Definitely my favorite cookies! They're soft and very flavorful. They have an assortment of flavors and i've enjoyed every single one! Right before store closing all the cookies are marked half off - such a steal!! read more

I really wanted to love this place and I think I'm gonna try it again sometime soon, but found most of the cookies to be too sweet for my palate. However, I did love their snicker doodle and so did my wife. Like many yelpers have noted, they do the snicker doodle right. As of now, that's the only one I'd recommend. I'd be back just for that and hopefully try some of the other cookies they offer to bring my opinion up of this place. The ones I tried last time were also a bit stale, maybe cause I got there a bit too late in the day. read more

Yesterday, after work I ordered sugar free cookie which you will not see on any menu referencing it. Wanted oatmeal cookies, but were sold out. They had nicely decorated Easter cookies, and mini happy birthday cookies. Great customer service, plenty of parking. Location: it's right next door to post office which is 5340 Weslayan and Michael's cookie is 5330 Weslayan. It is towards the back of shopping center and across from Tuesday Morning. read more

Overrated overpriced cr@p! They don't know how to make an alfajor (Peruvian cookie). There is never lemon in the cookies and these have lemon in them which totally throws off the taste. & 2.50 for 1 small cookie?!?! It's not even good. Also their regular cookies taste like cardboard. read more

My husband was raving about this place and I was intrigued because he usually is not a fan of desserts (not yet at least!). Michael's Cookie Jar is located in the tunnel near the Panini place. The store was decorated in a cute but busy way. They had one Yelp review printed and showcased on the wall. It was clean and it smelled heavenly. The employees were very kind and sweet. The guy was very patient with us because we couldn't decide what flavors to get. Overall, they were welcoming. We got three cookies: chocolate chip with pecans, sugar, and M&M'S. They were all DELICIOUS. Not too sweet. They were made just right - not too hard, not too soft. I wish I got them warmed up with a glass of milk though. The only reason why I gave them 4 stars is because of the price, but it's good quality. I would come back! read more

This place has good cookies, but they're pretty expensive. They do have a large assortment of cookies and there's plenty of parking in the plaza out front. It's small inside with limited seating (1-2 tables). This place is kinda hard to find - it's tucked in the corner towards the back of the plaza. read more

These are the best cookies!! They are great for delivery as a gift too! My dad loved them

Michaels cookie jar is my go to for whenever I want a dank classic cookie or some of their occasional specials (June Blueberry Fest was awesome!). Customer service is always great and the cookies are even better read more

Great cookies and great service! The cashier even warmed up the cookies for us when we asked. Tip: warm cookies are the best cookies! read more

Small location, not much place sit inside. The cookies weren't Tdf either! Their chocolate chip is probably the best but if you're looking for a satisfying and delicious cookie, I'd recommend Tinys Milk and Cookies just down the street (5 min drive). I also tried their asteroid cookie (huge monster sized cookie with tons of chocolate chips and walnuts) and that too was just average (pictured). Maybe I'm being too hard but if I'm going to consume my calories on sugar then it has to be freaking worth it. read more

Michael's Cookie Jar - Bakeries Near Me - Houston, Texas

I stumbled across this place on yelp when I was craving something sweet. I am so glad I gave it a try! Their cookies are amazing. I've been 3x within the past month I recently ordered their m&m cookie cake for my bf and it was amazing. Definitely recommend this place. read more

The experience and food is to die for so try out the cookies and tell me how good are they. read more

Michael's Cookie Jar - The lemon cookie was good,sugar cookie was good as well,the snickerdoodle one is good as well and the cinnamon roll cookie is amazing - Bakeries Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I saw the reviews and ordered a cookie cake online in advance of a surprise birthday party. Online ordering was easy and the cake was all ready to go at the stated day/time. Service was friendly. The pricing was just right too. It looked and tasted great! Will use again for my dessert needs! read more

I ordered a chocolate chip cookie cake for my son's birthday last week.It had vanilla frosting with chocolate trim. It was the best cookie cake I've ever had! The employees were very friendly and helpful. I can't wait to go back. read more

White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Pure deliciousness!!!! Always a treat and well worth the diet fail. Lol. read more

