R.I.P. Mother's Cookies - noooooooooooooo!!!

think life couldn't get any worse after the financial crisis?  think again!

Mother's Cookies, an Oakland institution for 92 years, has been shuttered, its owner seeking bankruptcy protection for the company.

The ending was abrupt: Workers for the company, which shifted its baking and distribution operations to plants in Ohio and Canada in 2006, told workers Friday that operations would cease and cookies would no longer be made as of Monday.

The company cited rising prices for raw materials and fuel, and on Monday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. There is not a single American who doesn't know what Mother's Cookies is and doesn't know the taste of their signature Circus Animal cookies.  As a child (and as an adult) I could easily consume and entire bag myself.  Incredibly addictive.

I can't imagine a world without Mother's Cookies.  This is a sad day.