Pastry maven Dominique Ansel finally made his way out west, and in a big way. At his splashy new Grove retail shop and restaurant, expect to find a variety of classics alongside those famed chocolate chip cookie shots, begging to be filled with cold-infused Tahitian vanilla milk.

Lodge Bread has been widely recognized for having some of the most outstanding baked goods in the city, and with sweets like the chocolate chip miso and oatmeal cranberry, the cookies are certainly no exception.

Every great all-day eatery needs a strong selection of cookies to fuel those late afternoon coffee shop warriors. Silver Lake’s Mixed Company does not disappoint, with a pastry case brimming with sweets by pastry chef Johnny Murphy. During the holidays, watch out for chocolate peppermint crinkle, peanut butter chocolate thumbprint, ginger molasses, raw sugar shortbread, snickerdoodle, and rum balls that can be purchased in-store and online.

It might seem unlikely to find quality cookies at a gas station, but this unassuming location in West LA just south of Beverlywood makes some creative treats worth taking to parties or gatherings. The cookies have a hefty, chewy bite with a slightly crisp edge. Try the walnut gooie.

There are few better examples of the magical synergy that happens in desserts when sweet meets savory than Valerie Confections' Durango cookies. A milk chocolate chip cookie is taken to new heights with the addition of roasted almonds, cocoa nibs, and a flurry of Durango hickory smoked salt for cookie that has everyone hankering for more.

Claudine has quickly become a beloved go-to for light bites and kid-friendly baked goods in the Valley, but we won't tell if you sneak a few of the bite-sized chocolate chip cookies for yourself.

No wrong can be done when selecting from The Larder's pastry case. That holds true for the cookies that come in classic varieties like snickerdoodle and oatmeal raisin.

The quintessential simple chocolate chip cookie, the version at this cheerful Atwater Village bakery has everything you want, with slightly crisp edges, a melty interior with large pieces of dark chocolate, and a sprinkling of sea salt to balance it out.

This Hollywood (and Santa Monica) pizzeria also has some impressive cookies, such as the sea salt chocolate chip cookies that just the right balance of chewy and crispy. The ones with rice krispy treats on top are nothing less than irresistible.

This versatile cookie shop in Santa Monica has some crazy renditions, such as s'mores, chocolate chip brownie chunk, and even the zany Cheetos, though the pretzel-topped caramel chocolate chunk could win you a few hundred new Instagram followers.

One of the city’s best pastry chefs, Karen Hatfield, has her pastries widely available in the case at her fast casual concept The Sycamore Kitchen. That’s a serious boon for locals, who can readily satisfy sweet tooth hankerings with exceptional cookies like the oatmeal toffee and the chocolate hazelnut fudge.

This Culver City chocolate specialist is sure to use some of the finest, directly procured cacao in town. The cookies come in three varieties: 85% cacao, coffee and vanilla, and a traditional Mayan blend. Don't miss out on the milk pairings either, which can come with either hazelnut or brown rice milk if you're lactose intolerant.

Margarita Manzke has a near-textbook array of pastries and breads at this all-day eatery in Mid-City. The cookies are no exception with a fantastic chocolate chip cookie as the centerpiece, though the peanut butter sesame cookie gives a nutty alternative to the tried and true classic.

The super-thin cookies at Olive & Thyme have a really nice butter and sugar content that gives them an overall chewiness, with some slight crispness on the edge. It's the ideal treat to have after lunch or dinner at this bright Toluca Lake eatery.

This grand Downtown restaurant has just about everything for every one. Of course, the macarons are the main draw for sweets lovers, but the cookies, which come out as chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, shortbread-style butter, and gluten-free chocolate chew, will be sure to give you the sugar high you need to get through the afternoon at the office.