If I'd written this review a year ago, it would have been witty, sarcastic and probably a lot funnier than this one. Back then, the cookie was stale-ish, the price was exhorbitant and the sign out front - something about keeping your spawn in check - was off-putting (probably because it hit too close to home). This time, it was still expensive but the gargantuan chocolate chip cookie was piping hot fresh right out of the oven and the unwelcoming (guilt-inducing) sign was gone! My daughter and I were squaring up for the scraps it was so delicious. Cookie Cabin will definitely be an annual summer retreat from the heat for us. read more

Mt Lemmon Cookie Cabin - Looks like I'm going home with a dog :-) - Pizza Near Me - Mount Lemmon, Arizona

Cute. Was excited for cookies. The least expensive cookie is $7. Yes, the cookie is the size of your face but I didn't want a cookie that large or that expensive. For $8 you can get the Cookie Sampler which is a super cute combination of smaller portions of all of the varieties. Cute and warm, I was excited about the Sampler but it was bland, just tasted like flour, dry, not sweet and disappointing morsels/chips. read more

Mt Lemmon Cookie Cabin - $8 cookie sampler - Pizza Near Me - Mount Lemmon, Arizona

It's a cute local shop with mediocre cookies. We tried the sampler cookie for $8 and it was nothing special - just tasted like flour and not much flavor. The lines were out the door for ordering and for the restrooms. I'm not sure what the hype is for! read more

One of the best parts of traveling up Mt Lemmon is reaching the Cookie Cabin, hands down! I've had everything from the giant cookies, to the berry cobblers, the hot cocoa, root beer floats, hot dogs, and even their chili. Everything is pretty good. When trying the cookies, go for the sampler. Nothing's better than trying a little bit of every flavor, in one! Also, the berry cobbler is a favorite of mine. Slightly sweet, but the melted ice cream helps balance it out into a heavenly delight. For anyone who is a fan of chili, I recommend that they do try the one they have here. It's delicious, especially during the winter time. This is definitely the type of place to bring first timers to town, the family (both furry and human), or even just a mini getaway out of the city! They have indoor and outdoor seating, so it easily accommodates anyone with pets or large families. During the summer time it's a nice view driving up the mountain and taking pictures, while slowly escaping the summer heat, as the temperature tends to drop the further up you go. (so even if the city is in the 90's, the mountain may reach the higher 60/70's in the afternoon) As for the fall/winter time, it's a beautiful time and place to enjoy the color turning of leaves and to bundle up with your loved ones to a hot cup of cocoa and maybe even share one of their large bowls of chili. Hopefully this review helps and all enjoy! read more

Mt Lemmon Cookie Cabin - Hot cocoa & a sampler on the left w/a berry cobbler and root beer float on the right. Delicious! :) - Pizza Near Me - Mount Lemmon, Arizona

Very busy, but totally worth it! We chose to get coffee, a slice of cheese pizza, and a sampler cookie. Plenty of food for the two of us and absolutely delicious. read more

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Friendly staff and great food. We enjoyed the hot dog, chili dog and pepperoni pizza and finished with an awesome cookie sampler. A great place to reflect and relax after driving up the amazing Catalina highway. read more

This place is great! -Great, quaint atmosphere -Pet friendly -Delicious pizza and hot cookies ala mode -Very patriotic! -Friendly staff The only reason I didnt give it 5 is because they're overpriced. Likely taking advantage of the fact they are one of two places to eat up there, and their rent is probably sky high. Regardless, I think its a must to eat here if youre in the mountains. read more

After having a picnic we arrived to just buy cookies.... But nope! My family smelled the pizza and had to try it as well. Just simply amazing! If it wasn't an almost two hour drive, we would be regulars! Cookies were amazing too! read more

I had a friend of mine come back to Tucson to visit recently. One of the places on her list that she wanted to go to, was the cookie cabin up on the mountain. We drove up the mountain and hit cookie cabin as soon as they open. We ordered a slice of pizza and cookies and a drink. There really is not much seating available, but can tell you that the rocking chairs out on the deck is the best seats in the entire place. The pizza is always amazing, as is the cookies. It's a little bit pricey, but well worth it. We make sure to visit each time we're up on the mountain. read more

Be prepared to wait. Service was a bit slow. Waited an hour for a $7.00 cookie. Cookie wasn't bad but wasn't great either. The problem with the wait is that they have one register. They take the order and serve it before the next person in line. $4.00 for a cup of maxwell house coffee. They really could use some help on mass production and moving the line along. They make it a point to inquire about a tip on the credit card and when I didn't add one, the machine was snatched from my hand. read more

