A dark, moist-in-the-middle chocolate chunk made from rye flour, cookies inspired by desserts – pecan pie, birthday cake, Brazilian brigadeiro – and unusual ingredients of tahini and miso, London’s cookies are better than ever before.
Chocolate rye cookie: E5 Bakehouse
Dark chocolate cookie made from rye flour, it’s small but intense, so rich in cocoa with a dense, super moist texture inside.
396 Mentmore Terrace, London E8 3PH. Open for take-away.
Tahini cookie: Spice Deli
Tahini cookie with finely chopped hazelnuts and dark chocolate chips, it’s earthy and nutty, with a lovely crispness from the sesame seeds on top.
11 Goldhurst Terrace, London NW6 3HY. Open for take-away and local delivery.
Anzac: Friends of Ours
Classic Anzac with rolled oats, dessicated coconut and a generous amount of golden syrup, it’s thin but still perfectly chewy in the middle, buttery and so sweet.
61 Pitfield St, London N1 6BU. Open for take-away and local delivery.
M&M cookie: Aries Bakehouse
A massive, browned butter cookie full of M&Ms and chocolate chips, it’s fat and chewy, soft with a powerful crunch.
99 Acre Ln, London SW2 5TU. Open for take-away.
Pecan pie cookie: Floozie
A soft-and-crisp, pecan-studded butterscotch cookie with a filling of date caramel, it’s creamy in the centre, warming – not sugary sweet – and completely vegan too.
5 James St, London WC2E 8BH. Open for take-away and nationwide delivery.
Chocolate chunk cookie: The Bread Station
Dark, deeply rich chocolate wedges and thinly sliced almonds, this cookie is far from Instagrammable – irregular shaped, rustic around the edges – but perfectly balanced between bitter and sweet, crunchy and soft.
373 Helmsley Pl, London E8 3SB. Open for take-away.
Princess cookie: Chin Chin
A thick, brownie-like cookie with sweet-and-sticky dulce de leche, toasted hazelnuts and cranberries, it’s luxurious – full of Valhrona chocolate – and super indulgent.
54 Greek St, London W1D 3DS or 49-50 Camden Lock Pl, London NW1 8AF. Open for take-away in the weekends.
Miso white chocolate cookie: Esters
Golden, browned butter cookie with miso, white chocolate discs – large, strong in vanilla flavour – and flaky salt crystals on top, it’s dubbed as London’s best cookie, more savoury than sweet, palm-sized and perfectly balanced.
55 Kynaston Rd, London N16 0EB. Open for take-away.
The Blondie: Blondies Kitchen
Blondies Kitchen’s signature cookie – full of sweet, heavenly vanilla – with white chocolate buttons and a big splatter of Biscoff spread, it’s slightly crisp to start but super soft and chewy everywhere else.
Selfridges, 400 Oxford St, London W1A 1AB. Open for take-away and nationwide delivery.
Caramelised white chocolate cookie: Le Choux
Caramelised white chocolate and chopped pecans, this cookie is sweet with a warming, dulce de leche-like flavour, humble in size – thin and so delicate – yet rich enough to hit the spot.
332 Ladbroke Grove, London W10 5AH. Open for take-away and local delivery.
Miso white chocolate cookie: Crème
London’s biggest cookie with miso and white chocolate chips, it’s sweet with a salty hit, fresh from the oven – always warm – and so gooey inside.
4 D’Arblay St, London W1F 8DJ. Open for take-away and nationwide delivery.
Chocolate chunk cookie: Miel Bakery
Dark 70% Valhrona chocolate cookie with pecans – chopped to the most perfect, teeny tiny size – and a sprinkling of Fleur de Sel on top, it’s thin but incredibly rich, soft with the subtlest crunch.
57 Warren St, London W1T 5NR. Open for take-away.
Deep dish brigadeiro cookie: Temper
A thick, shareable cookie with a filling of brigadeiro – a fudgy, Brazilian chocolate truffle – and a scoop of ice cream on top, it’s soft and spongy like cake, still warm from the wood-fire oven and full of melted chocolate throughout.
Multiple locations. Currently closed.
Anzac: Juliet’s
Chunky Anzac with rolled oats, golden syrup and desiccated coconut, it’s super chewy – all the way through, not just in the middle – and more refreshing than sweet.
110 Mitcham Rd, London SW17 9NG. Open for take-away and local delivery.
Peanut, salted caramel and milk chocolate cookie: Jolt Coffee
Chocolate chip cookie with a centre of caramel – thick, with a sprinkling of salt on top – and roughly chopped peanuts, it’s warming and nutty, rich with a strong savoury kick.
40-41 Great Castle St, London W1W 8LU. Currently closed.
Birthday cake cookie: Crumbs & Doilies
New York-style cookie with classic white chocolate, caramelised white chocolate and sprinkles, it’s full of birthday cake flavour, gooey in the middle and sweet all the way through.
1 Kingly Ct, London W1B 5PW. The Soho shop is currently closed but you can order the cookies for nationwide delivery.
Cranberry white chocolate cookie: Ben’s Cookies
Sweet cranberries and the iconic mix-in of big white chocolate buttons – not chips – Ben’s cookie is best when still warm with a slightly melted, soft centre.
Multiple locations. Open for take-away and nationwide delivery.
