From watching the show Home Town, Shug's was definitely on the list to pick up some sweet treats while visiting Laurel. There was plenty of parking across the street from the shop. There is ice cream, milkshakes, cookie dough, and baked treats to choose from. Inside the store there are several tables to sit at to escape the heat of summer. We made our way over to the baked treats and purchased an assortment to bring back to our AirBnB. The customer service was great and helpful when making our selections. Let's get to the goodies! I loved the cookie square I got with the watermelon in icing on top. Makes for a cute seasonal dessert. The cookies were yummy along with the white chocolate peanut butter balls. Stop here for your baked treats! read more

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My visit to Shug's initially excited me as they had a lot of really amazing looking things. The ambiance of this spot really is nice and they have a lot of great looking stuff to see when you first walk in. The service here was very friendly and a lot of very nice folks. I've never seen any macaroons anywhere else in the Laurel, MS area so I was really happy to see they had them here. I LOVE macaroons so I was so excited to get one and bit into it... sadly I found my experience to be a very dry crumbly macaroon that I might go so far as to call stale. I've eaten many macaroons in my time and this one is on the bottom of my list sadly. I would suggest sticking with the other items here like the candy as I did enjoy my chocolate candy I ate. Overall this is the only game in Laurel, MS for desserts like this and for your macaroon fix I would wait for a visit to New Orleans. read more

The staff was great! We had never tried cookie dough - and we both loved it! We also took home 3 cookies for later. No picture, but it was great! read more

Felt like we were on the set of a tv show, staff wasn't welcoming and didn't seem interested in serving us. Had a milkshake and two cupcakes. Both were mediocre. read more

This was a nice little surprise on our day trip to Laural. I had cookie dough and my husband had ice cream. It was all very good. If I'm ever in town again I would go back to this place. read more

We stopped in here with our kids. We got a couple milkshakes and some sweets. Everything was great! One of the best milkshakes I've ever had. read more

Over priced and not good Some of the candies are delicious but the cookie cakes are just crumbly with no texture or taste read more

Cute shop with great staff! We got in nearly at closing and yet they were welcoming to us. There was the cutest little (3y/o maybe) boy there who's family were in a lot so he was truly at 'home'! He gave us his recommendations and I loved it! We had never had Corn Flake stacks so we got a few, as well as Truffles & macaroons . It all tasted so wonderful and was a great dessert as we walked around Laurel. read more

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Staff super friendly. The baked goods are amazing. Got chess squares, cookies and a peanut butter cereal no bake thing and I never wanted it to end. So delish. read more

Omg! Sugar rush of the highest order. Not to be missed. Laurel is a cool town. Well b bk to try other places. read more

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Cute place and wonderful staff. My husband had a lavender lemon macaroon and it was delicious. I bought some of the fruit slices and they were wonderful. We also bought some chocolate covered almonds. If you're looking for your old fashion candies like candy cigarettes, wax lips, all of those oldies but goodies... This is the place to find them. read more

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Fun, flavorful and a guilt pleasure! Fun stop while visiting Laurel. We tried a couple of the cookie dough and had a fun time chatting with the girls working there. Multiple locals came and visited while we were there. Based on their comments, everyone was enjoying the cookie dough and milkshakes! read more

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I am obsessed with their macarons & my fiancée won't stop talking about their Runaway Brides. Super cute sweet shop with some delicious treats! Everyone recommended their cookies but they didn't have many cookies to offer when we visited. read more

Shug's Cookie Dough & Candy Bar - Macarons: (clockwise) lemon, strawberry shortcake, fruity pebbles, coconut, blackberry cobbler - Candy Stores Near Me - Laurel, Mississippi

I have been following Shug's on IG for a while. We were in Laurel today and made a special stop by to check them out. I was disappointed in the very limited variety of items to choose from. The case was about 1/2 empty except for a good choice of macaroons. My daughter ordered 5 of them. The worker said she was sorry but could she put them in a bag. (Macaroons are fragile.) I asked if she had a small box, because I was going to get a few things too. She said not really except the pink and they are for Valentine's Day. We ended up with the big box white in the picture & the macaroons still in a clear cellophane bag. Everything should have been placed in some sort of box or container to begin with. I will say, everything we purchased did all taste great! read more

Shug's Cookie Dough & Candy Bar - Candy Stores Near Me - Laurel, Mississippi

Cutest little place, lots of yummy treats and cute clothes. Nice people and welcoming atmosphere.

