Welcome to Sweet Gestures!

Indulge in our delectable treats knowing kindness is baked into every bite. Ten percent of our proceeds go to local shelters.

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In the mood for something decadent?
Try one of our Signature French Macarons. They are delicately sweet with layers of texture.

Indulge in French Macarons

Create Your Own Custom Dessert

At Sweet Gestures, we believe in giving our customers the freedom to create their own masterpieces. Choose your favorite flavors, toppings and decorations to design a treat that is truly one-of-a-kind.

At Sweet Gestures we create beautiful, custom, French Macarons for all occasions. Kindness is an important part of our core values, we adore to show our kindness through philanthropy.

Each month we choose an animal shelter or sanctuary in the Kansas City area to donate 10% percent of that months proceeds to.

This Months Featured Shelter

KC Pet Project

“KC Pet Project is a 501c3, nonprofit charitable organization operating the KC Campus for Animal Care, Kansas City, Missouri’s, Animal Shelter. We care for more than 15,000 animals a year and now have 14 locations in Missouri and Kansas to adopt out pets. We focus on progressive programs to help people keep their pets through Lost and Found services, our Keep ‘Em Together, KC program, and pet safety initiatives like microchipping, pet identification, and more.

KC Pet Project also performs all animal control operations for Kansas City, MO, through our Animal Services Division.”~KC Pet Project about tab

“Meet Bob, the 11-year-old senior pit bull with a heart full of love. Rescued as a stray from Animal Services, Bob is a stately gentleman who adores meeting new people. While he can be a bit selective about canine friends (preferring females), his affectionate nature and dignified charm make him a perfect companion for those looking to share their home with a wise and loving senior dog. Ready to welcome this distinguished gentleman into your life?”~Bob’s Pet Detail page

About sweet gestures

Growing up in Lancaster County Pennsylvania, Kailey never had to bake anything from scratch, Amish stands were so abundant and cheap any baked goods desired was there.

That was until one December evening, she wanted to decorate cutout sugar cookies. Her mother, being the awful baker she was, gave her a recipe and said “have at it”. And so began her baking journey.

As time went on Kailey found a mixture of peace and excitement in baking but never saw it as a career. That was until spring of 2020, Kailey had just started her second semester at UMKC studying vocal performance, when the world shut down.

While in lockdown Kailey came to some realizations: one, she didn’t want to keep studying for a career that wasn’t guaranteed a job, and secondly, she wanted to find a career that made her happy to go to work. Throughout her career search she came to the conclusion that baking was her calling.

Kailey worked at many fine bakeries accrossed the Kansas City area and finally found her dream job at a small local bakery in Independence. She started working there as head of their bread division but eventually made her way to head baker and manager of the bakery. She finally had her dream job, but as dreams do, it came to an end.

After two and a half years, the bakery she loved closed. But having the support from the owner of the bakery, colleagues, friends, and family, she decided to start her own business. Sweet Gestures was born November of 2023, founded by Kailey Swenson and is operated in a commercial kitchen in Independence, Missouri.