The Cookie Bar
Booze Munch – Rum infused Caramel coated Puffed Corn
Big Ohh – Oatmeal Raisin Cookie, Cinnamon
Tipsy Velvet – Red Velvet Cookie, White Chocolate Chips, Wedding Cake Vodka, White Chocolate Drizzle
Oreo Kitchen Sink – Chocolate Chip Cookie, Double Stuffed Oreo, Chocolate Brownie
Twisted Krispie – Brown Butter Rice Krispie Treat, White Chocolate, Wedding Cake Vodka, Sea Salt
Limoncello – Lemon Sugar Cookie, Limoncello, Lemon Buttercream
Turnt Up Banana – Banana Cookie, Rum, Whipped Vodka Buttercream Frosting, Nilla Wafer
Buzz Kill – Chocolate Chip Cookie, Dark Chocolate Chips, Milk Chocolate Chips, Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
S’more Love – Graham Cracker Cookie, Marshmallow, Dark Chocolate Drizzle
The Nookie – Chocolate Chip Cookie, Pecans, Caramel Filling
Crème Brulee – Sugar Cookie, Buttercream Frosting, Caramelized Sugar
PB Kitchen Sink – Chocolate Chip Cookie, Peanut Butter Cup, Chocolate Brownie
A one time a Cannery West kiosk now turned online business The Cookie Bar continues to march on, Wendy Baumgartner’s passion for baking undeterred by the pandemic and her current collection full of kitschy yet delicious creations.
Available via online apps, Food Truck or at Special Events, the options easily customized online, Friday featured a dozen options delivered to the office with individual packaging quickly discarded and a bag of buttered-sweet Booze Munch quickly gone in a few handfuls.
Featuring both virgin and kicked-up riffs on classic American confections, Big Ohh adding granulated Sugar to the top of an Oatmeal Raisin Cookie for texture, both ”Kitchen Sink” cubes deliver about 6oz of decadence with a Cookie and Brownie sandwiching Oreos or Reese’s.
Adding Wedding Cake Vodka to Tipsy Velvet and a heart-shaped “Twisted Krispie,” the later a masterpiece thanks to Sea Salt and soft notes of Cocoa, The Cookie Bar’s Sugar Cookies eat like crisp Shortbread with nuance added by Citrus in the case of Limoncello and torched Sugar atop Crème Brulee.
Going classic with Buzz Kill while S’more Love’s bright Baking Spices shine beneath Marshmallows and Chocolate Drizzle, “The Nookie” stuffs soft Caramel into a Pecan-studded Chocolate Chip round for just $3 – the same bargain cost charged for “Turnt Up Banana” with a chewy Banana base infused with Rum and topped with Vodka Buttercream Frosting.
FOUR AND A HALF STARS: As homegrown (or perhaps homebrewed) as it gets, the Baumgartner’s Cookie Bar should be on any the short list for anyone with a sweet-tooth and all the more so for those looking to #supportlocal.
RECOMMENDED: Booze Munch, PB Kitchen Sink, Twisted Krispie, Turnt Up Banana, The Nookie, Crème Brulee.
AVOID: The Buzzkill was a bit pedestrian compared to the rest, but even then it was still a really good Chocolate Chip Cookie.
TIP: Check the website for complete menu and offerings, delivery also available via all the online apps.
WHAT THE STARS MEAN: 5 World Class, 4 Excellent, 3 Good, 2 Fair, 1 Poor.
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