Has to be THE MOST HISTORIC bakery in Greater Cincy. Original Dutch-style signage out front says founded in 1927! Worth a trip to see that alone, and they still use their original ovens...third generation of the same family runs it. It's like walking into a wonderful, kitschy antique store with all there is to see. Give it your business if you value old-time, independent bakeries! read more

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They have the best cakes, wedding cakes, donuts, or anything you want them to bake. They are excellent kind and it's easy to find.

There's a reason they've been around 98 years. Simple bakery menu items. The Oreo donut was my favorite & all of the cookies were amazing. My go-to local bakery! read more

Cookie Jar Bakery has been a treasure to our family. Not only are the cakes, rolls, donuts, cookies etc. supreme, but the personal touch of a small business is the best. From their Turkey shaped and Santa shaped rolls that we order for the holidays to our most favorite pastries: cookie jar roll and cinnamon rolls, we are so thankful for Cookie Jar bakery in Newport! read more

Cookie Jar Bakery - Turkey shaped rolls for Thanksgiving table- love the choice of smaller or larger turkey. - Bakeries Near Me - Newport, Kentucky

We got breakfast at this small and charming bakery, donuts were fresh and delicious, would highly recommend!

Great bakery open 3am - 3pm!!! Gotta be honest, driving down street and came upon "another" so called "bakery" that didn't open till 9am... come on.. 9am for a bakery? That's like a drive in movie theater only open at noon till 3... come on!!! I drove a little further and glad I did!!! Cookie Jar was awesome!! Bought way more than I should but everything looked great (and tasted great too!) So, my best advice, skip past the 'others' and get to the BEST! Cookie Jar!! read more

Best cookies I've ever had- that side of the Ohio River!! I live in southern Michigan!! Great customer service. Cute and Quaint little shop. read more

We love the cookie jar, bakery! Whenever you stop in for donuts or pastries, they always make you feel like you're walking into grandma's kitchen. read more

Amazing sweets. Highly recommend you drop by this old school bakery. You won't get this in the Kroger or Dunkin'

Stay away. I had them make cookies for an event. Looked like a 6 year old decorated them. I ordered 5 dozen- 2.5 dozen in the shape of Kentucky and they looked more like genitalia. I contacted the owner and received no response. Very embarrassed and will never recommend this place! read more

This 3rd generation donut shop and bakery is no frills and simple thrills. If your looking for the classics cooked right you have come to the right place. Open at 3 a.m. this O.G. Donut shop does it right. Since the loss of Bonomini Bakery in Northside, the Cookie Jar Bakery is now the best donut shop in Cincinnati IMHO. read more

I go here for the most deelicious Almond Filled Coffee Cake this side of the Ohio River the inside is soft and moist, the icing on top is divine read more

Amazing! This place has some of the best donuts i've had. Basic and fresh it's just a simple nice delicious donut.

I was in Newport in a Saturday afternoon and saw this place. I wanted to support them as well as try some cookies. I bought half a dozen which were all extremely reasonably priced at .65 a cookie. However, I hate ( really, truly) to report that the red velvet that my mom and I both tried hands down was the worst cookie I have ever tried. We couldn't even finish it. They were cold, and smelled and tasted like they had been stored in someone's basement. My mom bought a bag of donuts to freeze and said they were not bad at all. I'm hoping they just had an off day or something, but buyer beware. Ask for a sample before purchasing. read more

Picked up cake today and has a crack in icing .. she said it could be easily fixed with a butter knife

Some of y'all have been to cookie jar for something other than their famous 'cookie jar roll' and it shows... I grew up eating cookie jar donuts- and while I think all of their donuts are good- the cookie jar roll is truly the star of the show. It's like a flat-ish cinnamon roll with icing- and it's worthy of 10 stars. In fact, I love them so much that they were handed out as the "midnight snack" at our wedding... and all of our guests loved them as much as myself and my family. Support a small business and go to Cookie Jar. read more

Sweet, basic bakery with donuts, fritters, and lots of cookies. Basic buns & sandwich bread, too. Great spot to grab a cold drink and snack while you walk Newport read more

Best donuts around, family has been going her for decades. Better come early for best selection.

This is an old, classic bakery on Monmouth Street down in Newport. There isn't a huge selection here from what I could tell but I did get here an hour before their closing time so I'm not going to hold that against them. The stuff I did get was delicious particularly the cookies which I guess is appropriate given the name of the bakery. The sugar cookie in particular was really soft and delicious. The doughnut with the flaky chocolate on it was unique and very tasty as well. Definitely a place worth checking out if you have a sweet tooth and are down on Monmouth Street. read more

