Great One Cookie Company

Tucked away within more or less a single square mile of the Highland Park area are three bakeries that are known either in part or by definition for their cookies. As per usual, I wanted to find out which were the best, and decided to do so via a head’s up competition:
Crème de la Cookie:
JD’s Chippery:
Great One Cookie Company:
Star 1: How were the service and atmosphere?
While closely located to one another, each of these three cookie shops has a totally different vibe.
Known for their award winning Chocolate Chip cookies, Toni Rivard’s Crème de la Cookie is a more comprehensive bakery, and I imagine they even do far more business on cake balls, cupcakes and other delicacies than they do on cookies. CC definitely aims for the more gourmet atmosphere that I have no doubt brings in the Highland Park moms and Louie V yielding SMU students by the droves, but I won’t say for a second that it’s a bad thing.
JD’s Chippery and Great One Cookie Co on the other hand are strictly cookie spots, although even between the two there’s a different vibe. JD’s has been here for more than 30 years, and in every way they’ve become part of the community as a mom and pop cookie shop.
Great One Cookie Co on the other hand is more of a newcomer, and Pam Denesuk’s small but modern storefront will have you feeling like you’ve truly found a hidden gem in the city with the names of cookies simply displayed with the actual wares hidden in the back.
Single Star /​Single Star /​Single Star
Star 2: How were the portions relative to the cost?
Another point of diversity amongst these three cookie shops related to both price and portion size. Here’s a breakdown —
Crème de la Cookie: Average price of $ 1.20 per cookie
JD’s Chippery: Average price of $ 0.75 per cookie
Great One Cookie Company: Average price of $ 2.00 per cookie
You can browse my pictures if you like to get a sense for the size of each shop’s cookie, and depending on which review you’re reading you’ll see one grouping of the three depicted below, but for reference Crème de la Cookie and Great One Cookie Company both had what I would call standard sized cookies whereas JD’s had slightly smaller cookies. The portion size between JD’s and the others is reflected in the price, but Great One Cookie Company was a real outlier with prices that were nearly twice that of portion similar Crème de la Cookie. Worth it? I suppose that depends, but it’s certainly worth pointing out.
Single Star /​Single Star /​Single Star
Stars 3 and 4: How was the food (or in this case, the cookies)?
Let’s not kid ourselves here: The Chocolate Chip Cookie is the rightful benchmark for how all cookies should be measured, so for this dual star category I decided to dish out one star for the Chocolate Chip cookie alone and a second based on the others.
With respect to the first star, this was essentially a runaway victory for JD’s Chippery for two reasons. First and foremost, call me crazy, but I like my cookies to have a slightly crunchy outside and a soft inside, and that’s exactly what JD’s Chocolate Chip cookies had. My Crème de la Chocolate Chip Cookie was soft with the upside of having the chocolate chips essentially melted into the rest of the cookie, but the lack of a crunch left me a tad bit unsatisfied. Great One’s chocolate chip cookie was soft to the point of having me wondering whether or not it was cooked all the way through, but this was made up for by having a seriously absurd quantity of chocolate chips. The second reason behind my thinking that JD’s Chocolate Chip cookies claimed the category came down to the cookie ex-​Chocolate Chips, where JD’s had an absolutely delicious unique flavor that I can’t quite place whereas CC and GO were more plain if you go a bite without any chocolate chips.
With the second star in mind, JD’s once again claimed a crown of sorts thanks to their cinnamon packed Snickerdoodle that also packed a crunch when compared to the softer and more mildly flavored doodles from Crème and Great One. One thing I will point out is that the Ginger Snap at Crème de la Cookie was fantastic, and the Peanut Butter Pretzel Chocolate Chip offering at Great One should be sampled by all cookie enthusiasts.
Single Star /​Dual Stars /​Single Star
Star 5: Would you eat here every day if you could?
So there you have it folks. Again, everyone has their preferences when it comes to cookies, and my preferences line up best with JD’s for the reasons I’ve stated above. 5 Stars to JD’s Chippery, 3 stars to the rest.
No Star (3) /​Star Granted (5) /​No Star (3)

Imagine how busy this place would be if it were located somewhere that people could actually see it. At the moment, it is wedged between Brian’s Wine and Two Sisters Catering Company. It is super small inside and there is limited parking so come during the weekdays when it is less busy.
Pros: The cookies are big. They are made from scratch on a daily basis. They melt in your mouth. There are different cookies to choose from.
Cons: Way expensive. Bad business hours.
I would recommend this place if you are in the area. I wouldn’t go out of my way and drive here.

Fantastic cookies, beautiful packaging. Nice local find. White chocolate rasberry cookie was my favorite.
Price is steep…$ 2.50 per cookie.