Pictures coming! I ordered the cornflake candy as this was something I grew up eating at my aunts house and loved it then! I also got some chocolate chip cookie dough for my hubby. The shop is so cute and put together so well.. There was also a small boutique of cute clothing when walking in as well! The selection of macarons are great! Then handmade pralines, chocolate dipped pralines and a couple other treats. All in all, we will be back here our next time in Laurel! read more

Definite 5 star rating here. Shug's offers not some of the best, they offer The best treats you can find in town. Yeah they have all the cool, actually very delicious cookie dough you can try, plus numerous candies, and in-house candies you can try. But if you're really wanting something that will knock your socks off, you've got to get a milk shake. I haven't had a milk shake in literally about 7 years (I prefer my calories to come from a cold blue can), but I took a leap of faith, and got an oreo milkshake, O.M.G. I've never had a milkshake that tasted that good, obviously it was very fattening, but I did not feel an ounce of guilt. Think I'm going to make my milkshakes a yearly thing from now on. Thank you Shugs. Oh and I definitely can not end this review without mentioning their cookie cakes. Any time there is some type of holiday, event, made up pet birthday, my wife has to have a run-a-way bride cookie cake made. I can't lie though, that cookie cake is freaking Dankalicious fam. So next time you want to bring a cookie cake that your friends and family or even people you don't like (you know you'll secretly enjoy them envying you for bringing such a delicious treat that they have no choice but to join in in agreement with every one else, that Yes, in fact this cookie cake IS the best they've ever had), then call ahead and order you one of their World Famous Cookie Cakes. read more

Ugh, so much promise.... I mean candy! Normally a way to my heart but it was so dark in there I really couldn't find the way. I mean to say it was kind of dimly lit. The entire place didn't feel bright like a cookie dough, candy, and ice cream place ought to. The few things we tried were either overly sweet or overly dense. I hope they choose to make a few changes in design and product quality and I wish the best for them. read more

The macaroons were not good- I was kind of disappointed- cookie dough was good and the shoe was cute. They had other candies as well.

The cake balls are delicious! In fact, we stopped at Shug's twice during our trip to Laurel. We also tried the cookie dough, which was tasty as well. The staff were friendly and welcoming. read more

Shug's Cookie Dough & Candy Bar - a little girl looking at the display case - Candy Stores Near Me - Laurel, Mississippi

I love this place! Best place in Laurel,MS to get something sweet to eat or drink! Amanda was so sweet! I saw her on home town when she was looking for a home! read more

Stopped in to check out the shop and have a little snack. On the advice of the staff, we tried the cookie bake with some chocolate chip and runaway bride (kinda like birthday cake) cookie dough with some ice cream and chocolate syrup. It was delicious and the portion was enough for two. I would highly recommend giving them a try! read more

the staff is so friendly!! Food is so good! i love the oreo balls and the brownies! store is always clean and the vibes are great! Thank Heidi for being a great help! read more

Prices for a milkshake were a little high and speed was nothing to brag about, but friendly workers, cute decor, and yummy treats. read more

Shug's Cookie Dough & Candy Bar - Macaroons and other treats - Candy Stores Near Me - Laurel, Mississippi

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Excellent selection of homemade items! Hand spun milkshakes and you can tell! Loved my iced sugar cookie! So delicious and the cutest little shop! Alise does a wonderful job! read more

We were looking for ice cream in Laurel. An online search showed that Shug's Coolie Dough and Candy also had ice cream. We went in and saw a case with a sign that said ice cream and with containers like those seen in ice cream shops. We asked for the strawberry "ice cream" and were given a scoop in a cup for each of us. We sat down to eat and realized we were eating cookie dough not ice cream. The cookie dough was tasty, but was not what we wanted and was misrepresented as ice cream. We ate about half and threw the rest away. Maybe we missed something, but don't call a product something it is not. read more

My family and I were driving through Laurel, MS and were told to check out Shug's Cookie Dough and Candy Bar. The milkshakes were amazing along with the Keto FatBombs! The place was awesome, and the staff was really great. We even got a recommendation for lunch at Lee's Coffee and Tea down the street. We highly recommend this establishment, and we look forward to coming back to visit. read more

Love Shug's! Such a fun sweet spot in downtown Laurel! Friendly staff and owners. And the sweets can't be beat!

Poor selection for a candy store. Macaroons were hard and seemed old. Got a couple pieces of candy and the suckers were chewy and expired. The worker didn't seem to know what anything was and was having trouble with ringing us up and overpriced us. read more

Great milkshakes! Large portion sizes and very thick, but great flavors! Staff is very friendly. Many flavor options and types of candy for all members of the family. read more

The milkshakes were very good as was the service. Unfortunately, this establishment was not interested in patron safety during COVID. No signage for masks, employees did not wear mask and social distancing was not being enforced in any way. While my wife and I were wearing our masks there were no less than 10 other customers who were not wearing mask in the store. read more

The cookie dough is pretty good, inconsistent at times but good! I've had delicious and smooth chocolate chip dough and other times I've gotten some with chunks of brown sugar. Either way, good place in the area to get something sweet. read more

Ridiculously good cookie dough. Very rich. Other chocolates were amazing too. Owner and staff were very helpful and welcoming. The gentleman serving could give some of the other shops in Laurel a 'how to' when it comes to costumer service. The cookie cakes looked amazing too. read more