One Girl Cookies

Used to love this place when all I got were the pumpkin whoopie pies long before they were a fad. Went back to find them cloyingly sweet, and even more disappointing, muffins and cakes so dry I couldn’t get thru more than one bite and no one else in my party wanted to finish them. With so many other options in the neighborhood, guess I’ll be branching out to explore edible options.

I didn’t actually get to taste the cupcakes because I bought them for my coworkers however based of their smiles and mm I’m going to say they are excellent and the service is even better!

Ehhh. My husband bought some of these tea cookies once and I didn’t remember how they tasted and since I was in the area I decided to stop by again. It wasn’t busy at all that day but there was one other couple being helped so I waited my turn. When she were done she asked who’s next? Well someone else had come in after me and had started ordering. The server, didn’t care that I was first, maybe she wasn’t paying attention. Not great but I didn’t complain b/​c I hate making a stink over something trivial. Anyway I ended up being helped by someone else. I got a few tea cookies and a whoopie pie. The cookies were just OK but when considering the cost, along with the size of the cookies, it’s just not worth it. I didn’t measure but I don’t think they’re any bigger than an inch in diameter and sold for 4/​$ 3 or 5 or more for 65 cents each. The whoopie pie was very sweet and just didn’t do it for me. I threw it out after a bite. While the place is cute, and has seating, I just don’t think I would return as what I tried didn’t give me much hope that their cakes/​cupcakes were any better.

Horrible service. Very unhelpful and rude.
The pastries were very average. Nothing great. I would def NOT recommend and PASS.

Very charming and spacious place in a cute section of Brooklyn. Good place to relax. I didn’t have a bad experience with the staff here — the woman behind the counter was very friendly.
The iced coffee is made with coffee ice cubes (smart.) The hot chocolate is made with a touch of heaven.
The tea cookies have to be bought in groups of 4 — they were good, too. Yes, they are small in size but honestly it gave me enough to satisfy my sweet tooth without feeling guilty about it. Would definitely come back.

So where do I start? Let’s start with the positive. Great location, spacious and tourist friendly. Yes, this is a tourist café. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing but certainly not a spot New Yorkers spend time or money at. On to the negative… let’s start with the coffee. The coffee is of the freeze dried bulk variety. So this means it’s a cheaper bean and has a watery consistency. This business is charging 5 dollars a cup for this blend. However they manage to make it taste like water. 2) Cookies are overpriced and nothing special to make it worth the price. 3) wifi is a joke and non existent. Basically this is a place you stop by for sightseeing and not a place for enjoying real good coffee or to do some work.

I’ve been here a handful of times and I love it. It has a relaxing atmosphere with tables and outlets for those who like to come here to do work. When the weather is nice, the side door of the shop is open allowing fresh air and natural light in.
Although I’ve found the baristas to be inattentive the majority of times I’ve visited, I still keep coming back. The bite size cookies are delicious (especially the hazelnut). And the iced coffee is made with coffee ice cubes!

While I always want to love this adorable bakery, my recent trips have failed to impress. I have found the staff on more than one occasion distracted by their cellphones and friends visiting, making my asking for their help seem more like an inconvenience than a job. One 2 recent trips I found most of the cookie assortment I purchased to taste stake, day old… Not like the delicious cookies I was used to buying! My last trip I again found the 2 young women behind the counter to be less than useful and also found it disturbing to see one of these women to have her extremely long brown hair just free flying around all the cookies, cakes and sandwiches!
Needless to say, I want things to improve and that is why I am writing this.