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So after a blazing hot drive down from Indy with no a/c to visit the old homestead, and trying to use reverse psychology on myself to get cooled down, I figure what the hell. Let's get some hot coffee and sugary snacks!! If you've never been to the Cookie Jar Bakery before it sets right on Monmouth between 9th and 10th, and even if you've lived in NKY as I did, it took me several years before I knew this place existed. But once I did, boy was it ever on. Being an insomniac, the cookie jar has come to the rescue several times as they open at 3am on Saturday, Monday, and 1am Tuesday-Friday! What other bakery do you know in NKY where you can get doughnuts at those ungodly hours? The owner, Rick, is always there to greet yo with a smile in the morning and is one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. Now I can honestly say that the first time that I ever visited I got two yellow cake doughnuts with chocolate frosting and that's all I ever get because they are that good--rich buttery cake with a very deep, dark, chocolate frosting. So this time, like every other, I pack one in, holding the other 11, speeding away in the moonlight as Depeche Mode compliments the deep, dark, frosting and I cry because all I ever needed was here--in my arms. read more

Cookie Jar Bakery - Open 3am on Saturday!!!! - Bakeries Near Me - Newport, Kentucky

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I'm so happy this place is still open during this year of covid! I tried this place out for the first time today and absolutely fell in love with their pumpkin spice donuts. Freshly baked each day! The owners are SUPER friendly and I'm glad I stopped in! read more

The absolute most precious bakery that I hope the community always supports. I never thought cheese danishes sounded appealing, but once I had their cheese danish I am forever swayed. The prices are extremely reasonable and you just feel like a sweet grandma just finished making it just for you. read more

**** Cookie Monster Approved **** Do yourself and your friends/coworkers/kids/family a favor and swing by the Cookie Jar Bakery. I picked up a dozen cookies recently and it took everything in my power not to shove them all in face on the way home. They are THAT good. I'm going to have to go back and try the doughnuts which looked just amazing! I don't know if I'll be able to have any self control with those delightful treats. Parking is on street metered only. But if you push the button on the meter you do get 10 free minutes which should be enough to run in and grab a treat from the bakery and get back to your car in time. I didn't notice anywhere to sit and enjoy your treat inside so you'll just have to take it to go and try to not eat it all before you get home! read more

Just a few doors down from Ebert's Meat Shop in Newport, the Cookie Jar is an old-fashioned bakery with cakes, cookies and pies. On a Saturday afternoon, the selection was fairly narrow, but I bought peanut butter and chocolate chip cookie varieties and both were sweet and delicious. The bakery offers special cupcake arrangements for the holidays and other items by special order. read more

Cookie Jar Bakery - a car parked in front of a bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Newport, Kentucky

A very good place for donuts. It is open crazy early, so if you want a donut at 2 in the morning go nuts. The store doesn't offer that many options but they got the basic choice, drive slow or you may miss the place since it is located in downtown Newport with other businesses sandwich next to each other. Finally the best part...the owner (I think). When I went an older gentleman waited on me and he was super friendly. It has that "mama and papa" feeling. I had the cherry turnover, it was ok but what I were liked was their plain donuts. I went around 4 in the morning got the cherry and two plain donuts, ate the cherry when I got home, then went to sleep. I woke up four hours and had the plain donut and plain blueberry, holy crap they were delicious; especially the blueberry one. You know after a few hours donuts can get hard well these didn't, I think they are magic donuts. I think I found my new place to get fat. read more

Finding a hidden treasure is exciting but finding a treasure that's right out on the open and you've been passing it for over a decade and you never saw it is frustrating. So my wife told me I needed to go buy doughnuts for a large group on Saturday morning and told me to go to the Cookie Jar on Monmouth. I've driven down that street plenty and never even noticed this place. There's not much to say besides: wonderful doughnuts, wonderful cookies and an old guy behind the counter that was friendly and when I asked the place told me the entire 85 year history. When you hear that my tailor is happy with the extra bucks I throw his way for letting out my pants in the coming months just know that it's the Cookie Jar's fault. read more

As a cookie enthusiast who's lived in Newport for well over a year, I thought I needed to remedy the fact that I had never been to this adorable bakery that I always pass on Monmouth. I went in one morning after I got out of work and boy am I glad that did! Upon entering, I was greeted with the most delicious combination of the smell of donuts and coffee. I went in for cookies but I was tempted by the cinnamon rolls, so I bought one to eat on the road. The cinnamon roll was small compared to some of the obnoxiously large cinnamon rolls I'm used to finding but it was very, very good and the perfect size for a snack. I bought two of each kind of cookie available and I was amused by the fact that they all tasted a bit like donut and my friend and I pondered whether or not they might have been cooked in the donut oil. However the cookies were prepared, they were very good. I ate half a dozen of them in one day. Perhaps the best part of my visit to the bakery was the service. The gentleman working was incredibly friendly and helpful and made me feel like a valued customer...the sort of attitude that makes me want to frequent a business. read more

Cookie Jar does have some good cookies, but I've never been that impressed by their donuts. They've alway been a little on the dry side for my taste. Their hours aren't consitent either. I've stopped here twice on my way to work (same time in the morning) once they were already closed, the next time, they were sold out of a lot different flavors. I like supporting local businesses, but there are better bakeries in the area. read more

