Great service even better cookies, so delicious. Highly recommend. Ordering was easy - just use the website provided & they give you an eta of when to arrive & your cookies are fresh when you receive them read more

Found this place through a video on TikTok! The baker/owner was friendly. The cookies overall are thinner than expected, but they did have a lot of flavor to them. My favorite one was the Cookies and Cream! read more

Bakenstein - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Clara, California

Overall Rating: 4.2 I've ordered these cookies at least 4-5 times now, and at this point I'm convinced there's some kind of cookie sorcery happening in that kitchen. These things just don't miss. There are a ton of positives and only a couple of nitpicks, so for my first 4-star Yelp review, this one's is going to be good. Chocolate Chip Pecan This flavor is definitely one of them ones. The minion size is soft, warm, and loaded with gooey chocolate when you break the cookie apart. The chocolate leans on the sweeter side, which I personally enjoy, though I can see it being a bit much for some people. I was honestly a little nervous about the pecans because I thought they'd overpower the cookie. Nope. They added just enough nuttiness and reminded me of a soft nougat, balancing out the sweetness without stealing the spotlight. The monster size is equally impressive. It's about the size of those Costco food court cookies... except better. It has a slight crisp on the outside, stays soft in the center, and every bite is packed with melty chocolate and pecan again. White Chocolate Pecan The white chocolate pecan is similar to the chocolate chip version, but with white chocolate instead. It has the same soft texture and balanced sweetness, and if you enjoy white chocolate, it's a solid option. Salted Chocolate Chip The salted chocolate chip was the only flavor that didn't quite hit for me. It's flatter, almost like a smash burger patty, and while I know it doesn't use dark chocolate, I picked up a slight bitterness. The salt also came on a little stronger than I prefer. My fiancée actually liked this one more than I did, so this may just come down to personal taste again. The prices are fair, the owner is a cool dude, and after several orders they've earned my trust. I still have a few flavors left to try, but if they're anywhere near the chocolate chip pecan, I'm not too worried. I'll definitely be placing another order soon. read more

Bakenstein - Minion salted chocolate chip, chocolate chip pecan, and white chocolate chip pecan - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Clara, California

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All flavors of Bakenstein ROCK! Staff is friendly and accommodating. Easy to order on their website or thru DoorDash! Love it! read more

Everything you heard is true. They do have Pac-Man outside to play for free. They are serving cookies from outside a house. Yes the cookies are beyond amazing! Wow, I came in here with no expectations and I was impressed. Order online, order ahead, get the strawberry chocolate chip ones, get a whole bunch, trust me. read more

Bakenstein - dozen! - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Clara, California

Quality ingredients make a difference and Bakenstein understands that. Their monster pecan chocolate chip cookie is my favorite and packed with chocolate chips and pecans! Try Bakenstein and don't forget the milk! read more

Too late, the secret is out! The descriptions are all true so I'll just say: you can taste the top notch ingredients, they're experimenting/added two new flavors (strawberry chocolate chip and cookies n cream), and their hours have shifted (from munchie late night college student hours to "workday" hours, 5-11p). I was there the day they popped up on DoorDash for the first time, and one day after having tried all the other local cookie spots I gave it a go. Same strange funny sensation of creeping up on a drug deal in the night but it's all above board. Nothing more amusing than standing there at 11 pm in the dark waiting for cookies when 2 tech bros roll up in their little vests chatting about work to sidle up and order for THEIR first time. Now, a year later, everyone knows about the yum, they've got a webstore, do catering, have quit DoorDash, and cookies are selling out! Looks like they're taking off and this is good! Bills paid in the Bay! Maybe we'll get them enough revenue to introduce loyalty points and get a storefront to keep up with demand. But let's hope it doesn't get too big, there's something magical about these homey cookies made with love. read more

We've craved this place many nights and could fill up a stamp card if they had one. Our friend introduced us to Bakenstein after he found it on DoorDash. When we ordered for pickup the first time, we didn't realize it was a ghost kitchen, and cautiously approached the front door. The owner seems very chill and has helped us when we had an issue with DoorDash delivery. They only have 3 flavors: white chocolate pecan, chocolate chip pecan, and snickerdoodle. Initially, I enjoyed the white chocolate pecan, but after my sweet cravings subsided, I found myself enjoying the chocolate chip pecan more. My fiancé always gets the snickerdoodle. They are perfectly baked, warm cookies! read more

Bakenstein - Front porch - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Clara, California

Some of the most delicious chocolate chips cookies I've had. Reasonable prices. Great service as well.

