Los Angeles is very much a cookie town. It’s easy to find them in all corners of Southern California including plenty producing classic chocolate chip, Mexican wedding cookies, ones with Filipino flavors, a gluten-free cookie menu from a South Bay Japanese baker, or the Mayan-inspired cookie from a Culver City baker that packs heat with dark chocolate, cinnamon, and cayenne. The consistencies and techniques vary from baker to baker, but one thing is certain: they’re all delicious. Here are 20 places to find excellent cookies throughout Los Angeles.
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20 Exquisite Cookie Destinations in Los Angeles
Peanut butter, chocolate chip, Filipino flavors, one that tastes like s’mores, and more

Proof Bakery
With slightly crisp edges and a tender interior chock-full of dark chocolate discs, Proof’s chocolate chip cookie is one of Los Angeles’s best. It’s easy to locate this Atwater Village bakery. Just keep an eye out for the queue of regulars.
Friends & Family
It’s little surprise that some of LA’s best cookies are found at pastry chef Roxana Jullapat’s Thai Town bakery. Friends & Family’s massive display case can be overwhelming at first glance, but ask staff to recommend something delicious, especially the Einkorn shortbread cookies.
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Deluscious Cookies & Milk
No one cares that Deluscious’s cookies are vegan and gluten-free. They’ve got incredible texture, and are quite puffy with flavors that help keep this Hollywood bakery busy. The chocolate chip flavor always hits, as do kicked-up renditions like cinnamon brulee and brownie-like chocolate decadence. One can also find Deluscious cookies in Erewhon stores.
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Cake Monkey Bakery
For modern takes on retro desserts, visit chef Elizabeth Belkind and business partner Lisa Olin’s Fairfax bakery, Cake Monkey. Belkind experiments often with seasonal cookies, but do not miss the Big O, a Mexican hot chocolate sandwich cookie filled with vanilla buttercream.
The Sycamore Kitchen
The pastry case at Sycamore Kitchen is lined with eye-grabbing baked goods by chef and co-owner Karen Hatfield and her team. Check for specials, but the standard cookie lineup typically includes puffed rice, peanut butterscotch, rye chocolate chip, chocolate fudge, and the incredible oatmeal toffee.
Republique
Though croissants, scones, cakes, and doughnuts often steal the show at Republique, the cookies are also some of LA’s finest. Just order any of Margarita Manzke’s special items, but can count on a chocolate chip, chocolate chewy, brown butter oatmeal, and ube crinkle cookies.
Baker's Bench
Find some of the finest, plant-based cookies in town from an unfussy kiosk in Far East Plaza. Chef Jen Yee bakes a classic chocolate chip made with a hint of molasses, an espresso-laced double chocolate chip. A note: Baker’s Bench is open Friday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Last Crumb
Based out of Los Angeles, Last Crumb is arguably the most expensive cookie in the city. A dozen will set you back $155. That price is for locals, though the baker also ships nationwide. The box arrives with individually wrapped cookies including chocolate chip, s’mores, and flavors named Stiffler’s Mom.
Fat & Flour
Though Fat & Flour is best known for its pies, chef Nicole Rucker also bakes fantastic cookies from Grand Central Market and her new Culver City store. The flavors vary from day to day but can include chocolate chip oatmeal, vanilla sprinkle, or a deeply decadent chocolate espresso.
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Paderia Bakehouse
This Orange County import has three SoCal locations in Santa Monica, Irvine, and Fountain Valley. Staff bake in small batches all day long to produce Portuguese egg tarts, cheesecakes, and a very popular chocolate walnut cookie.
Cookie Good
In case the name didn’t give it away, cookies are the star at this Santa Monica shop. Flavors vary by season or mood including chocolate chip, hot cocoa, and frosted gingerbread cookies. Go ahead, try the cheesy, salty, and sweet Cheetos cookie.
Hi Bakery (Healthy Indulgence)
Hi Bakery opened in the Arts District in 2022 where staff use organic ingredients to produce European-style baked goods and cookies. Currently, flavors are double chocolate chip hazelnut, peanut butter, funfetti, chocolate chip, and more. These can be picked up each week through pre-order or eaten on-site.
La Mascota Bakery
This Mexican bakery has been serving Los Angeles for 66 years. Peruse the display for an impressive collection of cookies including polvorónes de azucar (Mexican wedding), cinnamon polvorónes, and chocolate chip.
Zooies
Believe it, Los Angeles has quality cookies at a gas station with up to 30 cookies available. Most don’t realize the Oreo-filled vegan panda cookie is without dairy but don’t leave without a few ginger molasses cookies for later. Cookie hunters can also score at Culver City’s Citizen Public Market from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday through Sunday.
Lei'd Cookies
Lei’d Cookie made its way from Smorgasburg to a cute shop in Culver City in 2023 where owners Leilani Terris and James Lewis draw inspiration from flavors from across the planet. Try the mango sticky rice, guava goat cheese, a spin on the Filipino dessert buko pandan, and one very popular s’mores cookie.
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Southern Girl Desserts
Baldwin Hills’ popular bakery always has the following available: oatmeal raisin, chocolate chip, chocolate chip pecan, sugar, sweet potato, and coconut pecan. Those who know always pre-order.
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Lodge Bread Company
Though known for its crusty loaves and pizzas, Lodge Bread’s cookies are also quite excellent and include oat poppy ginger, miso chocolate, double chocolate, and coconut cookies. Also try the white chocolate with matcha or the “Everything” cookie made with wheat flour and oats, sweetened with molasses, and brimming with cranberries, coconut, cashews, dates, and dark chocolate.
ChocoVivo
Head to this Culver City chocolate specialist for a chocolate chip cookie tasting or a sacred cacao ceremony. The three different recipes include one made with 85 percent cacao, another with coffee and vanilla, and a traditional Mayan blend. Don’t forget to order a tall glass of milk to dunk and sip accordingly.
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Chocolate and the Chip Kitchen
Owner/baker Lola Marie is a powerhouse cookie producer from her Redondo Beach kitchen. She ships nationally, but also has special items for LA residents like a cookie platter that can include a double chocolate chip, a brown sugar cookie, and a creation called Taylor Swift’s chai sugar cookie.
Confections by Kirari West
Redondo Beach’s gluten-free veteran Kirari West Bake Shop opened in 2022 and is dedicated entirely to cookies, coffee, and cookie sundaes. Owner Hiro Saito prepares thick (but not dense) cookies that are classic chocolate chip, miso butterscotch, oatmeal rum raisin, and matcha white chocolate, to name a few.
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