If you want a cookie on mount Lemmon...it's quicker to drive back home to Tucson bake a batch then drive back and eat them. Cookies weren't great. Pizza wasn't great. Friendly service, clean washrooms read more

I absolutely love coming to this place John's one of the managers cookies is the best I always have great customer service and the bathrooms are always nice and squeaky clean read more

First and last time going to the cookie cabin.. wanted to take my little boys to see what the hype was about was very disappointing.. was told pizza will be right out to us then after waiting they come out asking if we're waiting on pizza and thought we were in the restroom. 5 of us in the one stall restroom at once.. I don't think so. Crust on the pizza was not cooked all the way, one of us was questioning if it was cheese stuffed it was so bad. Thought maybe to redeem themself with a cookie sundae. Wrong!! Cookie was cold and hard as a rock broke our plastic spoons. Ice cream was only good thing about it.. way overpriced for this food and experience. read more

I used to really enjoy coming here, but the prices have increased over the years I've been visiting, and they got rid of my favorite cookie: pumpkin nut, which has put a damper on it. A lot of times, if I come up for a hike on Mt. Lemmon, we will bring our own food up and picnic and then stop here for a cookie with ice cream in the summer or a hot cider if it's cool out. They do NOT skimp on the ice cream; their scoops are very generous! If it's busy, they often run out of a lot of items. We stopped in one afternoon after snowboarding, they had cookies and ice cream, and that was it. No pizza, no chili, no brats, nada. The pizza is pretty average-tasting. And their hot foods are all pretty expensive. $12 for a bowl of chili? Dang. That being said, the space is really nice. They've added more tables with umbrellas on the patio. If the seats on the front porch are available, it's a great spot to sit. It's also a nice place to bring your pup! read more

It was decent. The cookies were a little over baked to be honest. I was a little disappointed and it wasn't really worth the 30 minute wait in line and the $9 for the cookie, and I think I could've baked a better one myself. But it's a cute place so it's got that going for it, and I didn't try the pizza or the hot chocolate so maybe those are good read more

Have not been yet, but wanted to check it out and try some sweets. We were turned off by the fact that a bowl of ice cream was really expensive, I gave 2 stars as it is a cute little place and has nice outdoor seating and views. maybe make it more affordable for family's or have a family day. read more

Great service and pricing is a little bit high for what it is but reasonable. There's a tiny bit of parking here in front and the cabin is quaint, but we had a giant cookie as well as the cookie sampler and the cookie flavors were just OK. read more

I visited the Mt Lemmon Cookie Cabin on a slow and quiet day in late February with a couple of good friends. No other businesses on Mt. Lemmon were open except the General Store, so we decided to stop by the Cookie Cabin to check it out. The first thing you will notice is all the signs posted with rules and other information. Most of the signage seemed very rude and condescending, certainly not welcoming, and it continues inside. As we entered the Cookie Cabin one of the employees immediately shouted to us "THE PIZZA OVEN IS CLOSED" ,which we already knew from one of the many signs outside, so we each ordered a drink. The coffee was decent and the spiced cider was very good but it couldn't make up for how rude and unwelcoming this place is. As we were leaving one of my friends asked why the pizza oven closes early (just curious) and the response was just as rude as the signs decorating the Cookie Cabin. The lady employee proceeded to go on what could only be described as a furious rant about how people from "down in the valley" don't understand how things operate on top of the mountain. My other friend and I were shocked by her response that lasted several minutes. Overall the experience was terrible and we let all of our friends "down in the valley" know how we were treated. I wish I could review some of the food but I doubt I'll ever return to the Cookie Cabin. read more

The anti-child, anti-dog, anti-leisure (no book reading, no laptops, etc.) admonishments on the signs that seemed to have been applied to every available surface generated what can best be described as: A BAD VIBE. The chili was good, the cookie was ok. The place was clean and the rustic style was cute. read more

We always stop at the Cookie Cabin after long hikes on Mt. Lemmon. It's something to look forward to after breathtaking views and calorie-incinerating treks on Butterfly Trail or Marshall Gulch. I usually order a pizza and a chocolate chip cookie with ice cream for dessert. The pizza is just okay, but it's not called the Mt. Lemmon Pizza Cabin. The cookies are chewy and delicious, and topped with a few scoops of vanilla ice cream, they are a sweet tooth's dream. Bring a friend (or two), there's plenty to share! One of my favorite things about the Cookie Cabin is that pets are welcome. We sit outside with our pup while we get down on post-hike grub. The nice thing about being that far up the mountain is that the weather is almost always perfect for it, especially during the summer. If you're ever in Summerhaven it's definitely worth checking out. read more

