CurlyTop Baker
Curly Oatmeal Chip Cookie – Oatmeal, Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
Tiger King Crunch Cookie – Sugar Coated Cereal Flakes, Orange Sugar, Chocolate Jimmies
Cookies n Cream Cookie – Crushed Sandwich Cookies, Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
Walnut Potato Chunk Cookie – Potato Chips, Dark Chocolate Chunks, Walnuts
Curly Velvet Cookie – Cocoa, White Chocolate Chips
Chocolate Explosion Cookie – Cocoa, Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, Dark Chocolate Chunks
Potato Chipper Cookie – Potato Chips, Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
Mega Chip Cookie – White Chocolate Chips, Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, Dark Chocolate Chunks
Chocolate Chunk Cookie – Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, Dark Chocolate Chunks
CurlyTop Campfire Cookie – Dark Chocolate Chunks, Graham Cracker Crumbs, Marshmallow Bits
Raspberry B&W Cookie – White Chocolate Chips, Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, Raspberry Jam
Curly French Toast Cookie – Cinnamon, Cinnamon Sugar Cereal, Maple
Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookie – Bacon, Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, Dark Chocolate Chunks
Owned by Angela Pepe, CurlyTop Baker began as a project to feed Las Vegas’ homeless population, and operating out of a commissary kitchen in Henderson the staff has not only donated nearly 30,000 Cookies since inception, but also a portion of the proceeds.
Offered at ~$2 per palm-sized round, and baked fresh daily from high quality Ingredients “including real creamy Butter, pure Vanilla and cage-free Eggs” it is via E-mail or online shop that options can be perused before placing orders, over eighteen CurlyTop varieties available with the added ability to customize.
Known to distribute Cookies across the Valley each week, and offering shipping as well as pick-up at 2540 Anthem Village Drive, it was midday Wednesday that four dozen Cookies were collected at noon, limited hours something of an encumbrance though curbside delivery is complimentary during Covid-19 times.
Largely building on a single base with various Toppings and Mix-ins, a golden edge and soft-center occasionally crumbling as a result of Batter spread too thin, CuryTop’s “Chocolate Chunk” can best be thought of as Angela’s reference point, the mix of Semi-Sweet Chips and Dark Chocolate Chunks texturally pleasing whether together or alongside White Chocolate, Bacon, Walnuts or Potato Chips.
Continuing with the same Dough, but adding toasty Oats to create a reference-standard “Curly Oatmeal Chip Cookie,” those seeking something a little sweeter will find it in either Oreo-studded “Cookies n Cream” or “CurlyTop Campfire” with Graham Cracker Crumbs and melted Marshmallows.
Getting a bit messy with “Raspberry B&W,” though the Cookie’s taste and consistency is splendid, those less fond of Chocolate will find CurlyTop’s “Curly French Toast” not unlike a Snickerdoodle with added crunch while pop-culture referencing “Tiger King Crunch” dials things up a notch with Crystal Sugar and Frosted Flakes.
Adding good Cocoa to the base for two more, “Curly Velvet” moist but fairly one-note, “Chocolate Explosion” delivers on its name from edge-to-edge with both Chips and Chunks melted into a chewy Cake-like matrix.
THREE AND A HALF STARS: Dollar-per-ounce more expensive than many of Las Vegas’ best Cookies, CurlyTop Baker offers a wide range of options while adhering to a high standard of customer and community service, though in certain cases more focus on consistency than creativity would be welcomed.
RECOMMENDED: Curly Oatmeal Chip Cookie, Chocolate Explosion Cookie, Raspberry B&W Cookie, Curly French Toast Cookie.
AVOID: Curly Velvet Cookie is one-note, Cookies n Cream Cookie is too sweet, Tiger King Crunch Cookie almost seems stale as a result of the toppings.
TIP: E-mail info@curlytopbaker.com for details and pick-up hours which vary inside a fairly tight window (11a to 1p on this particular day.)
WHAT THE STARS MEAN: 5 World Class, 4 Excellent, 3 Good, 2 Fair, 1 Poor.
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