Cookies With Altitude was created out of necessity, and not just the need for scrumptious treats. Owner and Founder Sherry Randall needed a job in 2009. After a disastrous 6-month job search, she saw a sign that sparked an idea and an opportunity to open her own business. On November 7, 2009—with 9 cookie recipes and a coffee pot—she opened Cookies With Altitude and served the Leadville community for 10 years with breakfast burritos, sandwiches, soups, strudels, doughnuts, cakes, cupcakes, fudge, and of course, cookies! Nine recipes grew to more than 26 different signature cookies rotated throughout the year, and Sherry’s labor of love turned into a real café that was busting at the seams. With only 12 chairs, 4 of them outside, it became apparent that a move was necessary. In 2019 after a year of planning, Cookies With Altitude relocated one block down Harrison Avenue to the newly renovated KW Plaza and rebranded into the Silver Llama Market & Eatery.