Ugh. Called the Cookie Cabin and at $5 a piece, they should taste good. Nooooo... Bought an oatmeal raisin cookie...blah. It tasted like it didn't have enough salt. But worse, it tasted like it was made at least 2 days prior as it was very dried out and stale. A friend had a pumpkin cookie that was even worse. I guess they may taste better if they were fresh but I doubt it. And what is with all the rude signs around about noisy children, smoking, etc? I neither smoke nor have children but they seemed kind of rude. Hard to tell if it was an attempt at a joke or they really want to broadcast their attitudes. Staff was very friendly and helpful...other than failing to warn me not to buy their crappy $5 cookies. read more

Really mediocre cookies, which they warm up so that you can't stop eating them. Cookies are the size of a plate, big enough for 4 people at least. Like everything else on Mt. Lemmon, they are expensive for what they are: OK, but not as good as what you'd make at home from scratch. I'm sure if you are under the age of 12 they are probably the best thing ever. But these are not gourmet cookies, and you will pay almost as much for a glass of milk here as you would for a gallon of milk in Tucson. My favorite part of the cookie cabin experience is the deadly serious but hilariously threatening signage in the garden, which prohibits screaming, running, barking, being a hyperactive dog, moving the tables, bringing in outside food, and, my favorite, treating the garden like a library (i.e. no reading, texting, computer use). I should note that I witnessed most of these prohibited activities during my Cookie Cabin experience. I bet the owners are a ton of fun at parties. read more

The Cookie Cabin hopes you do not come by. To save sanity and money, I suggest you get food, snacks, drinks, and goodies before you come up the mountain. There are lots of lovely picnic tables on the drive up and down, and plenty of places to use a toilet. Here's my blog post about how unwelcome we all are at The Cookie Cabin. http://brassflowers.com/posting-signs-to-micro-manage-would-be-customers/ read more

This is the cutest little place you'll ever go to find people who hated you before they met you. The cabin is covered inside and out with condescending signs with yellow writing on green. They hate kids, and had a slew of new signs hand written on cardboard about staying away from the fireplace on a cold winter day. We wondered about going upstairs, but it was closed off, we were told, so they wouldn't have to clean it unless it was so busy they needed the space. My kids went to look out the window after the owner walked out (incongruously wearing a Winnie the Pooh backpack) and she came back in to say she didn't want them to touch it. So, after spending $26 for four hot cocoas and two giant oatmeal raisin cookies which were the consistency of a bowl of oatmeal in the center, I got confirmation of what the the signs were trying to say: "We wish you had stayed home!" Its a perfect way to wreck a delightful day. So, if you like being made feeling resented and unwelcome, The Cookie Cabin is ready to oblige. Tip: if you aren't seeking The Nazi Cabin, bring your own cookies to Summerhaven. read more

Ugh! What an absolute bummer this place has turned out to be! We spent a lovely Sunday on the mountain with the kids and were all looking forward to a big, hot, gooey cookie to finish up the day. What we got instead was a hard, expensive, almost-stale hockey-puck type situation. The cookie wasn't even the worst part though. It was the (lack of) service. We waited in line a good 5 minutes beyond what we should have because the girl running the register was busy chatting with a friend who had come in. Not the biggest deal ever, but enough to set us off on the wrong foot. What's weird is, there were at least 3 other employees standing around doing nothing while we waited for her to finish her conversation. When we finally got to ordering, she puts the cookie down in front of us without offering any toppings...we had to ask. When it got to us, it was hard and not at all warm. My husband brought it back up to the counter and politely asked if it's supposed to be hot. He heard an employee mutter ("is he serious?"). He was told that it was warm when it came out of the heater, but now there's ice cream on it. He said yes, I understand that the part with ice cream won't be hot any longer, but the rest of it should at least be warm and not hard as a rock. They acted so annoyed by him that he gave up and the kids ate what they could. We weren't expecting perfection, but when you're paying $7+ for a cookie, you'd hope for a little better than this. We'll just bring up our own treats next time and save the money. read more

Cookie Cabin's claim to fame is 'the only pizza on Mt. Lemmon.' Well, another, more realistic claim could be, 'the nastiest, most overpriced pizza anywhere!' You will pay nearly $20 for a 12" pizza that has the lowest grade mozzarella cheese on it. It doesn't smell like mozzarella, it doesn't taste like mozzarella, and it doesn't look like mozzarella. Our last experience revealed a pizza that was pure white on top...no hint of sauce, as they put so much cheese on it and when this reincarnation of cheese melts, it literally levels itself off and fills every porous area of the pizza. It was a sheet of whiteness. Our family of four each had a slice, though no one finished theirs. The rest went straight into the trash. We decided to forgo ordering the $10 chocolate cookie. It was safer bet to drive down the mountain for some real food. read more

