Wow - OP here. I knew DCUM would come through. There are some great suggestions in here. Thanks to you all!

Stella in Rockville has amazing butter cookies in many varieties; beautiful, too.

Praline off Sangamore does these really beautiful praline tiered presentation like a praline tree. They are very colorful and look very pretty.

http://www.praline-bakery.com/bakery.html

I love cookies from Bundles of Cookies in Bethesda. They do decorated sugar cookies.

Did not like the brownie from Leslie's but the chocolate chip cookie was good. Love Cornucopia, great cookies, good cannolis. There are good italian bakeries in Baltimore. Carla from Top chef does cookies. Google her. She is local

Also, Cornucopia (Bethesda)......A specialty Italian market. They have a homemade selection of Italian cookies/ small pastries.

Leslie's Fancy Cakes (Bethesda)
best choc chip cookies I have ever had. Brownies are very good. Lots of other stuff, too, that I have not tried because I keep getting the brownies and cookies.

Leslie's Fancy Cakes (Bethesda)
best choc chip cookies I have ever had. Brownies are very good. Lots of other stuff, too, that I have not tried because I keep getting the brownies and cookies.

We are throwing a huge party this spring and want to serve a big spread of delicious cookies and brownies, or some other kind of hand held/bite-size desserts that people can just grab off the buffet without a lot of fuss. Anyone have a recommendation for a great pastry shop or bakery? Hoping for something in MoCo or DC.

TIA!