Mouthful: Cookies
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
ALON’S BAKERY AND MARKET: This widely loved bakery’s assortment of mini cookies is proof that the best things often come in small packages. Chewy and gooey Krakovskis—raspberry preserves sandwiched within an almond-based cookie—and crumbly Mexican wedding cookies are displayed alongside the occasional specials of French macaroons and hamantashens. Lazy bakers will love the convenience of buying a tube of dough—like the chocolate chunk pecan—to bake at home and pass off as your own. Our lips are sealed. 1394 North Highland Avenue. 404-872-6000; 4505 Ashford Dunwoody Road. 678-397-1781. www.alons.com.
HENRI’S BAKERY: Henri’s doesn’t try to be overly fancy, but it churns out every classic sweet imaginable to an extremely loyal clientèle. Gingerbread men (and women), thumbprint cookies dotted in a spectrum of pastel icing and every other cookie you can imagine sit side by side in the colorful case. The bakery also makes plenty of fun cookies for holidays, such as a large sugar cookie decorated with romantic sentiments to let your valentine know just how sweet he or she is. 61 Irby Avenue. 404-237-0202; 6289 Roswell Road. 404-256-7934. www.henrisbakery.com.
THE COOKIE STUDIO: The owners of The Cookie Studio approach every cookie recipe with a scientific approach until their ideal is met. An example is their pitch-perfect chocolate chip cookie, which the bakers worked on for eight months. A simple sugar cookie exhibits the proprietors’ skill. It’s everything you could ever want in a sugar cookie: crumbly, soft and just sweet enough without being cloying. 747-C East College Avenue. 404-373-8527. www.thecookiestudio.net.
(photo by Jennifer Zyman)