Michael's Cookie Jar - Bakeries Near Me - Houston, Texas

I could not be more pleased that Michaels' Cookie Jar provided the desserts for my wedding rehearsal dinner in September. We got 3 cookie pies and 7 dozen cookies in assorted flavors. Not only did they look adorable with our custom messages, but the cookie pies were the best I have ever tasted. We got chocolate chip and m&m for the cookies pies. For our cookies we got flavors from the Americana collection including: snickerdoodle, peanut butter, toffee pecan crunch, white chocolate macadamia, and chunky chocolate chip. They were all divine. Everyone at the dinner was begging to know where they were from! Aside from the cookies, Michael's Cookie Jar has great customer service. My emails were always answered promptly with all my questions answered. Michaels Cookie Jar was essential in making our wedding weekend special and personal. I would gladly get cookies here again. read more

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Michael's Cookie Jar is hidden at the back of the shopping center at Bissonnet and Weslayan. It's back in the OG, un-renovated section, past where the Halmark shop used to be. Back where the super-secret Tuesday Morning is hiding. (Do YOU ever feel like Lucy Moran - from Twin Peaks - when you give people directions or is it just me?) The journey into super-hidden makes the sighting of said cookie jar all the more rewarding. Who doesn't love a trip back into old West University, especially with a cookie(s) in hand? If you're looking for a super-trendy place that sells only crap macarons, cupcakes, cake balls, or whatever was popular last season, go away to somewhere else. If you want or need a great cookie(s), head here. They offer just the right amount of selection daily at this store front. Maple, chocolate chip, palmiers, sand tarts, decorated, peanut butter to name a few. All are wonderful and hold the same restorative powers as a shot of penicillin. I think the sand tarts and decorated cookies are a bit stronger in that regard, but that could just be me. read more

The first stop of our Cookie Crawl to determine the BEST chocolate chip cookie in Houston! The judging criteria consisted of appearance (5 pts), taste (5 pts), and texture (5 pts), worth 15 points total. My two friends and I cleared our schedules and spent an entire afternoon hitting up the following spots: 1. Tiny Boxwoods 2. Brown Bag Deli 3. Michael's Cookie Jar 4. Tiff's Treats 5. Potbelly 6. Paulie's 7. Boomtown Coffee We got the chunky chocolate chip cookie of their Americana collection. Nothing more exciting than a fresh batch of cookies coming out of the oven! As we waited in line, we snacked on some day-old cookie samples on the counter. They tasted exactly as described...day-old. The fresh cookie, however, received good reviews all around. My friends liked it a LOT more than I did though. My criticisms are that it was slightly overbaked, so the texture wasn't as soft. The chocolate chunks are jumbo, but I would've liked more of them, spread out evenly. Total score from three judges: 31/45 3rd place Off to a promising start! P.S. Not officially included in our crawl, but try the toffee pecan crunch cookie! read more

Move over cupcakes, step aside petite fours. You're lovely and delicious but let's go back to basics with my favorite childhood treats - COOKIES! "Butter and sugar are calories well spent." So says the label on their individually wrapped cookies which I first discovered at Antidote. When I heard they opened a storefront, I decided to pop in the weekend of their grand opening. I got to sample a few freebies and took a half dozen home in a decorative box tied with a satin ribbon. (That's sweet, but just gimme the cookies, ma'am!) My favorites are the snicker doodles, black and white cookies, and the most perfect chocolate chip cookie. They also have brownies and lemon bars.. I would probably go here if planning a special event. You can get your company's logo or whatever custom design shaped as a cookie. They have a small outdoor seating area if you want to enjoy some milk or coffee with your sweet treats on a pretty sunny day. read more

