of the polvorón, but richer and denser thanks to real lard. Fun fact: mantecados date back to the 1500s and were originally created to use up surplus pork fat. Peak holiday energy. 🐷
• Rosquillas: Little anise-flavored rings that taste like your abuela’s kitchen if your abuela were Spanish royalty. Lightly crunchy, lightly sweet, and perfect for dipping in milk (or, let’s be honest, Santa’s late-night egg nog).
• Tortas de Aceite: Delicate olive-oil wafers sprinkled with sugar and sesame seeds. Slightly crisp, slightly flaky, slightly addictive. These are the cookies that tell Santa you’ve traveled… even if you just traveled from Castro St to Ava’s.
• Hojaldradas: Puffy, airy, laminated pastries dusted in powdered sugar. Think of them as the lovechild of a croissant and a cookie, but without all that French hoity-toity attitude.
• Almendrados: Chewy almond cookies that deliver a marzipan-adjacent bite without going full marzipan. These are the sleeper hit of the box… Santa has opinions about them, and they’re all positive.

A curated box like Surtido Navidad signals to Santa that you’ve put real thought into your cookie game. You’re not just leaving him snacks; you’re leaving him a culinary experience. Put this box out, pour him the good milk, and maybe toss in a wink. Santa’s only human, and baby, it's cold outside.

🍬 Gummies for… Your Dentist?! 🪥

Not everyone wants the polite little crunch of a cookie. Some prefer their Santa-shaped treats to settle in between their teeth and start paying rent, like a festive sugar squatter refusing to leave. That’s exactly what the Trolli Santa Gummi Mix delivers: chewy Santas, elves, trees, and assorted holiday blobs designed to hang on for dear life from dawn ‘til whatever hour you finally floss. They’re bright, bouncy, and perfect for anyone who wants their seasonal treats to last longer than a Mountain View development approval cycle.