I've only been in France for a week, but I can confidently say that in terms of cookies, I don't…read moreneed any other bakery, because I've found my spot. Le Fournil Vasselot, according to my school, is known for their 1 euro cookies, and every time I've passed by the store, there's a line out the door (although they go quickly, and it gives you time to decide what you want in the line). The cookies are relatively large in size for the price, and they have ten different flavors, ranging from classic chocolate chip cookies, to prailine, orange, and, oreo, and speculoos cookies. They have a wide variety of other baked treats, such as cakes, croissants, financiers, and brownies. So far, I've gotten the Caramel Beurre Sale (Salted Butter Caramel cookie), Tout Chocolat (Double Chocolate cookie) and a Raspberry Pistachio Financier. The cookies are phenomenal. The salted butter balanced out the flavors, making it not too sweet, and I got a taste of the caramel and chocolate in every bite. The Tout Chocolat wasn't too chocolatey despite the color, which would have been great any other day that I wasn't on my period and craving massive amounts of chocolate HAHA I really like that that Tout Chocolat has two dollops of dark chocolate ganache in the center, giving it the extra chocolatey oomph it needs. The flavors of the cookies are amazing, but what really hooked me was the texture. I used to be a die-hard chewy cookies fan. The chewier the better. However, I've converted to a soft cookie kind of gal after trying these. The center is amazingly soft and fluffy - like it's almost impossible. Yet, the outside is still chewy, giving it the perfect balance between soft and chewy. And a bonus for me is that there's no lingering sugar flavor in your mouth like what you get when you eat sweets in America. All this for 1 euro?! It's hard to believe, I know. The Raspberry Pistachio Financier was also amazing. Very subtle pistachio flavor (although the flavor got stronger when I ate it the next day), and the tart raspberries really gave the otherwise sweet financier a nice touch.

I was told that Le Fournil Vasselot was the best bakery in Rennes. When I arrived there was a…read moresteady line of locals waiting to order, at that moment I knew this place was the real deal. There is a huge selection of pastries and breads, everything looked so good, it was hard to decide what to get! I ordered an an individual blueberry crumble, which honestly was big enough to share. It was loaded with fresh blueberries and the cake was incredibly moist and fresh. Apparently this place is known for having the best cookies in Rennes, which I'd definitely try if I ever find myself in Rennes again.

Lots of choice - it's a chain but that doesn't mean they don't have tasty options and that they…read moredon't have friendly service, because they do.

Wonderful shop to get chocolates, candies, cookies, and pastries in Guérande. Since I had already…read morebeen in France for over a week by the time I made it to Maison Georges Larnicol, I had to be careful about my sugar intake. Don't get the wrong idea though. It's not like I didn't get anything, I just took it easy. And got myself a couple Kouignettes. A Kouignette is a baby Kouign-amann (to teach you how to participate in the fun of saying this wonderfully buttery pastry's name, follow me: cooñ-amon--with that ñ sound from Spanish or 'gn' sound from Italian or French, as it were--when said quickly, it's cooñamon). Prior to this visit, I had my first actual Kouign-amann in Rochefort-en-Terre (which is an awesome place to visit around Christmas!) and it was the natural (or plain) one. Maison Georges Larnicol has an interesting variety, with many of them catching my attention. I picked Rum Raisin and Pistachio, in an effort to not overdo it. Service was very nice, though I had AT to do all of the talking with the woman at the register when we decided to call it a day and go pay for the Kouignettes that I picked and bagged myself. I snapped a few photos with nary an evil eye, which would never happen in Paris. I didn't eat my Kouignettes right away, and actually, I only at the Rum Raisin, which was delectable. I saved the Pistachio one for several days and gave it to my sister as a possibly stale souvenir from Guérande. She ate it the next day, which at this point meant the Kouignette was going on 4-5 days old... And she absolutely loved it and asked me if I knew where she could purchase one. Unfortunately, I have not seen anything resembling Kouign-amanns at any of the French bakeries that I have visited in the metro Atlanta area so I had to break the bad news to her. The flip side of all this is AT's mom hooked me up with two cookbooks of recipes for traditional dishes from the Brittany region. And guess what recipe shows up there?