I'm a cookie baker from Denver already dealing with soaring egg and chocolate prices. Trump's tariffs are going to hit my small business hard.

Beth Pratt, a baker from Denver, sources her cookie bags from China.

Beth Pratt

• Beth Pratt, a baker from Denver, started a small cookie business in December.
• Since then, she's grappled with the skyrocketing prices of eggs and chocolate.
• As someone who relies heavily on products from China, she said Trump's tariffs will likely hit her hard.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Beth Pratt, a 29-year-old baker and small-business owner from Denver.