Marie B.
Yelp
Another major cookie chain has moved into the greater Seattle area, welcome Insomnia Cookies to the University District. Opened yesterday to hopefully great fanfare.
Me - totally spaced and didn't attend. However, I scored free parking around the corner and just a minimal line instead on Sunday evening (9/29/24).
Smelled great! Decent counter service. Nice selection of cookies available.
I selected a Deluxe box of 4: Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup, S'mores, Confetti, and Triple Chocolate (w/tax under $22). This comes in a lined sturdy pizza style box, which is good since this soils through. Note to self if transporting on someone's lap or car seat. Cookies were still melty warm driving back north.
Fresh, sizeable, obviously shareable cookies. Great location and hours for the immediate demographic of university students. A wee bit too sweet and greasy for me. Good foil with strong coffee, ice cream, or cold glass of milk to cut the richness. But these cookies are a convenient indulgence nevertheless.
I grew up on bake sale cookies, Chip Ahoy, Oreos, Famous Amos, and Mrs Fields.
College dorm cookie runs were usually from Arnold's back in day. Later it was sharing Cow Chip Cookies.
Now there's also another chain like like Crumbl.
But I tend to favor and gravitate towards scratch baked cookies from many local indie bakeshops, cafes, and cookie centric spots like Hello Robin, Midnight Cookie, Bell's, Lowrider, Cookies with Tiffany, and Baked.
Glad to try well established chain, Insomnia Cookie. But I'll stick with the local indies or home baked.