Cookiebar

My most favorite dessert place in the Bay Area along with my most favorite cookies in the bay as well. I try end almost all of my food adventures with coming here for they custom Cookies and Cream cookies.
I also love bringing my friends here for their first time and watching them experience my favorites. They also opened a new location and I need to try that one out as well. But I would give this 6 stars if I could.
IGN 10/​10, would eat these cookies exclusively for the rest of my life.

GUYS, I FOUND MY FAVORITE ICE CREAM SPOT IN THE BAY AREA!!!
First off, huge shout out to the Unilocal spring fling event because that was where I discovered this magical ice cream spot. From the event, I got a mini cup of ice cream with a lid that can be redeemed for a scoop of ice cream so I finally decided to cash in that scoop on a super hot Friday afternoon.
There’s a huge selection of flavors so I had a hard time deciding what I wanted to try. Luckily, the server told me that I can actually combine two flavors into my single scoop which I was super stoked for! So I ordered the banana Oreo and the Vietnamese ice cream and they are both absolutely phenomenal!
The flavors are extremely rich and the texture of the ice cream super creamy. They do not skimp on the size of the scoop either! When I first got my cup I thought they misunderstood me and was going to charge me more, but no, they literally just give you big fat scoops of ice cream here!
I normally can’t finish one little scoop of ice cream but I actually devoured everything pretty fast at cookiebar. This is literally the best ice cream I’ve ever ordered in the bay and expect to be back a million times. Highly recommend this to everyone! Can’t wait to come back to try all their other yummy flavors!!!

I’ve had a lot of ice cream places and tasted plenty cookies, so I was kinda skeptical and thought this would just be mediocre (at best). I thought it would just be one of those ice cream places with a cool concept and cool flavors, ya know, the ones hyped up because of it’s «uniqueness» as opposed to actual quality and taste.
I usually don’t put my heart and soul into reviews unless I feel compelled to. so this should say somethin’.
I had Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Fruity Pebbles sandwiched between two Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Surprisingly, it was REALLY good O_​o It was SOOOOOOOOO GOOD!
Both ice creams actually tasted like the cereal, no complaints here. Well done *dramatic slow clap*
The cookie was what I was mostly surprised by. It was soft and chewy and didn’t taste cheaply made. NOM NOM FREAKIN’ NOM.
I would definitely come back!!! No bullshiet here, this place is forreal. The real mothafreakin’ deal.
And service was super friendly; homeboy was doin’ customer service RIGHT. Answered all my questions professionally and honestly. YOU GO BOY!

I am mad at Cookiebar Creamery. Why? Why am I mad? Well, let me explain in a ferocious tirade:
Recently, I had the opportunity to try Cookiebar Creamery’s Jasmine Milk Tea ice cream during Unilocal’s Spring Fling at the Oakland Museum of California. Out of the 40+ vendors there, Cookiebar Creamery is the only one I remember because it was SO GOOD. Like, «I need to type in all caps to indicate that I am screaming» good.
The problem is Cookiebar Creamery is too far for me to enjoy on a daily basis. I live in San Mateo; they are in Oakland and Alameda. Oh, excuse me — you’re going to transform my conceptions about how delicate, how flavorful, how simply dreamy ice cream can be and not be within 30 miles of my house? Rude!
I would not recommend Cookiebar Creamery to anyone, because I am a selfish person who would feel jealous if others, but not me, could have its ice cream. That being said, if you’re there, please tell them you’re from SF. Maybe they’ll open a store on this side of the bay if you do…

Their jasmine milk tea ice cream is SO delicious. Sometimes jasmine milk tea flavoring tends to be overpowering and too fragrant but this is a perfect balance. The texture is light and creamy — I can eat a pint in one sitting. Also tried their toasted black sesame, which is a new ice cream flavor for me in general, and I was pleasantly surprised with the light toasty flavor. Sesame seed is easily a strong flavor and again, they balanced it out well.
I just wish this wasn’t so far from San Jose :(

An ice cream spot with special flavors is already an awesome treat, but to add cookies in the equation is a piggy day! They have flavors like jasmine tea, ube, and Thai tea. Pints also available to take home. I got the salted caramel ice cream with two cookies: the cookies and cream and snickerdoodle. The cookies were soft and tasted good enough by itself. The combination of the two is a way better «it’s it.» I sampled the jasmine ice cream and liked that more than what I ordered, but I thought the caramel flavor would go better with the cookies. Both were good, but if I lived closer, I’d take a pint of the jasmine ice cream home!
The space is small with two tables with seating, and a bar along the wall with no seating. Could be a challenge for young kids without a seat. Bathroom onsite.

For a place that has ‘cookie’ in the name, you’d expect the wow factor from their cookies. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case. The cookies are nothing special, just another way to eat an ice cream sandwich. However, I am certainly a fan of their ice cream, especially the 1606 and the vietnamese coffee.
It is small establishment so be prepared to wait in line depending on when you go. There is limited seating so you may find yourself outside or hovered around the tables they do have available. The staff is always friendly and are helpful in making the dreaded decision of what flavors to get a little bit easier.
We have certainly become regulars if we find ourselves in the Alameda area.

