I defy anyone to find a better cookie purveyor than Cookie Time Bakery. I have been going for years, back when they were called Lakota Cookies. The gateway drug cookie for me was the Mocha Shortbread cookies, which I first found at Pemberton Market in Cambridge, and then noticed for sale lots of places around town. But when I found the mother ship it was all over. It's a good thing I no longer live in Arlington, or I would be in serious trouble. The variety of cookies is remarkable--linzer, tuxedo, florentine, shortbread, ginger, chocolate chip of course, butter cookies dipped in dark or white chocolate, you really need to look at the website to get the full appreciation of the creativity that goes into these cookies. There are always seasonal cookies on offer -- last month Christmas, now heading into Valentine's Day and soon Easter. The cookies are always moist and fresh, and you'd better plan to get there early in the day if you want your pick. I learned this the hard way when I sashayed into the store an hour before closing, mouth watering for my absolute favorite (now), the Toffee Turtle cookie. Those babies were long gone, so I had to "settle" for the next tier of favorites. In fact a few of those were gone as well. That'll teach me. Order early if you want an assortment to take as a hostess gift... you'll be sure to be invited back often as these cookies are showstoppers! read more

Cookie Time Bakery - Toffee Turtle (yum!!) - Bakeries Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

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These are very delicious fresh baked cookies with high quality butter and chocolate. it's been the same for decades and is hard to walk out with just one cookie. My favorites are always the macaroons with a huge mound of chocolate on top and the molasses ginger cookie. I love this place! read more

Fresh baked cookies! These cookies are so good! It is always such a treat to catch this place open and go inside to see what delicious cookies they have in stock. They have two cases filled with yummy cookies and depending on how many you are going to purchase they give you the appropriate size cute box which is very carefully packaged. This time we tried their lemon cookies, chocolate chip and Florentine and all were very good! I believe if you buy a dozen there is a discount but every cookie is little more than $2 but they are a nice big size. They always taste like they just came out of the oven! Nice and fresh! read more

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Nice cookies options Nice people there Stopped in for first time to buy a few c0okies for desert. The short bread ones were tasty. A lemon cream one was worth the trip. No pictures as are them all. read more

I've been coming here for many years and have always loved the consistently delicious cookies. Originally, they sold out of a screen door attached to the baking kitchen and the cookies were $6.00 a dozen and huge. They were open really late too. Even then I knew it was too good to last. read more

Of course best cookies ever I have been buying there for years never get any better and big variety

I liked the cookies, but it just felt like it didn't quite have that wow factor that would get to a full five-star rating somehow. Not overly sweet, which was good, and is difficult to find. Also not overly buttery or greasy. The cookies I had were all cooked through properly, which is not a guarantee at some of the cookie places these days that are trying to go for a soft gooey center but sometimes mistakenly veer into underdone territory. read more

I love this cookie place. I have loved every flavor I have tried. Each cookie is $1.75 and they will box them up for you. They make great gifts. I ordered a dozen and half for my co-workers, they also loved them. The peanut butter was pretty good, it's topped with chocolate and peanuts, making a soft and smooth cookie with just the right amount of salt. read more

Cookie Time Bakery - Peanut butter, m&m, white chocolate shamrock - Bakeries Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

Delicious cookies! Must try Will return very often Worth a trip .................. read more

WOW these cookies are delicious - so worth coming out here just for the cookies :) Such a wide variety to choose from as well! read more

Cookie Time Bakery - Old Fashioned Peanut Butter, Toffee oatmeal - Bakeries Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

Wonderful small shop in the heights. Great for special treat, and gifts. My go-to cookie bakery.

A lovely little local bake shop with cookies only. Pros: cute little store. Lots of cookies. Lots of variety. Cute wrapping of the cookies. Local shop. DELICIOUS cookies. They suggested the florentines. They were so satisfying it was insane. Cute seasonal cookies. Cons: $1.75 per cookie. No discount for buying a dozen. My recommendation: this is a great idea for a $20 gift for anyone. read more