As a self proclaimed cookie connoisseur I have to say Bakenstein makes the best cookies I've ever had. My bf found them via google search and placed an order online. Cookies are made to order and you do have to wait for a bit. We picked them up from the home kitchen and they just smelled divine. We ordered the mini chocolate chip was pecans and it was the perfect amount of gooeyness and sweetness. I also appreciated that it came in a mini size. read more

We ordered the monster mash online in advance, pack of 4 monster cookies (a combination of chocolate chip pecan and snickerdoodle). Our quoted wait time was about 30-35 minutes. When we arrived, we weren't sure we were at the right location. The place looks like a residential home, without any identifiable decor or signage (or it was hidden behind a large bush). You pick up at the front porch, there's pacman game on the left, a QR code to order on the right, and a small buzzer/bell to ring for service or to pickup. The guy came out after I rang the bell, he was friendly and efficient in bringing out our order which was ready upon arrival, served hot and nicely packaged. Omg, these cookies were really good, we were pleasantly surprised. The snickerdoodle was quite delicious, freshly baked, nice texture, plenty of cinnamon. The chocolate chip pecan blew me away, chunky with lots of melted chocolate in every bite, and it wasn't too sweet, which made it even better. I may have a new favorite cookie, for chocolate chip flavor at least... they'll have to make other flavors like peanut butter or oatmeal to truly win me over. read more

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My husband and I had a late night craving for cookies! We wanted something local but decadent. We saw the stellar reviews for Bakenstein and gave it a shot. I placed my order online through a very easy process for a chocolate pecan cookie. We were given a pick up time and headed out. When we arrived we noticed it was actually a house- not a bakery but it was marked clearly. We rang the bell on the table, and we were given our cookie right away! We took our hot cookie home and it smelled divine. It was pretty big in size (see my photo with a quarter for reference). There was a ton of chocolate and pecans nestled in cookie batter. Oh and it's just excellent with milk- especially when it's warm. You can tell these are homemade. In fact, we ordered a half dozen a week later and they were phenomenal too! I highly recommend Bakenstein for all your cookie cravings! read more

Bakenstein - Chocolate pecan cookie - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Clara, California

NEW BEST COOKIES! We got the mini chocolate pecan and mini snickerdoodle and both were sooo delicious!! The mini choco pecans were my favorite, and I love that they sold it in different sizes, perfect for a light snack after dinner! read more

These are best cookies I've ever had, I've ordered from them twice already and will keep ordering even though it's a 20 minute drive. My favorite is the strawberries and cream and my boyfriend loves the cookies and cream one. All the flavors are delicious though. The quality is great and service is amazing. I can't wait to see if they have anymore flavors coming out soon! read more

So, honestly I was looking forward to the big cookies. They ended up not being the standout of the order though. First, they had a Pacman game outside to play while you wait for your order to be freshly baked and cooled. Second, they have a limited time (hopefully permanent addition), the Strawberry chocolate chip cookies! The big cookies have a pretty thick putter crust that while easy to get through makes them pretty thick and more bite than I was looking for, when compared to the thinner strawberry cookies we got. Wow, that light crisp shell with the light strawberry flavor was fantastic! The porch area was a safe location to be on a well lit and waiting area. read more

Located right by SCU, parking is limited and spots are few. Ordering is done online. You can also call them which is what I did since I had a price issue with ordering online. Your order does take a while though since they do make it from scratch. They do have a pacman arcade machine while you wait though. Snickerdoodle (5/5): The edges were crispy while still holding a chewy and gooey interior. It was also generously coated with a layer of cinnamon sugar. Do note they are on the sweeter side. Overall, Bakenstein is a great place to fix your sweet tooth. SCU students and nearby residents don't overlook this place! Their cookies are phenomenal aside from the unconventional hours and location. read more

Bakenstein - Monster mash - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Clara, California

The cookies were very good and warm! From what I read they use good ingredients. You can see them on their website. The only issue I had which wasn't a big one is that you have to order them at least a half hour before you pick them up. But they do bring them to your car, which is nice. They also are open till 11 PM. read more

Delicious cookies! Nice and warm. Loved the salted chocolate chip cookies. Easy to order online and it is like curbside pick up.

