It’s hard to imagine anything actually improving an Oreo. But Boston’s spectacular Flour bakery manages to do just that. Its version is soft with a variety of flavored creams on the inside. En savoir plus .
The compost cookie has chocolate and butterscotch chips, graham cracker crumbs, oats, potato chips, pretzels and even coffee grounds. And somehow it all works. En savoir plus .
The Ranger Cookie--a favorite with the Chicago stroller set--is all about texture. Big and pleasingly lumpy, it’s filled with oats, walnuts, chocolate chips and Rice Krispies. En savoir plus .
Mint-flavored desserts can be tricky. Not so at this beloved SF kiosk, run by a former accountant who quit her job to bake. Her cookies are deeply chocolately, with just a hint of minty freshness. En savoir plus .
In the great world of cookies, there are macarons (colorful merengue sandwiches) and macaroons (mounds of toasted coconut). No one does the latter better than the Salty Tart. En savoir plus .
With floor-to-ceiling windows, this Portland bakery is unfailingly pleasant--especially with a cup of tea and a chewy, spicy Ginger Molasses cookie in hand. En savoir plus .
There are no fancy ingredients here. It’s simply the perfect version of a perfect food: crispy edges; soft, middle; and a scattering of dark chocolate discs to ensure ideal chip-to-batter ratio. En savoir plus .
This bakery infuses its treats with South Asian spices. We love the chocolate-chili cookies, which are basically oatmeal-chocolate-chip cookies with a major kick of extra flavor. En savoir plus .
Skip the lines at Georgetown Cupcakes and head around the corner to this local favorite. You can’t go wrong with anything on the menu, but our favorite is the Peanut Butter Sin-Wich. En savoir plus .
Sugar is best known for its gorgeous, made-to-order layer cakes. But its cookies are not to be overlooked. We love the spicy gingerbread, which is basically Christmas in a bite. En savoir plus .
Tartine can do no wrong. Putting whole-grain rye flour in its chocolate cookies, somehow gives them exactly the right texture: dense and fudgy, with a complex chocolate flavor. En savoir plus .
The owners of this bakery met while working at Bouchon Bakery--and it shows. Everything is delicate and sophisticated, especially their rotating selection of herbaceous French macarons. En savoir plus .
Black-and-white cookies are as essential to New York cuisine as bagels and pastrami sandwiches. For the best, head to Glaser's: The cookies are cakey, with a schmear of the famous frosting. En savoir plus .
Think of this Oatmeal Cream Pie as the best Little Debbie you ever had. En savoir plus .
A little sweet, a little tangy and a little spicy, this sweet is a total flavor bomb. Make sure to pair it with a dish of ice cream from Molly. En savoir plus .
Get the Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookie! These giant lumps of sinfully (read: perfectly) undercooked dough are Instagram ready….if you can manage to take a picture before diving in headfirst. En savoir plus .
The cookies here are the size of hubcaps. Get a Garbage Cookie, with chocolate chunks, white chocolate, raisins, coconut, walnuts and pecans, and then invite over a football team to finish it. En savoir plus .
We can’t imagine a happier cookie than this rainbow sprinkle bomb. Perfect for a kid’s birthday party, or any rainy afternoon that needs a little cheer. En savoir plus .
We’re all about fluffernutter sandwiches, especially here where they combine peanut-butter-oat biscuits instead of bread, and peanut-butter cream cheese along with the marshmallow fluff in the middle. En savoir plus .