I’ve had cakes from the Dumbo location which were delicious, but my experience with the Dean St location has been a big disappointment.
I placed a cake order for a birthday party, but called the next day about adding more sprinkles to the cake. I don’t think I was asking for anything elaborate, just more sprinkles on the same old cake that they sell for birthdays. No one was available to tell me how much more this would make it but I was promised a call back from someone who would help the next day. When I didn’t hear back from the store, I called back two day later, it was then I was informed that it was now too late to upgrade my order because «special cakes» needed to be ordered 7 days in advance. My first call had been within the upgradable time frame.. That was fine, I was still happy to be getting a cake that I thought would be delicious.
With snow storm Jonas coming the next day, the same day as the party, we had to reschedule to the following weekend. When I called One Girl to ask if my cake could be rescheduled, I was told no, because This needed to be done 2 days in advance, and it had to be picked up when scheduled. So, okay, I’m not thrilled with their unwillingness to work with customers, and the girl on the phone was a bit rude, but I get it. There are policies.
What killed me, and will prevent me from ordering anything from One Girl again, is when I got the cake home (after walking through a blizzard) we sliced the cake to eat, and found the layers of the cake crooked and uneven, and the cake was dry. So dry. Totally over baked. I’m actually thankful this wasn’t the cake at our party.
One Girl Cookies on Dean Street, I used to be a fan, but I will not be ordering next week’s birthday cake from you.

I’ve come here many times and I just love this little bakery. They have absolutely delicious cookies. There are many kinds and I highly recommend trying all of them. They have these little cookies that are just adorable and so tasty. They also have these amazing whoopie pies, which they are pretty well known for. They always have the standard chocolate, but the also do seasonal flavors like pumpkin or gingerbread. SO good! The cake for my bridal shower was also from here and it was fantastic! Really super delicious red velvet cake done perfectly. They also make great coffees and breakfast pastries. They serve a yogurt parfait at breakfast as well. The prices are pretty good, especially for the wonderful quality of treats you get! My only gripe is that they don’t have unsweetened almond milk.

This. Bakery. Is. Amazing.
I can’t get enough of their cakes! Everyday it’s a different cake (to be sold by the slice), I have yet to taste a cake more than once. I adore all flavors of the cupcakes and, in the mornings, the frittata is delicious.
Its a charming place, nice and clean and cosy. You feel like you’ve stepped into a turn of the century shop when you walk in. A little pricey but worth it.

Super adorable spot! It’s off the main street, kind of tucked away, and at first glance you would kind of miss it if you didn’t look far in enough. The décor is super quaint, a bright, uplifting turqoise or teal storefront, a small alcove (right word?) that’s open air, but also leads to into the store, where there are about 4 – 5 tables set up for people to sit and enjoy their snacks/​coffee. I saw several people on their laptops, so it definitely encourages leisure within a bright and airy setting as opposed to the dim cozy vibe of Starbucks– perfect for spring and Fall months. In addition to the separate seating outside, you can sit inside — a row of high chairs right by the workers, so you can see the hustle and bustle up close.
It’s small inside, but because they space things out so well, it seems as if there is plenty of room to move around. cozy, but not cluttered. A display case houses their small and adorable cookies. Near the counter where you order, the cupcakes and whoopie pies are on a cupcake stand/​plates respectively. Not a large quantity, so maybe they make a limited amount or its not their top sellers. They have chocolate/​chocolate butter cream, chocolate/​vanilla buttercream (in white, purple, blue icing colors), red velvet cupcakes, vanilla/​chocolate buttercream, vanilla/​vanilla. Some have sprinkles, some don’t. All have the unique spikey frosting design.
***One thing that’s kind of a turn off is that the cupcakes aren’t entirely enclosed from the people ordering or waiting on line. It’s like a corner piece of glass, with one side entirely open so the workers can grab them. However, while waiting on line, the guy behind me sneezed and didn’t really cover his mouth that well. It made me cringe thinking of the potential germs that could land on the desserts. It would be better if ALL the desserts — not just the cookies — were covered up.
You order in front, then move further in to pay (near the Espresso machines). In that corner there is a counter of small cups and a water carafe. It was still pretty warm for early/​mid Oct. and after walking all around this was much appreciated!
Chalkboards on the left wall have the menu/​items listed, as well as pricing. A bench underneath. I saw some kids sitting there as their dad waited on line. Kinda nice, so the kids aren’t running around, knocking things or people over. And it also gives tired people a chance to rest. This place certainly encourages you to linger! If I had more time, I would have stayed and gotten a drink! Shelves throughout the store that have baking books, t-​shirts, other goodies you can peruse and purchase.
Workers are young and friendly. No attitudes here!

Quaint and cozy space. Good cupcakes. Good place to relax inside and recharge (if you can find an outlet). Their coffee though affordable $ 1.75 is disappointing. Single unisex bathroom line gets long when it’s crowded.