As soon as I heard about this place I made plans to stop by during lunch today to do my standard sampling and it was very tasty. Again, part of that whole overpriced baked goods trend like gourmet cupcakes which is annoying, so I must remove 1 star from the 4 I would have given but still... I am very hesitant to rate bakeries highly, because my standard is so high. But Michael's actually uses a decent amount of brown sugar in their chocolate chip cookies, so they get high marks from me for flavor. Most other bakeries take short cuts with their chocolate chip cookies; they lack that toffee flavor from brown sugar that is essential to the best chocolate chip cookie. Also, they have a mocha version of black and white cookies that is to die for. Today was their official ribbon-cutting and they were handing out samples of almost every cookie. Very good. Expensive for a bakery and not somewhere I would buy cookies for a party unless it was a very fancy party (and my husband and I got big raises and we could afford to live in West U and send kids to private school and still have more money than we knew what to do with). But that's mostly because I like to bake, so I'm not willing to pay a premium to avoid baking. Its location is not very easy to find unless you know that it's around the far side of the Petco, not really visible from Wesleyan or Bissonnet. read more

Dropped by last week and picked up 2 dozen cookies for a late afternoon work meeting... very friendly cashier and everyone really liked the cookies, especially the sugar cookies! read more

If you are a cookie lover, this is a place to be. There is a great variety of cookies, including some cute decorated ones. The sugar cookies and the cookies dipped in chocolate are delicious and taste very fresh. Can't wait to come back. read more

Who is Michael? Good cookies are like crack. or cocaine. A willing cookie junkie, I found myself obliterating an entire dozen of chocolate chunk/snickerdoodles, originally a birthday present. Staring at the crumbs on my belly and in the empty box, I felt zero guilt. Like a previous yelper below noted, I'd have to concur adamantly that their cookies' best quality is the copious amount of brown sugar used in their creation. Too many bakeries use too little of it, resulting in cookies that are just sweetly plain. Brown sugar gives that homemade character to a cookie, the way it should be done. As for these famous black and white cookies, I'd probably have to rebut ehhh. The texture was too cake like. Maybe its just me but I think cookies should be a bit more chewy and bit less fluffy. Overall, pretty solid cookie place. read more

I tried this place for the first time today. Excellent customer service. They had samples of their Chocolate M&M, Chocolate chunk and Ginger cookies. I was extremely pleased with the ability to try the baked goods before I buy them. I enjoy cookies that are made with just enough sugar and a bit crispy. I was impressed with the Toffee Pecan cookie. It was great flavor and texture. I recommend that cookie and the oatmeal plus ginger. The chocolate chunk was a disappointment and the M&M cookie was in the same boat. read more

Deliciously delicious Deliciousness that's fresh, warm and the best most soft cookies that taste like a bite of heaven. If I were able to taste heaven this is it... right here in a cookie. Go here and get you a bite of heaven! If you haven't you're missing out. read more

Let me say that I was really, really excited to see Micheal's Cookie Jar opening up near me because I love cookies!!! They are so much better than the cupcake craze- gimme a cookie ANY day!!! I went in the first few weeks they opened and was very disappointed- I tried the sugar cookie and the black and white and they were not very satisfying, the staff however was very courteous.New businesses sometimes have hiccups so I tried again on Thursday of this week, granted it was later in the day, but yet again I found the cookies unsatisfying and overpriced for the quality, it also seemed like a chore to be waited on by the staff. What a disappointment. I am sure that my love for cookies will someday take me into the shop again and if there is improvement I will be more than happy to amend my review, in fact I do so hope that happens! read more

This place is worth getting fat for. Black & White cookies - the BEST I've ever had, even better than the bakeries in NYC (ok maybe it's a tie but that's still damn good)! The texture of the cookie is cake like. Not what you'd expect when you hear "cookie". The toping is half vanilla and half chocolate icing. Not overly sweet, just perfect. I've even had them a few days old and it was STILL moist. I am sold on this! Lemon Bars - this is why God created lemons, not to make lemonade! These little squares are divine. It had just the right amount of tartness with a light sugary after taste. Just like the black & white cookie, it was also very moist. This pairs very well with hot tea. Walnut Brownies - Pass on this. It wasn't bad nor was it memorable. It was just a very average brownie, which border lined grocery store bought quality, sorry. Come for the cookies (and lemon bars) !!!! read more

