Is there ever a bad time for a cookie? It’s a snack, dessert and sometimes even breakfast. (Go on.) There are also plenty of top cookies in Riyadh that you can enjoy. Just like with burgers, we all have cookie preferences, from gooey centres to fun sprinkles to a fully loaded cookie with double or even triple chocolate chips. The city serves them all up, and then some. These cookies in Riyadh should satisfy the cookie monster in you.
ao cookies & coffee
Looking for ace cookies in Riyadh? ao cookies & coffee’s could have you covered. Pick between flavours like red velvet, pistachio, lemon and classic chocolate chip cookies. The cosy café also serves popular iced cortados. Cookies and cortados sounds like a winning combo.
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Open daily, 4pm-midnight. King Abdullah 8261, instagram.com/ao.cookiesksa (050 569 9790).
Anoosh Cookies
After more cookies in Riyadh? Anoosh offers traditional Arabic biscuits and cookies in classic flavours and different sizes. Enjoy a chocolate chip cookie, or better yet, make it a double chocolate chip. You can get a single cookie for SAR7 or a box of six from SAR42. This Takhassusi Street spot could be up there as one of the favourite cookies in Riyadh.
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Open Sat-Thu 8am-midnight, Fri 1pm-midnight. Various locations including Takhassusi Street, anoosh.sa (059 401 7167).
Blue Cookies
After a unique cookie? Blue Cookies likely won’t have you feeling blue after sampling some inventive biscuits. Munch on fun flavours like Nescafé, cardamom, mixed white and milk chocolate, and the signature cookie topped with caramel.
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Open Sat-Wed 7am-11.30pm, Thu-Fri 7am-midnight. 2399 Abi Bakr As Siddiq Road, instagram.com/bluecookies_sa.
Choowy Goowy
Named after two of the most important qualities in a soft-baked cookie, Choowy Goowy, strives to give us those chewy, gooey cookies every night. Located in Riyadh’s One Square, the eatery serves a variety of flavours like chocolate chip, peanut butter, salted caramel, Kinder, Nutella, and more. Want your cookie with a side of ice cream? Beat the heat with the soft-serve specials.
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Open Sun-Wed 9am-midnight, Thu-Fri 1pm-2am, Sat 1pm-midnight. One Square, King Abdul Aziz Rd, Ar Rabi, instagram.com/choowygoowy.sa.
Cookies and Cream
One of the most popular cookies in Riyadh, Cookies and Cream is known for its cookies doused in chocolate. The Al Olaya sweet shop decorates its bakes with playful designs and colours. In terms of flavours, Cookies and Cream champions classics like chocolate chip and double chocolate. This is one for chocolate fans.
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Open Sat-Thu 9am-12.30am, Fri 1pm-12.30am. Takhassusi St, Al Olaya, cookiesncream.shop (011 293 6079).
CoCo Boutique
Short for “cookies and coffee boutique”, CoCo is a chill spot located in Riyadh’s Ar Rayyan district. Take a bite of the mini cookies, and you will probably want more. Options include Kinder, salted caramel, double chocolate and red velvet. You can also enjoy Nutella and pistachio cookie tarts, along with coco’s “secret” dark chocolate and “secret” dark chip. Are you game to find out the secret?
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Open daily, 6am-11.45pm. Unayzah Street, Ar Rayyan, instagram.com/coco.ksa.
Crème
Coffee and cookies await you at Crème. The spot serves classic options like milk chocolate and double chocolate, along with more unconventional cookies such as miso and white chocolate, café crème and praline and milk chocolate flavours. Our advice: Try more than one.
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Open daily, 10am-1am. Prince Turki Ibn Abdulaziz Al Awwal Rd, Hittin, instagram.com/cremelondonksa.
Delish Bakery
When a place names itself delish, it has a lot to live up to. Thankfully though, Delish Bakery seems to take the cake (or rather the cookie). Usually known for its cakes, the cookies are also a good shout. See for yourself with an order of classic cookies, Oreo cookies or Nutella.
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Open Mon-Thu 10am-10pm, Fri 1pm-10pm, Sat 10am-10pm, Sun 10am-midnight. Al Wurud, instagram.com/delishbakerysa.
Fifth Avenue Cookies
If you’re looking for tonnes of options for cookies in Riyadh, head to Fifth Avenue Cookies. The Al Olaya eatery serves up Reese’s, pistachio, Nutella, Kinder, marshmallow, Galaxy, Ferrero Rocher cookies, and more. You can also size up and have a cookie pizza. Pick from flavours like saffron and Ferrero Rocher. Take a bite out of all the top cookies in Riyadh.
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Open daily, 2pm-midnight. 3950 Prince Muhammad Ibn Abd Al Aziz, Al Olaya, instagram.com/fifthavenue.sa.
got cookie?
A concept by one of Riyadh’s favourite coffee shops, Trieste, got cookie? has a brand-new branch located in the Diriyah district of Riyadh. It serves cortado, flat whites and the classic Americano. For cookies, the eatery dishes out chocolate-stuffed chocolate chip cookies that will likely leave you wanting more. Buy the five-piece box to save yourself some time and to have more than a treat. These cookies in Riyadh are better eaten in multiples.
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Open daily, 9am-2am. Al Diriyah, instagram.com/gotcookie.sa.
Monkey Cookies Café
Fans of filled cookies, listen up. This is one of the best cookies in Riyadh for you. Each cookie is filled to burst with flavours ranging from pistachio to Nutella. Try the signature Monkey Mellow, which is topped with a melted marshmallow and Hershey’s chocolate.
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Open Sun-Thu 9am-midnight, Fri-Sat 2pm-midnight. Abi Bakr As Siddiq Branch Rd, At Taawun, monkeycookiescafe.com (059 572 9091).
Munch Bakery
What’s in a name? Well, a lot here. At Munch, you will want to keep on munching on these delicious desserts. While they are usually popular for cupcakes, we think the cookies should not be overlooked. The Al Mohammadiyyadh spot doesn’t have many flavours, but what they lack in quantity they make up for in quality. Fan favourites include chunky chocolate and double chocolate cookies.
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Open Sat-Thu 10am-11pm, Fri-2pm-midnight. Takhassusi St, Al Mohammadiyyah, munchbakery.com (9200 15010).
Trieste
Hungry for more cookies in Riyadh? While this is largely a coffee-centric hotspot, it has some of the best cookies in Riyadh. A warm cup of coffee paired with a cookie fresh from the oven is a winning combo. Eat your way through regular and chocolate-filled cookies.
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Open Sun-Wed 6.30am-2am, Thu 6.30am-3am, Fri 12.30pm-3am, Sat 9am-midnight. An Nakheel, instagram.com/trieste_sa.
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