The 7 Best Cookies in Los Angeles

Did you know many of the best cookies in Los Angeles aren’t even from Los Angeles? However, in a city of transplants, we’re always eager to welcome the next big star to the city of Angels. Here’s where to get seven of the sweetest things in life.

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République (Hancock Park)

Chef Margarita Manzke is probably one of the first names you think of in the world of Los Angeles pastry chefs, and with reservations still hard to come by at République, it’s a relief to know you can visit the cafe side for a sweet fix almost any time of day. Just be sure to get there before 1 p.m. if Chocolate Chip Cookies are on your mind, as they sell out.

What’s in your Cookie Jar?: The Chocolate Chip Cookie and Brown Butter Oatmeal Raisin.

Levain Bakery (Larchmont Village, Beverly Hills, Venice)

This might be the best cookie in the country, so it’s about time Los Angeles finally got a taste of a freshly baked Levain. While this NYC bakery offers frozen cookies at Gelson’s and online with nationwide shipping, there’s nothing like a warm Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie to complete your day.

The founders, Pam Weekes and Connie McDonald, were both triathlon competitors when they baked up their Chocolate Chip Cookie as a power snack. Something about that always makes me feel like it’s healthy-ish…

While there’s always a bit of a line at Levain Bakery Los Angeles, it’s well worth the wait for 6 ounces of sugary decadence. If you’d rather skip the trip, the online store has Cookie Bundles beginning at $32, and the Classic Tin Gift Set is a superb gift with a keepsake for when all you’ve got left are crumbs.

What’s in your Cookie Jar?: The Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookie may have made them famous, but the Dark Chocolate Peanut Chip Cookie is the one to order. The peanut butter and chocolate combination is explosive! Also new for spring 2026 is the Carrot Cake Cookie – it’s sweet and healthy all at once.

Fat and Flour (DTLA/Culver City)

While generally known for pies, Nicole Rucker’s Fat and Flour also does fantastic work with cookies. The online pre-ordering system guarantees you can have your favorites waiting for you before arriving at the Grand Central Market for pick-up. Flavors like Lemon Lavender and Bourbon Chocolate Pecan will surely make you a repeat cookie customer.

What’s in your Cookie Jar?: Everyone seems to have a different favorite – which means they are all good! Follow your heart here.

Junior Cookies (WeHo, Santa Monica, Studio City)

Junior Cookies is in a category all its own when it comes to baking styles. Known for inventive flavors, perfect portions, and scratch cooking, I’d like to add perfectly underbaked to the mix. Junior Cookies is the brainchild of Halil Sevis, whose family immigrated from Turkey to Los Angeles, bringing the Cookie Cup with them. Flavor combinations range from Lavender Honeycomb to Churro Dulce de Leche Cookie Cup and Dark Chocolate Stroopwafel. Try one of each with their popular 8-Pack Box.

What’s in your Cookie Jar? The flavors change often, but my personal favorites were fruit-forward combinations like Raspberry Lemon Cheesecake and Strawberry Shortcake Cookie Cup.

Crumbl (Various)

This Utah brand began as two cousins perfecting one Milk Chocolate Chip cookie. They now have over 200 different flavors available! Crumbl might be a franchise chain, but they are doing everything right, from the ease of ordering from an app to the perfect pink packaging. Best of all, they are all baked to order. That individual cookie box makes treating yourself an even more special occasion.

What’s in your Cookie Jar?: Chocolate Chip Cookie is always on the rotating menu, but when I see Chilled Pink, I always stop in. It tastes of marzipan and has about an inch of thick pink frosting on the top. It may sound like a child’s dream, but strangely, my son isn’t a fan – so I get to eat the whole thing 🙂

Cookie Good (Santa Monica)

Cookie Good is run by a husband-and-wife team whose personal stories just make you want to buy more cookies from them! Ross Canter, the baker of the two, is also a writer, and in this city teeming with them, it’s easy to understand the strength of your side hustle. Melanie Canter is a breast cancer survivor and a firm believer in her husband’s ability to make a good cookie. They’ve been at it since 2007 and are so successful that you can find their precisely measured-out cookies and bars on Goldbelly among the most sought-after foods in America. They are known for maintaining a just-out-of-the-oven consistency and have a rotating menu of flavors like Just Plain Sugar and Peach Cobbler in the summer.

What’s in your Cookie Jar?: The Cheeto Cookie will have you cheating on your diet daily. Also, a fan favorite is the Caramel-Pretzel Chocolate Chunk. Do you see a sweet-salty connection here?

Milkbar LA (Melrose)

Who knew a name like Compost Cookie could take off?! The genius behind that is Chef Christina Tosi, and although Milkbar originated in NYC, one of the flagship locations is on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. The cookies are beyond inventive, with names like Crack Pie and combinations such as Cornflake and Chocolate Chip Marshmallow. There are six locations nationwide, and they ship everywhere, but Angelenos can also take advantage of same-day delivery.

What’s in your Cookie Jar?: Personal favorites include the Corn Cookie and the Compost made with potato chips, coffee grounds, pretzels, and butterscotch chips.