Amazing cookies! We tried the Salted Chocolate Chip, Snickerdoodle, White Chocolate Pecan and the Strawberry and Cream (favorite new cookie). read more

I came here on a Saturday night on the hunt for the best cookies closest to me. I pulled up to what looks like a house and there's a Pac-Man and a doorbell thing where you can order. I would suggest ordering ahead so you don't have to wait like I did but honestly it was fun to play Pac-Man and wait for the the yummiest cookies ever. Literally so warm, perfectly toasted, and freshly made, def recommend the snickerdoodle and the chocolate chip pecan. I'll keep ordering from here tbh cus the customer service is so great and why not come back for amazing cookies? I highly recommend!! read more

Cookie shop operating out of a house in Santa Clara. They're available on Doordash for delivery! They have a very limited selection of flavours but they were all pretty tasty. My favourite was snickerdoodle. It was pretty cinnamon-y. The cookie texture was super soft. The cookies were super warm and soft when they got delivered almost to the point of completely fresh batch of cookies and it was so yummy read more

Bakenstein - White chocolate pecan, snickerdoodle, choco chip pecan - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Clara, California

their cookies are delicious!! im usually not a fan of thicker cookies but these ones are so good and i love that they're baked fresh. their thin cookies are also an absolute delight - i wish they had more flavors! all of their flavors are so yummy, even the ones that i wouldn't think i'd like. read more

Delicious cookies that are easy to order! I placed my order online and was able to quickly pick it up within 20 mins. The location is a bit hard to find but Waze will easily take you there. Just be on the look out for a one story house. Pick up was easy with just ringing the bell. You won't be disappointed if you're craving fresh cookies! read more

Awesome and deliciously fresh cookies. Order online and pick up from a super cute house front complete with a black cat doormat, owl doorbell, mini pacman arcade machine and metal corn yard decorations. All black cookie packaging to go with the theme!! Milk chocolate pecan was my favorite of what I ordered (snickerdoodle, strawberry, salted chocolate chip). read more

These cookies were super yummy! I enjoyed the Minion Chocolate Chip cookies were my favorite. The rest of the group LOVED the Minion Snickerdoodle. Service was quick & the people were kind & courteous. We will be back!!! read more

Bakenstein - 1 One Dozen Minion Cookies - 4 Minion White Chocolate Pecan/ 4 Minion Chocolate Chip Pecan/ 4 Minion Snickerdoodle - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Clara, California

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Everyone loves the cookies. So good! I brought to work and they were gone in a few minutes!

These cookies are really solid. I can't even choose a favorite! I got them as a gift for my friends, and they all enjoyed them too. I ordered over phone/text and it was super easy. They have iMessage hahaha. I ordered a dozen with their three flavors (snickerdoodle, white chocolate pecan, chocolate chip pecan), four of each. Total was $19.99, $10 of which was due at time of booking to confirm the order. They were sweet enough to even give me a monster cookie when I picked up! They were flexible about the pickup time too, when I wanted to change it. Super appreciative of that! I'd love to order from them again. read more

Bakenstein - snickerdoodle, white chocolate pecan, and chocolate chip pecan after i sampled each - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Clara, California

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We went back with a couple out-of-town visitors and ordered another dozen and 2 monster cookies. Best cookies confirmed. Thanks for the easy pickup! read more

On the way home from Santa Cruz my partner and I wanted something sweet, so I took a gamble with a small place and chose Bakenstein. A lot of people really enjoyed this small (literally - I think it's in their house!) baker on Yelp so it was promising. There was a little quirk with the website (on mobile, I was unable to pick out which of the three cookie varieties I wanted) but this was promptly addressed by a text afterwards asking me how many of each flavor I wanted in my batch order. Service was very prompt, polite, and considerate via text and when we received the cookies (they even let us know how long it would take to cool down so we could time our arrival). The cookies were great! The brown butter is delicious and I'm not usually a snickerdoodle fan, but I really enjoyed their snickerdoodle. The added nuts to the chocolate chip cookie was also fantastic (but I'd be hesitant to recommend a person with a nut allergy to this place since most of the flavors have nuts). I'm happy with the cookies we received, and I'd like to see more cookies on their menu in the future. read more

Wow, Bakenstein is amazing. My husband says it's the best cookie he's ever had, and I might have to agree! The monster cookie is a perfect size for a big dessert, and it strikes the fine balance between crunchy, soft and chocolatey. Wish I had the recipe and that they had longer hours! We've honestly been going almost twice a week since we discovered them! read more

Bakenstein - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Clara, California