I took my daughter and dog up for some hiking. We stopped in for some pizza and cookie and ice cream after. The cookie was good with ice cream on top! They pull them fresh out of the warmer and scoop it on. It was prepackaged cookie dough. No mamas cooking here. The pizza oh the pizza... I honestly debated the amount of stars given. This "pizza" would make someone have wet dreams over crapy little cesars pizza... It was so bad my 5 year old, who is under the impression pizza is a food group wouldn't eat it... My hungry dog spit it out... I have never seen that fatty spit anything out! At 5.50 for a slice of burnt cardboard covered in oil and salt. What a deal! Cut cabin theme, lots of out door seating. read more

Definitely not worth the drive from anywhere. The pizza is above average, not the best in Tucson by any means. But, hey you are on top of a mountain where it is 20 degrees cooler than the heat of Tucson. The cookies are almost comically big, but they are good. Everything is slightly over priced, but that I understand, it's a tourist spot and they have to make hay while the sun shines. If you are looking for an escape and a decent place to grab a bite I would stop on in. I wouldn't go out of my way to go there, but I would go out of my way to Mount Lemmon. Also, they seemed kid friendly to me. read more

Wow! The pizza here is sooo worth the drive up the mountain from Tucson. We were on vacation and a friend said there is a little place that sells pizza. We caught it just before it closed and had a 12 inch between 2 which is mote than enough. The crust was THE best and the toppings were just right. Service is friendly and local. Giant cookies are also sold here - did not have one but people were all making yummy sounds! read more

Ummm... Yum! I'm a huge fan of cookies. Pie? Cake? Cheesecake? I can pass those by. Put a cookie in front of me, or within a two mile radius, I'm getting my cookie on! We had a late lunch at The Iron Door and I saw The Mt. Lemmon Cookie on Yelp . I literally left the Manfolk at the Iron Door and zoomed down to get my cookie. Let's be real...my cookie(s). If I'm making a special trip, I'm getting more than one. Amateur move. I got one of the combo cookies, which is a brilliant idea. Peanut butter, oatmeal raisin, chocolate chip, and a few more, all in one mondo cookie , and then all chocolate chip for the other. What can I say? I'm a purist. The cookies were both very fresh, the perfect amount of squishiness, delicious. Granted, I dropped $15 for two cookies, but they were worth it. They are "shareable". As if. Mine. All mine. The hours on Yelp are wrong, BTW. They are actually open until 5. The two folks working are the owners, I assume. Very nice. Cute location with tables outside. Mmm... Squishy chocolate chip cookies. Yes, please! read more

I have always loved this place!!! For as long as I remember going up to Summerhaven I had to stop and get a cookie from the cookie cabin with an ice cold glass of milk. This last time I shared a thing of chili with a friend and a chocolate chip cookie with my daughter. We also had a hot chocolate. Positive: the best cookie I have ever had, cookies straight from the oven, ice cold milk, chili had the perfect amount of spice, hot chocolate was made for my daughter so they added some cold milk to cool off the hot chocolate (I thought this was so considerate of the staff!), friendly staff Negative: very busy on the weekends (at least when ever I have gone, making it hard to find a table), not cheap at all read more

