Isaiou and her team whip up cannabis-infused sandwich cookies, caramels, cheese crackers, and even a soup. Credit: SCOTT PITTS / DIANA ISAIOU
Isaiou and her team whip up cannabis-infused sandwich cookies, caramels, cheese crackers, and even a soup.
Isaiou and her team whip up cannabis-infused sandwich cookies, caramels, cheese crackers, and even a soup. SCOTT PITTS / DIANA ISAIOU

Deliciousness has been missing from the edibles industry for far too long, according to Diana Isaiou, who opened Seattle’s American Baked Co. in December 2015.

“I’ve never tried an edible and said, ‘This tastes good,'” she said.

For Isaiou, 52, a cannabis concoction should go beyond the stereotypical pot brownie.

In a pocket-size kitchen in Sodo, Isaiou and her team of pastry chefs whip up cannabis-infused sandwich cookies (including spins on Thin Mints and Oreos), caramels, cheese crackers, and even a soup. ABCo.’s website is Pinterest-meets-pot. The confections look like they’d fit right in at a bougie soiree or even in your grandma’s candy bowl. According to Isaiou, her company’s products are based on classic American snack foods—but with a sophisticated spin.

Ana Sofia Knauf reports on Neighborhoods for The Stranger. When she’s not commuting to work by bus, she’s worrying about Seattle’s rising rents, giving herself headaches thinking about race, or trying...