So I found Bakenstein thanks to Yelp! I was craving some chocolate chip cookies, they had really good reviews, and they were nearby. Yelp showed their hours as 8pm-11pm so it was right after dinner too, figured we'd swing on by after dinner and satisfy our sweet tooth. We pulled up in front of their place (they are baked in a home kitchen, gotta support small businesses!) and figured maybe they had some cookies pre-made for sale? NOPE! Everything is baked to order but wasn't a problem as we were asked what we'd like and how many minutes it would be for them to freshly bake them. About 20 minutes later and we had our warm monster chocolate chip pecan cookies. Couldn't wait to get home and try them, they were delicious. Not too thin, not too thick and a perfect blend of crispy and soft. I love nuts with my chocolate chips and wasn't disappointed! I will for sure be back and this time will order a few of each and place my order ahead of time. Not that they had a problem with it, they were very welcoming and accommodating, but more so they wouldn't have to fire up an oven just for our order. Thank you Bakenstein, we're fans! P.S: Whoever wrote that these are just Toll House cookies, that is quite an imagination and a discredit to this business. These are no mall cookies. read more

Bakenstein - Two large chocolate chip & pecan cookies - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Clara, California

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I've tried this place twice now, Monster and Minion size. Delicious cookies and accommodating staff. Really crisp, warm, and with a soft center. If you like Choc Cookies you'll also like this place. I think the person below has never had Nestle' Tollhouse lol. This place is bomb, definitely give it a try! read more

Bakenstein - Minion Chocolate chip pecan and Snickerdoodle - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Clara, California

3.5/5 The cookies were delivered and still fresh which was great. The snickerdoodle was probably the favorite of my friend and I. The two other white and regular chocolate chip cookies were good too but probably too sweet (I get the nestle comment in regards to the chocolate chips used). If the sugar was cut down and Guittards semisweet chocolate chips were used I think they'd be more enjoyable overall. Still, happy with them. read more

Bakenstein - Chocolate Chip Cookie - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Clara, California

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First off, I have to give Bakenstein at least two stars for coming up with the concept and the spirit of entrepreneurship. I believe I can sum up the conversation that took place before starting this company: "Hey - I have an idea on how we can make money for tuition-, Oh really!, how??" Phase 1: Create a website. Phase 2: Purchase Nestle' Tollhouse refrigerated cookie dough and pass it off as our own. Phase 3: Profit!" Nothing against the guys who started this company - like the saying goes, "don't hate the playa, hate the game." BB read more

These cookies are fire. Tucked away in a house in Santa Clara near the university, there is Bakenstein baking away delicious treats. They are baked to order!!!! So don't be in a rush, you need a good 20-30 min for them to make your cookies. Came out fresh, hot and the flavor is on point. read more

My company catered cookies from Bakenstein for our holiday party this year. We ordered 200 cookies for noon delivery. The cookies were just cooling and delivered right on time. All of our employees thoroughly enjoyed every cookie. Will definitely be re-ordering all of our cookie needs from Bakenstein. Perfect size for the minis!! read more

Yummy cookies and amazing customer service! I texted to place an order for the next morning and they responded quickly and were very accommodating - I was able to pick up the cookies at 8am (an hour before opening). On top of that, I requested chocolate chip cookies with no pecans and they were happy to accommodate. They also included two extra cookies, so sweet of them :) The cookies were the perfect texture and sweetness - slightly crispy on the outside and soft & chewy on the inside. My partner and I also enjoyed the thickness of the cookies! Not thin but not too thick either. I ordered chocolate chip, snickerdoodle, and white chocolate pecan and all the flavors were solid. So happy I found Bakenstein on Yelp - def check them out :) read more

Bakenstein - Bakeries Near Me - Santa Clara, California

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Ordered from DoorDash and these cookies came perfectly warm! These are the perfect cookies for me- soft and chewy on the inside and the pecans add the perfect textural difference to keep things interesting. Definitely better than all the other cookies I've tried in San Jose. The white chocolate pecan cookies are my favorite out of the three and everyone I shared the cookies with said they were amazing. read more

This was such an awesome discovery! Less than a mile from my house, this home-kitchen bakery has some of the best late night cookies you're going to find. Definitely order ahead on their site since they'll be freshly baked and take about a half hour. I strolled around in the meantime and it was very much worth the wait. It feels like discovering a little bit of whimsy tucked away on a residential street and I'm so glad I tried them. read more

Amazing cookies and even better service. Well worth the wait for the cookie. You can tell it is baked from love straight from home. The owner is such a nice and helpful man and I love the arcade game at the front while waiting for the cookie. Definitely have to try this place. read more