Let me say first, I am currently eating one of their chocolate chip cookies that we got this morning and it's STILL soft, chewy, and amazing. Now.. I do not understand these low star reviews. You people must be extremely impatient, impolite, and picky. I have been up to Mt. Lemmon and their cookie cabin hundreds of times in the many years I've lived here and the only horrors I've witnessed are long lines and above mentioned people. But never have I received terrible or rude service and have never gotten the feeling that we were unwelcome. I have been on extremely busy Sundays and during the mid-week when no one comes up. They have taken down all these "terrible" signs I've read of, I've never actually seen them, but they are no longer there. They only have 3 that I saw, which were completely understandable. One, no running or yelling. Understandable because this is a restaurant, not a playground. Plus who wants to hear children screaming/yelling in a serene, peaceful environment? No running? Duh. Who wants a booboo? Not me. Two, no rowdy dogs. Same deal, no one wants a dog constantly barking and causing ruckus in this beautiful, peaceful environment. Three, no climbing on the paved rocks that now surround their NEWLY built seating area to accommodate more people. Seems welcoming to me, also it seems the new seating is for dog owners as it's gravel ground so it would be easier to pick up "accidents". These do not seem unwelcoming at all people. Common sense here. Now don't get me wrong, I am all for children and pets. I'm an extreme lover and care giver for both, but there is nothing wrong with a well behaved child or dog. Like I stated, it is a restaurant and a business. Not a playground or a dog park. As stated earlier, they've completely re-done their outdoor seating. They've expanded it and have added umbrellas to every table which was a very cute and welcoming add on. Now on to the food, bear with me people. My husband and I always get a pizza with sausage, onion, and green peppers. It's cooked perfectly each time and I have loved their pizza forever. We have never received a bad pizza and I'm not being a generous reviewer! We all have our different pizza styles and I've always loved this one. I haven't had any other food going here so I can't comment on those but the chili has always enticed me. Their cookies now, I have received a few cookies that have let me down but most of the time I'm sitting in heaven with chewy, gooey, warm cookie. My favorites are the choco chip and the brownie. As for beverages, we always get the Arnold Palmer which is a lemonade/iced tea combo of amazingness. We have had hot choco before but it's just the packet stuff and not worth it. They have an array of beverages for all the likings. Well people, this concludes my review. Y'all really need to take in what Mt. Lemmon is. To me, it's a sanctuary high above the noise and confusion. I miss my Texas forests and this is as close as I can get; makes me feel right at home. read more

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We were really looking forward to a big, warm, gooey, chocolate chip filled cookie after a day of hiking long trails on Mt Lemmon. For 6.50, we got a gigantic chocolate chip cookie. Problem was, it was severely lacking in chocolate chips. Then entire half inch circumference had nary a chip, and even the center had very few chips. The cookie itself was not much to write home about either. Eh, for the cost of the cookie, it's not a good buy. read more

Drove up mount lemmon one hour in the hopes of an amazing, warm, and "worth it" cookie. I'd say the drive was gorgeous but the cookies weren't worth it. The size is what draws people in but taking a block of premade dough and baking it at home would be the same thing. The drive gets 5 stars, the cookies get 3. read more

After a lovely drive up the mountain, we stopped here since we had heard so many good things about it. We did not find this to be true at all. I ordered the peanut butter cookie - awful. It was tasteless and undercooked. Hubby ordered the oatmeal raisin and it did at least have some taste, it too was undercooked. The cookies are HUGE, the size of a large paper plate. And sooo pricey at $7 each. We were sorely disappointed. read more

Enormous cookies to satisfy cold people and empty bellies. Some cookie flavored sell out fast. Had the standard chocolate chip and some chili on a cold day. It hit the spot. The pizza also seems popular. read more

Mt Lemmon Cookie Cabin - Chocolate chip cookie with a bowl of chili. - Pizza Near Me - Mount Lemmon, Arizona

Almost every time we go for a ride up the mountain we stop at the cookie cabin. I remember what time it started raining on us a few miles from the cookie cabin and we parked the bikes and ran inside to get out of the rain. Well we all ordered our pizzas, which are good. Mine seemed to take extra long and I questioned the lady a couple times on the status of my pizza. After a bit she discovered that they actually forgot to make mine and promptly made a new one for me. On top of them she gave us two cookies on the house, one chocolate chip and one lemon. That was a sign of good customer service, I have to say that the lemon sugar cookie was outstanding, of course the chocolate chip was good as well. I enjoy this place and I always enjoy eating outside on their patio area. Overall it is a nice place to eat and visit if you are up there, but I do not think it would be worth the trip up the mountain solely to eat there. read more

This little place is wonderful and they always do a great job on the Pizza and other foods they serve...therefore they deserve full credit. The owner greets and talks with customers, which is very rare these days, so I appreciate that. I don't think they should have less than five stars since this small establishment does it's best to keep customers happy. The food is awesome of course, and I have been there many times. I don't feel that five stars is going over the top when a place works so hard to do their best for the public. read more

I will have to say I am a fan of this place. The Cookies are huge and yummy. The cobbler are awesome and feed an army. OK, they feed 2 or 3 depending on how hungry you are. Some friends of mine like their Pizzas and Chili. I will say you do not walk out of this place hungry. Being a non-coffee drinker I cannot only say my friends really liked their coffees. They offer 2 parking spaces - One is Handicap accessible and the other is next to it.. Be careful Summerhaven requires when you park on the street you vehicle cannot be on the street. You have to be completely off the pavement. 3/19/2014 - An update - It looks like they have changed from creating small pizzas to pizza slices. They still have the 12" and 16" pizzas. read more

Visited here today I had the all beef hotdog and chocolate chip cookie, service was awesome as well as food.