ORIGINAL ONE STAR RATING: I have a super craving for some yummy baked goods, but I can't have any dairy. I've heard so many good things about this bakery, but when I inquired about vegan/dairy free items they said they don't make them. Very disappointed that there wasn't even a single item I could eat. *Every other bakery I've been to has at least one lactose-free item available for those who can't consume dairy. EDITED - NEW 4 STAR RATING: Now that I am able to eat dairy products, I wanted to give them another try. So glad I did! I went all out and purchase an eclair (which weighed about a pound), these little frosted toast pieces, and a bag of shortbread tea biscuits with a drop of chocolate on top. The shortbread biscuits are the best I've ever had! They literally melted in my mouth. Generally, that isn't characteristic of those cookies. The little frosted toast pieces were incredibly tasty! I expected them to be stale from moisture, but they were still crisp and flaky even though we visited the bakery late afternoon. At $0.30 a piece I should have bought more! Last, but certainly not least, what can I say about the eclair other than that it was super heavy with cream and the pastry was to die for. It. Was. Incredible! So glad I'm able to have dairy because this little bakery is just great! read more

Located on Monmouth street in Newport, you'd think they would keep their shelves stocked with all the walkers and businesses around. I've been here a couple times and the cases are nearly empty. I did place an order for a batch of cookies for my child's school but it was made clear that the baker was not in and they weren't exactly sure what cookie cutters they had around for different designs. The cookies were good but just that. My kids wanted a donut but the case was empty. This bakery looks as though they are going out of business or don't have a steady staff to bake. Maybe most of their orders are preorder and not walk-ins but I do see that as a mistake, especially on a busy street like Monmouth. Keep your cases full and you'd sell a lot of donuts, cookies and coffee in the morning. read more

I absolutely love their donuts! My GPa got us hooked on them. Anytime I give him a haircut he brings donuts anyone looking for an amazing donut you need to stop here! read more

This place has the craziest hours! Maybe I need to come at a way earlier time of day to get a better selection. Like others have noted, there's not much variety during the afternoon hours. The employee was very friendly though and that will always encourage me to give a place a second chance. Plus I frequently see their coupons in the local Newport publications. I like when local businesses do that. read more

Cookie Jar Bakery leads my mind to think of an amazing wonderland of cookies and other assorted goodies, and I was disappointed to find that they only had a couple different types of cookies and some donuts in their display cases. In their defense they were closed on Sunday and we went in mid day on a Saturday so this is probably why. I'll have to go back and try them during their earlier hours when I can give them another shot. We tried some Santa Face cookies that were good and very cute, but I dunno.. I guess I just expected a little more. We got Mt. Dew's to go also and they both tasted flat but I figure most people don't go in there for the drinks.. LOL I'll definitely return, maybe next time I'll make it for some warm donuts :) read more

I tried the Cookie Jar for the first time yesterday and was not disappointed! I had the glazed donut while my friend had a jelly filled donut, both were fresh and very tasty :) The service was quick and very courteous. The prices were also reasonable. I will come back! read more

Horrible customer service, horrible experience. I do not recommend this bakery. This place was actually recommended, so I was highly disappointed with my experience. read more

If it wasn't for the cute associate this place would have been an even worse disappointment. Cinnamon buns were good but all the donuts had an oven bake not a fresh fried quality. Empty shelves, and an empty kitchen should have been a clue. I still love and prefer local. Maybe it was a bad day. read more

Cookie Jar Bakery - They were selling what tasted like day olds on Saturday morning. Super disappointment. - Bakeries Near Me - Newport, Kentucky

This is a charming bakery, with classics they have had from the beginning. They are popular, so get there early or place an order. Just like any good business, they are not going to overstock only to have items they toss. One little unknown tid bit about this bakery is they do donate any leftovers to local shelters in the Newport area. Give them a try. Their long johns with chocolate icing are the best!! They are a mainstay on our daily route. Enjoy! read more

Very yummy! From out of town and had some of their goodies prior to a show and very good stuff! Ridiculous that people give them a bad rating for not having Vegan choices or having a wide selection a few hours before closing. It is a bakery that has been around for 86 years. It is clear that they know what they are doing. Seriously complaining Vegan selections? Who goes to Taco Bell for a Big Mac? Highly recommend Cookie Jar just ignore the haters. read more

Excellent old-fashioned bakery. The delicious bread sells out VERY quickly but when I can grab a loaf, it's wonderful. I'm partial to the coconut rolls - they haven't changed since I was kid back in the 1960s. The donuts and crullers are good too, and I had an EXCELLENT coffee cake from there once too. Selection can be spotty since the baked goods are fresh and a lot of it is gone by noon. read more

Dashed in for a couple of M&M cookies for the kids after visiting the aquarium nearby. I can't vouch for the other offerings, but the cookies got a big thumbs up from my kids. read more