This place is dainty and smelt like waffles. As soon as I saw their ice cream flavors, I knew it was going to be difficult to choose from. The lady who helped us was patient and full of energy. My only regret about this place is not visiting any sooner!
We decided against the cookie sandwich but did try a few flavors before choosing our own. Everything tasted exactly what it said it was which was amazing! How do they do that?! This is what I loved most about this place! The jasmine milk tea was literally like drinking a milk tea. The fruit pepples was not overly sweet but definitely tasted like the cereal. The banana oreo tasted exactly like biting into a banana, however, I couldn’t taste very much oreo. It wasn’t anything like the banana ice cream used in Chunky Monkey by Ben & Jerrys.
Flavors are unique and absolutely delicious! It was hard not to buy a pint! The prices are fairly reasonable too for a boutique ice cream parlor. It’s not like Smitten or Bi-​Rite. I can’t wait to come back and more than likely buy a pint of their fruity pebbles!!!

Oh hell yea.
If you know me, you know that I have a sick & twisted addiction to all things sweet. I have a bunch of sweet themed tattoos to show my love and appreciation for desserts because they bring me to my happy place.
Cookie bar caters to my obsession with amazingly warm, freshly baked cookies and very delicious and interesting ice cream flavors such as fruity pebbles, cinnamon toast crunch, Ube and many more.
I definitely tried a few samples and I loved them all, but ended up getting a chocolate chip/​cookies & cream cinnamon toast crunch ice cream sandwich. All that flavor in your mouth!
If heaven had a taste I would imagine it tasting like this.
The space is cute with a few tables and chairs that are perfect after slipping into a sweet cookie coma.
Other notes:
— Excepts cc & cash.
— Street parking.
— Friendly staff.
— Pints of certain ice cream flavors for sale.
— Located in a very cute neighborhood with plenty of interesting shops and eateries.

Cute little shop. Deliciousss cookies– chewy, pillowy, soft. My favorites were probably the snickerdoodle and oatmeal. Yummy and interesting flavors of ice cream, it was creamy and smooth. They let us sample a bunch and we like the jasmine milk tea, ube, & fruity pebbles best. It’s cool because they even have a couple flavors sold in pints that you can take home with you. Had to pick up a baker’s dozen to bring back home. I liked it here way better than any of the cookie ice cream sandwich places we have in San Diego.

Amazing Jasmin tea ice cream! I really love this place, you can sample as you want and the service is great! The have a few tables and chairs inside.
Price is very recent and they give very good portion of ice cream

Awesome flavors. We had the cookies and cream cookie and I loved that a lot, especially since it was nice and warm. The double chocolate chip was good too. As for ice cream, the 1606 is a winning combination for anyone who likes mint and chocolate. I also liked the jasmine milk tea and vietnamese coffee ice cream, which are flavors I really like. Prices are ok. Expect long lines! Downtown /​Old Oakland location coming soon. Can’t wait!

SETTING:
Small store, with minimal bar seating along one side of the wall. More of a «grab and go» situation. Can get a little cramped if you linger.
ICE CREAM:
I love the different options of flavors here. Now that I think about it, I am not sure why there aren’t more places in the area that offers these flavors. As someone who thoroughly enjoys milk tea, I had to get the Jasmine Milk Tea ice cream (again, how has someone not come up with this ice cream flavor in the Bay Area?! There is literally a milk tea/​boba place on every corner!). The Jasmine Milk Tea ice cream tastes just like you would imagine milk tea to be like, but in ice cream form. It was delicious!
To make this a sandwich, you can choose 2 cookies (they don’t have to be the same either). You can also ask them to warm it up, although I couldn’t tell. Either that, or the ice cream got the cookies cold again.
SERVICE:
Very pleasant staff who also let you sample the flavors before you decide your order. Other flavors include Vietnamese Coffee and Blueberry Pancake.
IMPRESSIONS:
I would come back just for the Jasmine Milk Tea ice cream. I don’t know of any place else that has this flavor. For how much I enjoy milk tea, having it in ice cream form is definitely not a bad alternative if I’m looking for a change-​up! Now, if only they also had milk tea, so I could have the milk tea ice cream IN my milk tea…

Cookies & ice cream sitting in a tree. Thank you.
Price: Look to spend about $ 3.50
Parking: street
Food:
The staff here is super friendly. This is a small simple place, but they even have shakes! I ended up just getting some cookies and cream ice cream because that’s my go to deliciousness. It was not chunky at all which was disappointing. I also got a taste of their cookies and cream cookie (yes, you can sample cookies) and it wasn’t OMG.
Notes: Cookies and cream all day err day.

