The Best Cookies in Austin
We found some of the best places to buy cookies in Austin this holiday season for your friends, family and co-workers.
If you’re struggling with what to get your family, friends, or co-workers this holiday season, cookies are a great option that almost everyone loves. As real estate agents, we know a thing or two about cookies since we often buy them for open houses. So trust us when we say we found some of the best cookies in Austin—including vegan, gluten-free, and nut-free options—that everyone can enjoy.
Hayley Cakes and Cookies offer unique and beautifully designed cookies, cakes, cupcakes, and sweets. Choose from hundreds of cookie designs that are perfect for weddings, birthdays, sorority events, holiday parties, and more! Our personal favorite? The “I Love you So Much ATX” cookies pay homage to our beloved city.
Hands down, Crumbl was the most suggested cookie spot from our agents. Crumbl has a weekly rotating menu of 4-5 unique flavors served in their famous pink box. If you’re looking for a more traditional flavor, their famous milk chocolate chip is always available as well.
The first espresso bar in town, Quacks has been serving Austin since 1983. Their fresh ingredients and no preservatives make their cookies worth the indulgence. Stop by their 43rd Street Bakery for a Czech Tea Cookie or a Salty Oat.
Love & Cookies in Lakeway offers gooey cookies packed with favorites like Oreos, M&Ms, marshmallows, and sprinkles. They also have a great gluten-free selection to choose from as well. Plus, your proceeds will go toward the Kawasaki Kids foundation, a disease that is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children.
Owned and operated by a native Texan, Maize Bakery delivers fine cookies by the dozen within central Austin. These artisan cookies are gorgeous and delicious!
All 100% organic flour bakery products at Thoroughbread are hand-made on-site at their Bluebonnet Lane establishment. Known as a fan-favorite, we recommend trying the ⅓ pound each peanut butter and jelly cookie or the banana Nutella cookie. Chocolate chip and chocolate chip pecan are also available by the cookie.
Looking for a 100% vegan cookie option? Look no further than Capital City Bakery! Their high-quality cookies are made fresh daily, are cholesterol-free, and are baked with locally-sourced ingredients. Score some cookies in their boxes made from recycled materials.
Check out Casa Costa if you’re up in Leander and craving something sweet. They offer over 30 varieties of cookies that can be made into cookie sandwiches, cookie cups, or even cookie cakes. Call ahead to see what the regular and gluten-free flavors they have available, or place an order for anything specific.
What began as a walk-up cookie counter in Houston is now a beloved cookie walk-up counter in Austin. Stop by their shop for homemade ice cream, a pastry, and of course—their famous chocolate chip cookie. You can also buy the cookie dough to make your own batch fresh from your oven anytime you want.
Tiff’s Treats started in Austin in the late 1990s and has grown to various locations throughout the country. Delivered warm and gooey right to your door, Tiff’s allows you to choose two kinds of cookies per dozen from the classic flavors we all know and love.
Weighing in at a colossal 7 ounces and made from European cultured butter and pasture-raised eggs, The Teddy V. experience is ready to raise your cookie consciousness to the next level. These chocolate chip cookies are so big you’ll have to eat them with a fork!
Made fresh daily and available until they sell out, you’ll find salted chocolate chip cookies, sprinkle cookies, and more at Epicerie. Located in North Austin on Hancock Drive, Epicerie also offers a variety of baked goods, cocktails, food, and coffee.
Do you love ice cream with your cookies? What about together as a sandwich? The Baked Bear will surely hit the spot then! Choose from cookie flavors such as gooey butter cake, red velvet, cookie monster alongside your choice of ice cream like salted caramel fudge, blackberry crumble, and bear batter. Lastly, you’ll choose the toppings that will go along with your ice cream sandwich.
Lorin Michel Peters, a local Austinite who attended the University of Texas and worked in the culinary industry for several years, launched this unique style of cookie in 2020. Two curvy cookies are sealed together with a delectable filling for unexpected pops of flavor.
What happens when you combine home decor with delicious desserts? This is how Finery & Cake was born from this local mother and daughter duo. These fresh-baked to order cookies are beautifully designed and perfect for any special occasion.
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