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Cookie Conspiracy's headquarters are in Al Quoz, so Ms Jenkins can juggle her baking job with personal training
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Amanda Jenkins is the co-founder of baking start-up Cookie Conspiracy based in Al Quoz, Dubai. All photos: Pawan Singh / The National
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Ms Jenkins is also a personal trainer and last year took inspiration from her mum's baking lessons to launch her limited edition cookies
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Her fitness clients are among customers of her creations that have cheeky names such as The Bodyguard and Rai-sin Shine
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The British entrepreneur makes about 1,200 cookies a week, filling 100 boxes
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Her role includes checking that the courier company has the names, addresses and phone numbers for impending deliveries
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Cookie Conspiracy grew out of Ms Jenkins' love of baking, which further evolved during the 2020 pandemic lockdown
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Ms Jenkins sometimes does some research and development on potential new flavours
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Cookie Conspiracy operates from a kitchen in a former spice store
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The baker said she has about 100 flavours "backed up" for her online-only limited drops model
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Each box contains three cookies to put in the fridge – which taste better cold – and others for the microwave so they become gooey
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Cookie Conspiracy's headquarters are in Al Quoz, so Ms Jenkins can juggle her baking job with personal training
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Amanda Jenkins is the co-founder of baking start-up Cookie Conspiracy based in Al Quoz, Dubai. All photos: Pawan Singh / The National
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Ms Jenkins is also a personal trainer and last year took inspiration from her mum's baking lessons to launch her limited edition cookies
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GSAS4CK6AZEUBJ26J2P2TFGW4Q.jpg?smart=true&auth=5a3a81abcf4c3a0c5f4334ee9aa5df4912e2f5d7c45492044035a8fb49b11197&width=400&height=225)
Her fitness clients are among customers of her creations that have cheeky names such as The Bodyguard and Rai-sin Shine
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The British entrepreneur makes about 1,200 cookies a week, filling 100 boxes
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Her role includes checking that the courier company has the names, addresses and phone numbers for impending deliveries
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Cookie Conspiracy grew out of Ms Jenkins' love of baking, which further evolved during the 2020 pandemic lockdown
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NJ4TTXBF4BCRBLO5G6LVQRTJYA.jpg?smart=true&auth=19723724aea192fe30ee11a83073067a61fe2b4fd7d56134fd42b2eadb7ea311&width=400&height=225)
Ms Jenkins sometimes does some research and development on potential new flavours
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Cookie Conspiracy operates from a kitchen in a former spice store
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The baker said she has about 100 flavours "backed up" for her online-only limited drops model
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Each box contains three cookies to put in the fridge – which taste better cold – and others for the microwave so they become gooey
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Cookie Conspiracy's headquarters are in Al Quoz, so Ms Jenkins can juggle her baking job with personal training
Day in the Life: Meet the Dubai baker feeding residents and keeping them fit
Amanda Jenkins is a personal trainer and co-founder of startup Cookie Conspiracy
David Dunn
23 January, 2024
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