Joe Barksdale, long-time friend of Van and Bonnie, and owner of the Barksdale Cookies In A Cup stands at the Iowa State Fair and in the Varied Industries Building, chose to break the news of his gift to the people of Iowa thru the Iowa State Fair on WHO Radio! Joe is almost 92 years-old and he and his family have been running the stands since 1993 at the Iowa State Fair. Not only will the Iowa State Fair continue to use Joe's grandmother's recipe for the cookies, they will be building an extra building in front of the Grandstand to help bake more cookies to keep up with the demand! You can hear our entire interview with Joe, his daughter Kathy, Mindy Williamson and Gary Slater of the Iowa State Fair here...
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