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Oh my gosh. I had heard rave reviews about this place, but never got around to trying it since I'm not much of a cookie person. These cookies are the BEST I've ever had!! I'm not kidding. We bought a dozen cookies and almost every single one was a home run. The cookies are $1.75 each, which is pricey, but trust me... It's worth. Coconut chocolate chip shortbread - Vegan and SO delicious S'mores - the closest a cookie can be to s'mores while still being a cookie Butter pecan - DELICIOUS. Nutty goodness Butter - this is the only one I thought was just normal good and not wildly good. Still can't go wrong with it, though! Walnut crescent - walnutty goodness. A little smaller than the other cookies, though Florentine - their most popular cookie. Flourless and OH SO GOOD. It's so unique and crispy. You have to try this one. Peanut butter - also amazing!!! Coconut macaroon - the pecan filling might not be a crowd favorite, but I enjoyed it The cookies are not too sweet. They are the perfect combination of sweet and salty, and each one fits into its own theme in a unique way. The textures are all spot on. I NEED MORE. I'm coming back next week but I don't know if I can wait until then! read more

These cookies bring joy! The work favs were the Florentine (nutty, with a touch of orange zest, dipped in chocolate), the snickerdoodle, and the pecan cookie. The cookies have an adorable zig zag of icing on top. read more

I stopped in after dropping a box off at UPS nearby and I am glad I did. What a treat. I had the pecan shortbread, chocolate chip, and o think chocolate chip shortbread. Each one was great! The texture was great. They didn't crumble to pieces as I bit into them. They have many varieties of cookies and I will definitely go back again to pick these up along with a few others. The young lady at counter was knowledgeable. I read on their website that a few area restaurants and stores also carry cookie Time Bakery Cookies. read more

Cookie Time Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

I first tasted Cookie Time's delicious cookies at my kids' friend's party, and they were unforgettable! The flavor was so rich and perfectly balanced that I had to ask for the name. read more

I heard about this place on a Facebook parents page b/c I wanted cookies for a Christmas Eve gathering with family. I arrived around noon time on Christmas Eve thinking there would be barely anything left but was happily surprised to see that they were fully stocked! I was quite impressed with the selection and purchased one of each of the festive looking Christmas cookies for a total of 12. After lunch, I took out my box of cookies, offering them to family, and left them on out on our main dining table. Due to food coma and not getting enough sleep the night before, I feel asleep on the couch. When I awoke, most of the cookies were consumed! By the end of the night there was only one cookie remaining. My daughter only got one and wanted more. We plan to return later this week to try out other flavors. These cookies are very high quality and make great gifts. I'm thinking this might be my go to place for edible gifting. read more

So good that many restaurants in the Boston area resell their cookies without mentioning where they get them. There's sometime for everyone. Our biggest problem is deciding if we should get more of our favorites or sample their amazing variety. The staff is also very nice! read more

This is an Arlington gem and one of our go- to places. Chocolate and White Tuxedos! Mint! Orange Chocolate! Florentines! Old School Peanut Butter! Lemon Macaroon! My kids and I love it and go there entirely too often. read more

We needed food for a tailgate and because we're out of towners, we couldn't make anything. So, we decided to step up our food game and instead of heading to Costco, we decided to try this bakery. We ordered 2 dozen cookies ($21 per dozen) and they were a HUGE hit! I didn't get any pics because they were so nicely boxed. We ordered florentines, toffee chip, hazelnut shortbread, snickerdoodles, harvest oatmeal, peanut butter & chocolate chip. In hindsight, I should have halved the cookies so people could have sampled more! We will definitely be back the next time we're in town! read more

Quality cookies, but expensive at $2.45 a cookie (no volume discount). Employee behind the counter didn't greet me or ask me what I wanted, despite the fact that I was the only customer in the store at the time. The place gives off nickel-and-diming/cheap vibes - I bought 4 dozen cookies for an event (3 boxes) and wasn't offered a bag to carry them in. . .or, God forbid, a free cookie (not necessary, of course, but you'd think they'd at least offer you a cookie after you've just spent $118 on. . .cookies). I also got some side eye from a customer who entered the store while I was waiting for my order to be filled (because I was a guy minding my own business in a cookie store, I guess) - seemed to be an East Arlington type who, quite hilariously, gave off airs that she lived on Beacon Hill (apparently, having skipped Arlington Heights entirely) and, even more hilariously, thought I would care one way or the other. Won't be going back. read more

