Top gourmet cookies in SA and where to find them

If you’re as ‘chronically online’ as some of us are, you’ll know that huge, chunky cookies have taken the internet by storm and luckily for our sweet tooth nation in South Africa, there are plenty of bakeries and cookie shops baking up unimaginably delicious gourmet cookies.

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Here are 6 of the best gourmet cookie shops in South Africa (both online and in-store).

1. Mondvol (Nationwide)

Voted best cookies in South Africa by Food&Home, Mondvol cookies has become a household name at this point. If you haven’t already scrolled past Andriette’s incredible bakes on social media, you might recognise her as the baking queen from season 4 of Masterchef South Africa.

Mondvol cookies are available to order online – they offer a wide selection of delicious gourmet cookies to choose from. Build your own box, or even join their cookie club, where you will receive a box of cookies every three months. Sweet deal.

 

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2. Croakies (Nationwide)

Another top chunky contender, Croakies cookies, whips up the most decadent, crispy and gooey NYC-style cookies from their online bakery in Pretoria. The two-woman team whips up 14 decadent flavours with limited-edition drops for special occasions, like Mondvol does. Thankfully, they deliver nationwide, so you can get your Croakies fix wherever you are in SA.

 

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3. Ouma Bets Gebak (Nationwide)

While Ouma Bets Gebak offers a wide range of delicious bakes, its their chunky cookies series that we keep coming back for. Shineal, owner of the bakery, releases five new flavours every month, along with the offering of her classic chunky chocolate chip cookie – we love that there’s always something new to try. Nation-wide delivery is another perk.

 

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4. Gourmet Cookie Co (Nationwide and in Sunninghill, Johannesburg)

The Gourmet Cookie Co, run by a husband and wife duo, specialises in giant artisan cookies made from scratch in small batches. The couples’ cookie trade started in 2016 at their ready-meal shop in Sunninghill, Johannesburg, and has since blossomed to offer nationwide delivery of moreish cookies at their finest, in a range of 10 different flavours.

 

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5. Bake Sale Fridays (Nationwide and in Durban)

Known for their American-style handcrafted donuts in Durban, Wicked Donuts have launched a sister company that deals in delicious ‘over the top’ stuffed cookies that are to die for – think birthday cake flavour, nutella stuffed goodness, and walnut-ty deliciousness. Bakes can be ordered from Wicked Donuts branches in Durban North and Westville, and ordered nationwide via Bake Sale Fridays website.

 

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6. Cookie Co (Cape Town and Johannesburg)

With bakeries in Cape Town and Johannesburg, Cookie Co, dubbed the ‘sweetest destination in town’ specialises in indulgent gourmet cookies. Their signature choc-chip cookie is a main character, and owner Sami G has developed 15 other mouthwatering flavours as ‘supporting acts’. Visit both bakeries in store, or order to deliver in Cape Town (within a certain radius from their store in Bree St.)

 

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