An almost hidden gem, venture to the fourth floor of the Bok Building to visit this Black woman-owned bakery. Its sizable Brown Butter Jawn (their take on a chocolate chip cookie) is one of its best sellers, made with cultured brown butter, oversized dark chocolate chips, and finished with a touch of sea salt.

Soft like a pillow, but bold like a half moon — Essen Bakery has brought the popular New York black-and-white cookie to Philly in style. Their frosted vanilla and rich chocolate icing is the ideal combo in one, the best of both worlds for cookie lovers.

A Philly legend when it comes to bakeries, Isgro Pastries has been winning hearts with their Italian pastries since the early 1900s. To get a taste of their full range of cookies, it’s signature cookie tin is highly. With options for a small or large, the tin includes cookies like the pignoli (made with pine nuts), butter walnut, almond and coconut macaroons, and an assortment of their old-world Italian cookies (like apple butter and chocolate fig).

Starting your morning with a cookie might sound too good to be true, but at the Bakeshop on 20th, it’s a regular occurrence. Here, you can order their breakfast cookie, made with a flavorful combination of ground almond butter, oats, dried fruits, and nuts, helping you kick off your day in a sweet way.

This Center City dessert studio may be known for its gorgeous cakes and cupcakes, but its cookie selection is equally as stellar. Its highly sought-after almond croissant cookie, made with sliced almonds and topped with powdered sugar, is worth the trip.

This Philly-based brand was founded in 1978 and has been a staple for unforgettable cookies for over forty years. Its chocolate chip cookie was launched at its inception and has garnered mass appeal for striking the ideal balance of chocolate morsels to dough.

James Beard award-winning chef Greg Vernick opened his stunning coffee bar in the lobby of the Comcast Technology Center in 2018. While the coffee and tea drinks are superb, one of its most sought-after menu items is the brown butter chocolate chip cookie. Made with Valrhona chocolate and sprinkled with sea salt, these cookies sell out quickly. Luckily, even just one is large enough to share.

Prepare to be amazed by the  cookie artistry at Madison K. The themed cookies here can be made to replicate your favorite cartoon or literary characters, pets, sports team mascots, and even your own face.

For nearly a decade, Ramona Susan’s Fishtown bake shop has been serving up a rotating assortment of cookies and other baked goods. Among its regular offerings, its peanut butter thumbprint cookies are a crowd favorite, made with a peanut butter cookie topped with a dollop of raspberry jam.

A daily rotation of standard and seasonal cookies graces the display case at this Bryn Mawr bakery. Its take on the infamous snickerdoodle cookie can be made gluten-free, broadening its appeal to cookie lovers everywhere.

One of the most interesting cookies in Philly, what makes the compost cookie intriguing is that’s not literally made of compost — but that it is the fun embodiment of tasty “scraps” of favorite snacks (marshmallows, oats, chocolate chips, potato chips, and more). It’s crunch, salty, sweet, and everything one wants from a filling cookie.