I can tell you from the very first sample that these folks do cookies RIGHT. Seriously. How right? Well, I'm a frosted cake enthusiast, so the obvious choice was Cookie Time's unassuming, lovely little birthday cake sandwich cookie. And I loved it just as much as cake! The buttery external cookies were crisp in the PERFECT way, somehow providing the same satisfaction as the richest, chewiest sugar cookie. Salt balance? On point. Texture? Ethereal. Flavor? Rich, vanilla heaven. And that FILLING! This, folks, was a super fluffy, if not downright whipped, vanilla frosting. Cake-worthy. Again, ethereal. And almost, almost the slightest touch cream cheesy(?), which provided yet another wonderful flavor meld with everything else. In fact, it was up there with Danish Pastry House's red velvet cake frosting, which is a true experience to behold if you're ever in Medford. As an added bonus, they even dipped the darn thing in something like white chocolate. Boom. Arlington Heights, I will be back. I regret not taking home a huge stash of Cookie Time cookies to sample here in Colorado! read more

Cookie Time Bakery - Cookie Time's SUPERB birthday cake sandwich. The frosting is exactly as fluffy as those little air bubbles suggest. - Bakeries Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

I thought the cookies were really expensive for what they were, and even though I got a variety of types they all seemed to hit on the sane flavor and texture note. read more

Truth be told, I am not a sweets person what-so-ever. When I do indulge in desserts, I am quite particular and tend to indulge in more savory than sweet. I despise the traditional overly sugary frosting, and generally don't even care much for cookies. Nonetheless, I live in Arlington and work in Lexington, so I drive by this place every day. I've been hearing a ton of good things about this place for a while now, so on a whim I decided to stop in and grab some cookies on the way home from work to surprise the hubby (he loves chocolate and sweets). The place smells amazing, and the options were quite impressive considering it was late afternoon/ early evening hours. Seeing that they have a deal on a dozen (and after confirming that the cookies last a few days and/or can be frozen), I decided to splurge and go for the dozen to explore a few options. I packed a box with a nice variety for my husband- including chocolate covered chocolate, chocolate peanut butter, chocolate-cake ball cookies, coconut chocolate, the list goes on... In a small bag I selected 2 more vanilla-type cookies for myself (including one snickerdoodle and one almond-vanilla covered in chocolate). With such a variety to choose from, I ended up with 13 instead of the dozen. OK now here's the good part: Let me just tell you- these cookies are absolutely divine! I mean, trust me, the best we've ever had! Since yesterday I have sampled several and devoured two in full. After not even 24 hours later, I am not proud to say that these photos show the only 6 cookies remaining (doing the math, my husband must have eaten 5 since last night!). The cookies are moist, buttery, savory; and the ones I selected (that I tried) were not at all too sweet for me. Although we selected nearly all chocolate or some variation thereof, the cookies all have their own uniquely wonderful flavor and essence. Sampling a spread of different cookies from this bakery is not just "eating dessert", but a unique and whimsical culinary experience! I will have to be careful about purchasing cookies from here in the future because they are, in a word, irresistible. Be warned! read more

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This is the place to get holiday cookies if I decide not to bake. Favorites are anything with lemon and iced sugar cookies. Teachers love these cookies as gifts! read more

We love this place! Every couple of weeks the three of us get a dozen cookies (we choose 4 each) as a special end-of-week treat. Our favorites: the peanut butter, mint, chocolate tuxedos, florentines, lemon macarons, and the orange chocolate. But you can't go wrong no matter what you pick! read more

I recently stopped into Cookie Time Bakery (formerly known as Lakota Bakery) to pick up various desserts for a family event. Their selection is amazing and changes daily, so be warned that if you come back for that cookie that you loved the last time; it may not be there this time. From traditional cookies to macaroons the selection is fresh and exciting. The salted caramel was a big hit as were the chocolate filled macaroons. The peanut butter sandwich was a personal favorite....well tied with the toffee chip cookie. I felt compelled to buy traditional chocolate chip to satisfy those less adventurous, and they were fantastic as well. I am very much looking forward to my next stop to try more of the menus, and probably a few of the same because they were that delicious! Also of note it that this is a cash establishment. That's is probably a good thing or you might end up buying one of everything!!! Well done Cookie Time Bakery!! read more

Street parking, so plan ahead. There are many cookie varieties; some are classics like chocolate chip and snickerdoodles, others are fancier like macaroons and raspberry linzer cookies. We got a full dozen because COOKIES. All of the ones we tried were good. These are rich buttery cookies; some of them might remind you of the old fashioned spritz your grandmother made mid-winter. And a few of the cookies were stellar - lemon macaroon, peanut butter buddy, and lemon cream sandwich were A++++. I'm a big baker and I make a lot of very good cookies myself. I didn't expect to find a single cookie that wowed me, and I'm delighted to be proven wrong. read more