One of my favorite cookie places. Everything here is so tasty! I wish I were closer because I would stop by more often, but my waistline and self esteem are thankful. Faves: oatmeal raisin cookie, chocolate chip cookies, brownies, LEMON BARS, and any other bar they might have. Seriously. Just go and order whatever looks good and something you think you're going to hate. Because you're going to love it all. For example, I thought I was going to hate the lemon bar, but they strike the perfect balance between sweet and tart (and not to mention the buttery, flaky crust) that....now I'm going to be thinking about it for days. Everything is super fresh and they use only high quality ingredients. This does make them slightly more expensive than Randall's, but you're not eating something a chocolate chip cracker that's been sitting for 5 days. This place has actual pastry chefs making things from quality ingredients; it's worth the occasional splurge. read more

I always go here if I wanted to grab some little treats for my coworkers. Their cookies are always heavenly. And it always smell so good as soon as you walk in there. Definitely my favorite. read more

It's tucked away in the corner if a shopping center like a hidden gem. So worth hunting for! To be honest, I am not the biggest cookie fan. The fact that I was so in love with the cookies at Micheal's speaks volumes. Super firndly service and DELICIOUS cookies! read more

I came here last week and tried the lemon bar, a toffee pecan cookie from their "American Collection," and a smiley face decorated cookie. I was pretty disappointed in the lemon bar--mine was very hard and I couldn't really taste the lemon flavor! I loved the toffee pecan cookie. It had a lot of flavor and was nice and soft. I also really liked the decorated cookie--it was probably my favorite cookie that I tried! I would definitely come back here to try more cookies and to get cookies for friends and family--seems like the perfect place for getting someone a nice treat on a special occasion!! read more

M&M chocolate chip and Toffee cookie was amazing!! 5/5 and would go back again and get it good! The snickerdoodle, and chocolate overload (not sure if that was the name) was just fine-- wouldn't order those again. Saw reviews where if it was your first time you got a free cookie- came in with my kids and mentioned it to the employee- we did not get a free cookie. That was a bummer and would have been special if we had. They do have day old cookies half off at register. But you can't replace a warm chocolate chip M&M cookie fresh out of the oven! read more

I am very impressed with the customer service!! But the cookies are freaking incredible!!!! How about peanut butter cookies with raspberry jam in the middle?!?!? What?!? So amazing!! And the snickerdoodles NEVER disappoint!!! read more

Best cookies in Houston! I get Michael's cookies for all of my parties and sometimes even order their cookie cakes for birthdays! So many unique flavors but the M&M + choc chip cookie is my fave! read more

Delicious. Right amount of crunch on the outside and chewiness on the inside! Will be back for more read more

Michael's Cookie Jar - Bakeries Near Me - Houston, Texas

S.N.i.C.K.E.R.D.O.O.D.L.E.S!! They are just The Best. Minis or full size, they are chewy and soft and are the crowd pleaser every time. My husband even loves the day old ones. If there aren't any in the case is prob cuz I bought them all. Nom nom noms. Don't leave the store without trying! read more

They are fabulous! I needed a custom cookie cake for our daughter's birthday, and they did a superb job. Exceptional customer service and delicious delights!! read more

Huge disappointment! Spent $50 on 36 cookies for birthday celebration and the cookies are hard - definitely don't believe they were baked with 2-3 hours, as they claim. Will stick with Tiff's Treats in the future! read more

Delicious cookies and great service! The ladies that were working at the front are super sweet. The cookies are soft and have lots of flavor. If you go between 3:30-4:30 it's happy hour and the cookies are half off! When we walked in, there were kids sitting down in the back for a birthday party, It looked perfect for a kids birthday! Definitely recommend! read more

I came here because I wanted something sweet and my trusty yelp app led me to this hidden store. I had never heard about this place until I came across a texas sized shaped cookie on instagram. So of course as any sane person would do, I made the trek so that I too could have an IG moment. I was not greeted nor acknowledged by the girl at the counter so I was just taking a look around the selections because at this point it was just awkward. The store is huge but they only had a small selection of cookies that seemed a bit too pricey for me. I settled on a iced sugar cookie and oatmeal for a whopping $4.56. I will say that I was pleasantly surprised about the iced sugar cookie. It was actually tasty and sort of photogenic. The oatmeal cookie was just ok for me. Overall, they had a small selection however I will assume if you order them ahead by the dozen to your specification, they might actually be better than just ok. I will be back to try other items. read more

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