Billy Idol compliments N.B. baker’s cookies [Video]

Kara Beaumont is fondly known around Riverview, N.B., as The Cookie Lady.

Her sugar cookies include six ingredients, a lot of creativity, hours of work and now they also have a big name celebrity endorsement behind them.

“I screamed and there were some swear words that came out of my mouth because I could not contain myself,” said Beaumont. “I got a phone call and then all these messages, ‘You need to look at Billy’s Instagram,’ and I didn’t know who Billy was because, you know, Billy Idol and I are not on a first name bases, so when I saw it I just, like, lost my mind.”

Typically, Beaumont is asked to make cookies for visiting artists, teams and special events place at Moncton’s Avenir Centre, but she says they usually go to the promotional team.

Last week, the founder, owner and baker for Buttercup Cookiesmade rock star Billy Idol his own custom cookies ahead of his show …