Miss Zumstein Bakery & Coffee Shop
5027 NE 42nd Ave – Portland
$2
The most back-to-basic ccc I’ve found at a quality bakery since…maybe ever.
No irregular, misshapen chunks of chocolate dominating the cookie -only good, semisweet chocolate chip-shaped chips.
Read MoreCraftsman & Wolves
746 Valencia St. – San Francisco
$2.75*
I ate this a few weeks ago – during a (way too) quick trip to S.F. at the end of last month. And no, I don’t know what in the hell “Craftsman & Wolves” means.
Wait…I bet their website’s “about” page will clue me in. Okay, yeah. It does (sorta). Something about hard work in the name of pursuing your craft. I don’t feel like reiterating it so just check it out yourself if you care.
Read MoreTabor Bread
5051 SE Hawthorne Blvd – Portland
$1.75
I love buckwheat.
And I love that Tabor Bread embraces the many, many flours other than (but also including) wheat that exist in the world and uses them – to great effect – on classics like oatmeal raisin, shortbread, etc. Not to mention a compelling array of beautiful yeasted breads.
Read MoreHot Cakes Molten Chocolate Cakery
5427 Ballard Ave NW – Seattle
$3
Oh. My. God. If you enjoy a meringue like I do, go to this place. And if you enjoy toasted almonds inside your massive meringue, through and through like I do, don’t waste any time.
Duuuuuudes. This is a really good meringue.
Read MorePacific Pie Co.
1520 SE 7th Ave – Portland
.75¢ and $1.50
Hi cookie eaters. This is a two-fer post. I’ve never had two different cookies share the limelight of a single post, but I’m doing it now because these are, in fact, very nearly the same cookie. The only thing separating the ANZAC biscuit from the cowboy cookie sitting in a neighboring jar at Pacific Pie Company is the addition of chocolate chips.
First things first. You’re either hip to the ANZAC biscuit or…you are not. If you are not, here’s the main thing to know.
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