I don't even really like cookies!!! A friend brought a box to a house party and I decided to try one, and then two, and three, and these were the most amazing cookies I have ever had!! Almond Joys, black and white cookies, macaroons, everything was exceptional. read more

Solid cookies here. The price is a bit price. You pay per cookie. But the quality here is top notch. You will not find a cookie that you will not like unless you're allergic to certain ingredients.. read more

I thought I'd have to throw away cookies three through five after eating a chocolate and lemon macaroon from a bag of five cookies. The chocolate macaroon is the best cookie ever. Seriously. I'm comparing iced fig from Mike's, linzer from Lyndell's, Modern's dried fruit and nut whatchamacallit... Please, spare yourself the agony. If you get the chocolate macaroons, eat them last! The third cookie I ate was the raspberry linzer. For a linzer it's mindblowing. Get the order right and you can build a cookie crescendo that will thunder with satisfaction. read more

Cookie Time Bakery - These cookies I'm throwing away after eating Lakota's chocolate macaroon, the best cookie ever. I'm ruined. Forever. - Bakeries Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

Lakota Bakery sells crack cookies. Seriously. Since I found Lakota last Thursday, I have had it three times. I make plans around dropping by Lakota for a cookie fix. They are so rich and buttery that you can have just 1 or 2...a day. Cookies are about $1.40 piece, I think $16 for a dozen. Today I had a craving for Lakota, but couldn't make it there in time, so tried to satisfy my sweet tooth at, Darwins. And to my delight they had Lakota cookies! Divine intervention, I say. Lakota will be taking my wallet and my waist for all they're worth. My favorite is the lemon macaroon - sweet, tart, buttery, sunshine in your mouth. read more

Cookie Time Bakery - Lemon Macaroons and Peanut Butter Creams - Bakeries Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

Stopped by from out of town. At only $1.50 a cookie, it's one less thing to be guilty about now. Chocolate ginger cookie is just the right amount of spicy and sweet. Friendly staff! Cash or check only, though. read more

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I love baked goods, and found this bakery through Yelp when I was in the area. I was a little nervous about the one-star reviews, but the woman serving us was kind enough and the cookies are good. They are rather expensive - $1.35 each - and don't take credit. I was also disappointed that there is no discount for buying more. However, the cookies were yummy. The chocolate on any cookie that was dipped in or topped with chocolate was good quality. I think the favorite cookies were the M&M and the peanut butter cookies. The brownie was pretty good too. I wasn't a huge fan of the sandwich cookies, which were overly sugary for me. Bottom line: it's definitely worth a shot if you are in the area and like cookies. read more

Geesh this place is pricey. It is a mom and pop shop. I get it. But $21 a dozen is not cheap. The cookies were delicious. Made with love. LOL. But really. Just a fresh homemade taste. My favorite was the birthday cake sandwich and my husbands was the mint. We'll go here for special occasions. read more

Still fabulous, but couldn't they have chosen a more interesting name when they renamed the place? "Lakota Bakery" was very memorable, but "Cookie Time?" Really? Nobody had any better ideas? I am not the only person in the neighborhood with this opinion. read more

Legit the best cookies I've ever had. I discovered this bakery years ago and have enjoyed them ever since. They are my go to for dinner parties, holiday events, showers, long work meetings. Everyone is always thrilled to enjoy them!! Favorite flavors: all linzers, old fashioned peanut butter, salted caramel macaroon, and orange chocolate chip. Cash only. read more

I buy 6 boxes of 1 dozen cookies for neighbors and friends every Christmas. These people can't wait for me to come over. Their kids almost knock me over coming into their home. Every cookie I have ever tasted from there is AMAZING: Florentine Mint Filled Chocolate Chocolate Chip with nuts Lintzer Rasberry All the short-breads are decorated nicely and delicious read more

These are the best cookies I've ever had- seriously! They are expensive; however, they're worth every penny. My favorites are the coconut shortbread and any of the sandwich cookies- especially the mint. You can't go wrong with these cookies. I highly recommend Cookie Time for your sweet tooth or a gift for someone you really like! read more

Ok. Many years ago my sister regularly came all the way from Brookline to Arlington for some group events but she also made sure to make it a sojourn to the former LAKOTA BAKERY. Same incredible quality selection and offering from same management but the explanation on the name change still baffles me. BOTTOM LINE: if there were a ranking of best cookie shops in the US this would be at the top! read more