With all that’s going on now, don’t you deserve some dessert?

Things are pretty scary out there. As the Cookie Monster knows, a favorite treat — or a handful of them — can be a comfort at a tough time.

The Olympian doesn’t want to encourage stress eating, but well, you have to eat, and to judge by the popularity of our regularly updated list of restaurants open for takeout and/or delivery, many of you are thinking a lot about food.

So why not enjoy dessert? The governor hasn’t classified it as non-essential, after all.

Here are a couple of the local eateries finding ways to satisfy the community’s cravings despite the complications caused by COVID-19.

Sofie’s Scoops

• Where: 222 Capitol Way N, Suite 116, Olympia
• Current hours: Closed to the public
• Want some? Order online for delivery to your door.
• More information: http://sofiesscoops.com, sofiesscoops@gmail.com

Though her shop is closed, Sofie Landis is still making gelato — and then she’s delivering it to customers all over Thurston County.

Available flavors for what Landis calls “Sanity Scoops” include Olympia Fog, made with black rose tea; Salty B, aka salted butterscotch; and G.M.B., a dairy-free blend of banana and coconut milk with chocolate flakes. (The latter was inspired by the cult-classic TV show “Arrested Development,” which Landis highly recommends you watch online if you haven’t seen it.)

The gelato and sorbetto are available only by the pint, but if you’re looking for the scoop-shop experience, you also can buy cones (regular or gluten-free) and even sprinkles.

Last week, Landis delivered nearly 80 orders. “I’ve gotten some comments that are just heartwarming,” she told The Olympian. “Someone said, ‘This is the highlight of my quarantine.’ ”

Getting the chance to bring a little happiness to loyal customers has been a high point for her, too. “It’s weird and crazy,” she said, “but it’s also a bonding time.”

Those craving something cold and creamy will have to be patient. The shop is opening ordering each Monday and closing it when the week’s supply sells out. Deliveries happen Friday through Sunday. You can’t choose a delivery day; when all the orders are in, Landis sets up the most efficient route. But the way things are right now, that doesn’t seem like much of a problem: Where were you going, after all?

Blue Heron Bakery

• Where: 4419 Harrison Ave. NW, Suite 108, Olympia
• Current hours: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. daily
• Want some? Calling ahead to order is appreciated but not required. Parking-lot pickup is available.
• More information: 360-866-2253, http://blueheronbakery.com

Craving something fresh from the oven? Blue Heron Bakery has a wide array of goodies. A few examples: carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, almond twists and several varieties of cookies, including the beloved turbo cookie, a crisp and buttery treat filled with chocolate chips and crushed walnuts. (It gets its name from the turbinado sugar used to sweeten it.)

In fact, if you want a cookie that’s still hot when you bite into it, the bakery has you covered. It’s now stocking rolls of take-and-bake cookie dough in both turbo and traditional oatmeal.

“We roll it into a log the way Martha Stewart would do, and it’s wrapped in parchment, and you slice it off and bake it,” said bakery employee Joel Carver.

Also very popular these days is the bakery’s own granola. “People have been stocking up,” Carver told The Olympian.

Custom orders are still available. “We just did a birthday cake,” he added. “People are still having birthdays, apparently.”

Blue Heron also is offering grab-and-go salads, soups and sandwiches on the bakery’s own breads, plus a small selection of grocery items including flour, milk and eggs.

Stock is limited, though, so owner Evan Price recommends calling ahead to make sure that what you’re looking for is available.

He points out that Blue Heron’s offerings are available at both Olympia Food Co-op locations, Ralph’s and Bayview Thriftways, Jay’s Farm Stand and other stores, as well as at the Olympia Farmers Market, which is scheduled to be open Saturdays and Sundays during April.

His advice: “Cut down on your number of stops.”