The peanut butter pretzel chocolate chip cookie is insanely delicious. Especially when microwaved for exactly 8 seconds. It is really unfortunate for my waist how much I love these cookies. They are 3-​D mounds of soft and gooey cookie.
The owner is incredibly sweet and encouraged me to call ahead to make sure my favorite cookies are hot out of the oven. I even opted for these cookies instead of a cake this year at my birthday party. The best cookie in Dallas!

AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS COOKIES!
The owner Pam was very accommodating to our chocolate tour party. She also offered a discount to our group which was very nice. They ran out of the flavors that I wanted though so Pam gave our tour guide some coupons to hand out on the bus, which were never handed out.
After contacting Pam via email, she advised that she would honor the coupon price (BOGO) or would offer the 3 for $ 5 price that she gave our group. I can’t wait to get back into that part of town (it’s pretty far away for me since I live in Carrollton) but those cookies are TO DIE FOR. I had the chocolate chip, chocolate chip and nuts (don’t remember if it was walnut or pecan) and the pumpkin spice one. Best cookies I’ve had since Grand Lux cookies. I can’t WAIT to go back and get some more cookies!

I was recommended to try the cookies from here, so I decided to give them a try the other day. The place may be hard to find if you aren’t looking for it. I ordered one of each: chocolate chip, oatmeal chocolate chip, and chocolate chip pecan. They were all of really good size, the chocolate chip being the largest. The chocolate chip cookie was not baked long enough for my liking. It was also a bit too sugary for me. But, I did appreciate the cookie, which is why I kept eating it. I gave the other two cookies away, but managed to break off a small piece of each. The oatmeal cookie was ok, but definitely not the best that I’ve had. The chocolate chip and pecan cookie was my favorite of them all. The cookie was baked with just the right amount of time, making it my favorite of the three.
I would come back here again if I were in the area with a sweet tooth. Every once in a while, I have an appreciation for a thick, moist cookie to fulfill my cravings.

WOW!
I finally stopped in here yesterday afternoon after months of trying to resist. I started following them on instagram and needless to say, their photos don’t allow for very much resistance!
They were about to close when I popped in but still had a nice selection of cookies. I grabbed a half dozen to take into the office and ended up trying a bite of all of them.
I wasn’t particularly a fan of the shortbread but with all of the other ones being SO incredible, who cares? Peanut butter pretzel was amazing as was the traditional chocolate chip. The clear winner in my opinion is their cranberry white chocolate. OH MY GOD. It is by far the best cookie I’ve ever had.
All of the cookies were unbelievably soft and chewy without tasting undercooked. This discovery is going to be dangerous!

The first time I visited was at about 2:00 on a Saturday. As I was walking in, the store manager (or whatever she was) was walking out to tell me they were closing early as they’d ran out of cookies. I was pretty peeved as I’d spent 20 minutes trying to find the dang store, but I just resolved to come back as the cookies had to be good if they sold out so fast!
So I went back. And they were good. But not great. Actually, now that I think about it, mediocre is a better word than good. I got 2 and only ate half of each; considering I’m a Sugar Monster, this is saying a lot. And $ 6.75 for 3 cookies??? (I got one for my roommate.) You can get 5 cookies for $ 4something at JD’s.

I am giving a 3 to 3.5
It is hard to find Great One Cookie it is in a little shopping nook behind a bar. You could easily pass this place if you were not looking really hard for it.
That being said the cookie was good but not great. .The cookie looks dry and first glance but it is decieving. It was thick but moist with a slight crunch, I would eat these cookies again however, they are pricey. This would be a deterrant for me. $ 2,00 for one cookie seems a bit steep for a medium size cookie that did not blow my socks off. I had the original chocolate chip and the peanut butter chocolate chip pretezel cookie. Both nice.

Yummy, yummy, yummy! These cookies are giant and FRESH. Yum.

Visiting Dallas over the weekend and the mother-​in-​law always likes to purchase and serve decadent snackies from all the hip bakeries around town. This time the chosen dessert was cookies from «Great One Cookie Company». At first I thought she was saying cookies from Great American Cookie Company (you know… the chain cookie place you find in malls) and I was kind of perplexed why she was so proud of bringing chain cookies home but once I saw the cookies and packaging then tasted them I must say… these aren’t no mall cookies! I am a fan. Not so much of the plain chocolate chip cookies (they’re pretty good just not knock your socks off good) but the chocolate and peppermint cookies, *YUM*. Very deserving of a 5 star review in my opinion. :)
The cookies themselves are very large and have a distinctive homemade taste. They didn’t taste mass produced and were, of course, fresh and tasty. If you’re a cookie connoisseur or have a hankering for some delish cookies in the dfdub definitely bookmark this place to try out.

Dare you to find a better cookie in Dallas.
Great One Cookie Company just brought cookies to my office. It was the perfect Friday afternoon treat. Their cookies are super chewy, thick and satisfying. My personal favorite was the CCP (Chocolate Chip Pecan) but other co-​workers were raving about the White Chocolate Macadamia Cranberry.