Ice cream any day makes me swooooon. And when it’s unique flavors, fresh ingredients and house-​made? Oh LORDY you’re gonna make me swoon hard.
I don’t know what it is with us sweet tooths, but ice cream on a cold day after dinner tastes just as good as any other time, as long as you’ve got good quality ice cream and flavors to boot.
Walked in around dinner time to a store full of no one… And what can I say? My friend and I were in love! We were free to take our time and sample as many flavors as we wanted, without feeling guilty or pushed around. And the guy helping us did his job and served us with no problem.
Down the line… Their flavors are carefully picked and selected to not offer an overwhelming amount of flavors (which I think makes for a great ice cream shop, because they carefully hand select and pick the flavors they have mastered, which we could definitely taste!).
Oatmeal Cookies = HEAVEN. On a first try, we already knew we wanted this one. The cookies mashed into the ice cream weren’t huge and chunky, but rather soft and evenly portioned throughout. It tasted just like oatmeal cookies but with more love. I could eat that one all day!
Pumpkin Cheesecake was perfectly cheesecakey without the overwhelming pumpkin and the consistency was amazing. Others we tried, the Jasmine Milk Tea was delicious and not too strong of a tea flavor and not too weak of a faint tea flavor… It was perfect and a winner for me! Their Vietnamese Coffee ice cream was perfectly strong coffee flavored and not too overwhelming. Their Blueberry Pancakes had fresh blueberries in it (WHOA!!) where it tasted just like the batter. And their infamous 1606 ice cream was a lovely grasshopper-​y mint cookie cream.
What can I say, if I were to ever return to this area, I would be damned sure to get my ice cream here! One of the few favorites I’ve found with solid, consistent and unique enough flavors with rotating seasonal ones… Nice, clean and quaint space with reasonable prices. Perfect for photos for your ice cream… I’m coming back for that Oatmeal Cookies ice cream!

Stopped by this place after lunch with my cousin, it was small with a limited selection of ice cream in their scooping freezer, but my cousin had been here before and said the vietnamese coffee flavored ice cream was really good. She was generous and picked up a pint of the vietnamese coffee ice cream. The store was smaller, not a lot of seats, the person behind the counter was very pleasant and friendly! We weren’t there for very long, just a pick up and go.
The ice cream wasn’t as creamy and rich in flavor as I prefer my ice cream to be. It was a too plain for me!

Don’t let the name fool you. Cookiebar takes the cake for their ice cream! Their crafted flavors are unique and spot on.
As picky of an eater as my friend is… his eyes glistened to the first bite of their exceptional jasmine milk tea ice cream. His reaction was priceless. Toasted black sesame, seasonal pumpkin cheesecake, banana, and Vietnamese coffee were also delicious. I’ll have to try fruity pebbles, among others next time.
Sweetness level can be adjusted. It was a bit much. (In comparison, Bi-​rite creamery in SF does a good job with balancing the sugar out with appropriate toasted/​roasted/​tart flavors!)
I think an ice cream sandwich was 4.5 $, and double scoop for 5 $. The warmed up cookies didn’t seem soft n chewy. It also deters from the authentic flavors of the ice cream. As much of a cookie monster as I am, I prefer simple scoops in a cup or on a cone at this place. I will be back!

Although they started making their own flavors for ice cream, I’m sad they for rid of the circus animals & birthday cake flavor. I find myself coming here less & less because the new flavors are not up to par. The cereal ice cream flavors like Cinnamon Toast Crunch & fruity pebbles are good but the cereal bits in the ice cream are stale & I find myself spitting it out.
I like the melon flavor ice cream though. Taste exactly like the Melona ice cream bars

My oh my, oh my! Decided to stop by this place after a long hard day of sitting at my desk. To add onto the calories I didn’t burn off that day, I sampled quite a few of the flavors there.
— Vietnamese Coffee: Intensified version of regular coffee
— Fruity Pebbles: Reminded me of my childhood and appreciated that the flavor was not over-​the-​top «fruity».
— Jasmine Milk Tea: Perfect amount of sweetness with a great hint of jasmine tea flavor. My favorite!
— 1606: If you love having a blast of flavors and textures, definitely get this.
Overall, their ice cream was creamy and their cookies are nice and chewy. On a plus side, staff was friendly! A bit pricier than what my wallet might want to spend on ice cream, but the quality really makes up for it. On my scale of how basic Cookiebar is, I would say it’s a step up from being basic especially for all those people who want to try unique flavors that aren’t too cray cray.

I don’t get how I see so many cookies online but barely any when I get there. The Cookies ‘n Cream cookie was so good though when I had it in the 1606 (ice cream flavor).
So I got the 1606 which is peppermint, house-​made cookies ‘n cream cookies, oreos, chocolate fudge – sort of reminds me of Mitchell’s Grasshopper Pie. I really liked this flavor and loved how big and soft the cookie chunks were.
My second flavor was the Ube (purple yam) which is one of my top favorite ice cream flavors. However, this wasn’t yammy enough. I felt the same about the Toasted Black Sesame where there was a strong roast flavor but not enough black sesame. I hope these Asian flavors weren’t diluted to suit others taste buds. Do… not… do… that, please.
It’s nice that you can get two different flavors in a single cup. So glad they gave me more of the 1606 – they probably knew that tasted better.