The story of Cowgirl Chocolates began in 1995 when Marilyn Lysohir decided to take a break from her art career and do some experimental cooking in her kitchen. Marilyn had a passion for good, gourmet chocolate and having worked in a candy store in her younger years, she decided to experiment with quality chocolate and spicy spices. No one was combining the two, so she thought it was a worthy experiment. Fast forward a few years and Cowgirl Chocolates started to win awards in National competitions. She was featured on the Food Channel and CNBC and her shipments saw world wide appeal. Cowgirl Chocolates has won a total of 19 product awards and 2 packaging awards. We have also been featured on the Food Network on "Unwrapped" and "Extreme Cuisine" and on CNBC "On the Money", and has been written up in the New York Times, InStyle, the Toronto Star among others.