The Heart Behind Butterhouse ™

Butterhouse began with a simple belief: the smallest gestures can carry the greatest meaning.

A handwritten note.
A beautifully wrapped box.
A cookie shared with someone you care about.

Butterhouse was created to celebrate those moments — the quiet ways we show love, gratitude, and thoughtfulness in everyday life.

Our cookies are crafted to make those gestures effortless, beautiful, and memorable.

A Tradition of Hospitality

Butterhouse was born from a lifetime of gathering around tables where food, conversation, and care brought people together.

The spirit behind Butterhouse was shaped long before the first cookie was baked.

My grandparents were immigrants from Lebanon who eventually made their home in Guadalajara, Mexico. My grandmother, Shams Abuali, had a remarkable gift for hospitality.

Every day at noon, friends and family would gather at her home. They sat together on her terrace, drinking Turkish coffee, sharing stories, laughter, and sometimes worries. People arrived as friends and left feeling like family.

Her home was always full — not just with relatives, but with an extended circle of people who cared for one another.

There was a feeling there that I have carried with me ever since: a sense of belonging.

The Joy of Gathering

While my grandmother taught me the beauty of hospitality, my mother’s family showed me the joy of gathering.

My mother grew up in a large family with many brothers and sisters, and weekends were always filled with people. Everyone would gather around the table for long, relaxed afternoons, sharing simple meals, playing games, telling stories, and laughing together.

Those moments weren’t elaborate or formal. They were simply about being together.

Looking back, I realize how much those gatherings shaped my understanding of what truly matters: connection, warmth, and the comfort of sharing food with the people we love.

Butterhouse is rooted in that same spirit.

Creating a Place of Belonging

Years later, after immigrating to the United States myself and building my own life and family, I realized how deeply I missed that feeling of gathering, connection, and warmth.

Butterhouse is my way of recreating that spirit.

Not necessarily through a physical house (not yet), but through small moments that bring people together, sharing a cookie, sending a thoughtful gift, or simply letting someone know they matter.

Every Butterhouse box is meant to carry that message.

A Life Built Around What Matters

Another influence behind Butterhouse was my father, Nadim Ali Modad.

He was a journalist, entrepreneur, and storyteller who believed life should be built around the things we love most. He created a career that allowed him to travel, share stories, and pursue his passions while staying deeply connected to family.

Watching him taught me that meaningful work begins with understanding what matters to you, and having the courage to build something around it.

Butterhouse is my way of honoring that lesson.

The Butterhouse™ Standard

Every Butterhouse cookie is made with care, thoughtfully selected ingredients, and attention to detail.

We believe indulgence should feel both joyful and intentional, from the ingredients we choose to the way every box is prepared.

And because Butterhouse is meant to be shared, each order arrives beautifully packaged and ready to gift.

A Small Gesture Can Mean Everything

At its heart, Butterhouse is about connection.

About celebrating moments, big or small.
About making it easy to show someone you care.

Thank you for letting Butterhouse be part of those moments.

— Yezmin Thomas, Founder

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Questions?

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