This place is wonderful! A great, small location just off of the main streets to enjoy a quiet snack and drink. I found this place on Unilocal after having a meal at Hale & Hearty in downtown Brooklyn. My husband and I wanted something sweet (since it was National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day), and with all the good ratings, this place seemed like it was worth the walk — and it was!
The interior is beautiful and they have a nice array of sweets and drinks in all sizes. We ordered 4 chocolate chip tea cookies + 2 ginger cookies for later. My husband had hot tea + I had iced tea. The cookies were pretty tasty — more on the crispy side, but also adorable. We found the ginger cookies were a bit more moist than the chocolate chip ones.
All in all, the service was good, the selection was nice, and the décor is cute and relaxing. We’ll be back :)

Why five stars:
1) Lemon scone, with jam & butter. Delicious, $ 3.
2) Suuuuper cheap coffee, one size to stay, $ 1.75.
3) Lots of space to work & good wifi & access to outlets.
4) Nice music, nice people, nice décor.
5) Coffee refill, $.75. YOU READ THAT RIGHT, $.75. What in the world costs 75 cents these days?! NOTHING, PEOPLE!

I was in the area and needed a last minute cake. At first, I was really aiming to check out Betty Bakery, but sadly, I found out they were closed on Mondays so I Unilocaled and found One girl Cookies instead. Quite roomy if you’re planning to stay for a cup of joe. Love the white and teal patterned interior, cute and simple.
I came for a few cupcakes, not too much of a selection, just vanilla and chocolate with a couple different colored frosting. The frosting spikes are pretty cool. Their cakes were moist, the frosting was creamy and weren’t too sweet.
The cookies all looked very cute but on the tiny side for the size, perfect for the kiddos. Will be back to grab me a bag of those to share.

The employees are having a dance party and im having cookies with a café au lait.
What is there not to like?
Maybe the prices can be a little lower since each cookie is only bite size… but im not complaining. IF anything, I can enjoy cookies without getting morbidly obese.

I hang in Cobble Hill a fair amount for lunch. ok at Hanco’s. And this is definitley the place I come to for my sweet tooth fix. I want something but not something that is going to way me down.
I love there assortment of cookies. It’s a little pricey but you can get a variety. How can you go wrong with that?! I always go for the minty chocolate one, OLGA! She has won my heart. Then I love LUCIA, caramel and shortbread. JULIETTE has the chocolate cinnamon concotion between two hazelnut cookies. DANIELLE — Spiced cookie with pistachios. Yes yes yes! I love the cookies.
My office was in DUMBO and when we moved to Downtown Brooklyn I was ecstatic to hear that we would be close to another One Girl Cookies.
Also One Girl has one of my favorite hot chocolates in town. They make their own marshmallows and the chocolate is not too heavy. It is a treat all by itself. No additional treat necessary. And the marshmallow is large but melts a little with your chocolate and at the end you end up with the final treat… a half melted marshmallow. Heaven!
I also enjoy the pumpkin whoopies pies. And the cakes always look divine but I have yet to grab a slice. It’s on my to do list for sure.
The cupcakes were tasty but have more of the classic flavors. And when I have cupcakes I like a little twist.

I can only review on the tea cookies and the s’mores.
I really liked the s’more’s cookie, the Graham cracker was crunchy, they add a thin layer of chocolate between the cookie and the homemade marshmallow (top and bottom). When you bite into it, you get the crunch from the cookie, the chocolate hit, and the chewy lightness of the marshmallow. Fantastic job on this… only thing missing is the toasty char on the marshmallow!
Now if I were to review on the s’mores alone… this would be a 4 star. We also bought some of the tea cookies, but I didn’t like any of them. Some flavors were to strong in some, or not balanced. Textures were mostly too crumbly and overall, I just wasn’t a big fan.

Adorable place and great location. The whoopie pies are the way to go here. They weren’t fabulous, but they were tasty and paired well with the cappuccino. I appreciated the help yourself iced water pitcher. We were parched after walking all day. Lots of seating and kid friendly.
Not sure I’d make a stop here again unless you are passing by and need a snack.
A-​ok indeed.