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Brown Suga is a Black-owned, women-owned, family-run specialty cookie shop founded by Ebony Paul (born and raised in Olathe, KS; Olathe North High School grad), who launched the concept as a pop-up in 2020 alongside her mother Reba Paul and sister Asia Lockett. After four years on KC’s pop-up and event circuit, Ebony opened the first brick-and-mortar in Olathe in 2023. The second location opened in March 2026 at Park Place in Leawood, KS. AltCap $25K pitch-competition winner (November 2024).

Description

Brown Suga is Ebony Paul’s specialty cookie shop — a family business she founded with her mother Reba Paul and sister Asia Lockett out of Olathe, KS. Ebony, a born-and-raised Olathe native (Olathe North High School), started Brown Suga as a pop-up in 2020 and spent four years building a community following at KC events and markets before opening her first brick-and-mortar in Olathe in 2023.

In November 2024, Brown Suga won a $25,000 prize from AltCap’s pitch competition, which she used to purchase a food truck — adding a mobile arm to the brick-and-mortar operation. The second storefront opened at Park Place in Leawood in March 2026, placing the concept in one of KC’s south Johnson County destination retail clusters.

The concept centers on large-format, custom, and decorated cookies — an heirloom baking origin story that started in the family kitchen and grew into a multi-location operation.

Locations

LocationAddressOpenedNotes
Leawood (Park Place)11529 Ash St, Leawood, KS 662111March 2026Newest storefront; Mon–Sat 10a–8p; (913) 261-9184
Olathe (flagship)1066 W. Santa Fe St, Olathe, KS 6606112023First B&M; Tue–Sat 11a–7p; (913) 800-9700
MobileFood truck (acquired Nov 2024 post-AltCap win)Nov 2024Supplements storefronts

Ownership and history

Ebony Paul grew up in Olathe, KS. She launched Brown Suga as a pop-up in 2020 — a COVID-era kitchen project that turned into a full catering and event circuit. After four years of earned community presence, the first Olathe storefront opened in 2023. The AltCap pitch win ($25K, November 2024) funded the food truck. The Leawood Park Place location, opened March 2026, reflects deliberate expansion into south JoCo. The business is family-run: Reba Paul (mother) and Asia Lockett (sister) are co-owners and active in day-to-day operations.234

Last verified: 2026-08-13 · Source: Brown Suga first-party Square Online ordering catalog (Olathe pickup) · URL: https://www.brownsugabakes.com/shop/online-menu/5GPSAKTLYTWO72LOLDGHFPWO · Confidence: High

Prices below are the direct first-party pickup prices published on Brown Suga’s own Square Online store.5 Menu is short by design — the shop sells assortment boxes and cookie cakes rather than single-item counter pricing; walk-in single-cookie pricing is not published online.

Cakes

  • Cookie Cake — sold in multiple sizes. ($19.00–$40.00)
  • Celebration Cookie Cake — 6”, 8”, or 12”. ($76.00–$112.00)

Celebration

  • Celebration Cookie Assortment — Small Assortment (32 cookies) or Large Assortment (52 cookies); select up to 4 flavors. ($35.00–$60.00)
  • Take & Bake Cookies — Chocolate Chip, or Assorted (Chocolate Chip, Double Chocolate, Sugar, Birthday Cake). ($13.00)

Cookies

  • Assorted Cookie Box (6 Count) ($21.00)
  • Assorted Cookie Box (12 Count) — select up to 4 flavors. ($39.00)
  • Chocolate Chip
  • Double Chocolate
  • Iced Oatmeal
  • Lemon Crinkle
  • Monster
  • Peanut Butter
  • Snickerdoodle
  • Cookies’n Cream
  • Sugar
  • Campfire
  • Birthday Cake (Take & Bake assortment only)

Other

  • Gift cards — sold through Brown Suga’s Square gift-card page.6
  • Cookie trailer booking — mobile cookie trailer for parties, weddings, and corporate events; booking for 2026 open. Pricing not published.1

Sources

Footnotes

  1. Brown Suga official site — home page, Locations section (retrieved 2026-08-13) — Confirms: Olathe flagship 1066 W. Santa Fe St, Olathe, KS 66061, (913) 800-9700, Tue–Sat 11a–7p, Mon & Sun closed; Park Place Leawood 11529 Ash St, Leawood, KS 66211, (913) 261-9184, Mon–Sat 10a–8p, Sun closed; Instagram @brownsugakc_; mobile cookie trailer booking for 2026; “since 2020” pop-up origin and founder Ebony. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  2. Johnson County Post — “Brown Suga cookie shop opens in Leawood’s Park Place” (March 6, 2026) — Confirms: Ebony Paul + Reba Paul + Asia Lockett (owners); Park Place, Leawood; March 2026 opening; Olathe first B&M; pop-up origin 2020; specialty cookies; family-run. ↩

  3. Startland News — “Brown Suga brings cookies to Leawood” (March 2026) — Confirms: Ebony Paul (founder); Leawood Park Place; March 2026; family-owned; cookie shop concept. ↩

  4. The Pitch — “Ebony Paul offers ingredients for celebration at Brown Suga.” — Confirms: Ebony Paul background; Olathe origin; heirloom baking roots; community following narrative. ↩

  5. Brown Suga first-party Square Online ordering catalog, Olathe pickup (retrieved 2026-08-13) — Confirms: Cakes (Cookie Cake $19.00–$40.00; Celebration Cookie Cake $76.00–$112.00), Celebration (Celebration Cookie Assortment $35.00–$60.00; Take & Bake Cookies $13.00), Cookies (Assorted Cookie Box 6-Count $21.00; 12-Count $39.00); size and flavor option lists per item. ↩

  6. Brown Suga gift cards (Square) — Confirms: first-party gift-card sales. ↩

  7. KC Magazine — “Brown Suga.” — Confirms: active KC press coverage; cookie shop concept; Ebony Paul founder. ↩

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