Batter’s up, these cookies in Riyadh are a must-try.
Cookie Monster said it best when he said “We want cookie”. Because we do.
The capital’s cookie scene is turning up the heat with sweets spots baking up unique takes on the beloved treat. Whether you are looking for a light and chocolatey dessert or a snack in the capital, cookies in Riyadh are the way to go.
From loaded double and triple chocolate cookies to gooey centres, sprinkles and even chewy raisins these cookies in Riyadh will take you to Al Mamlaka Social Dining and across and will satisfy the cookie monster in you.
ao cookies & coffee
Looking for ace cookies in Riyadh? ao cookies & coffee’s could have you covered. Pick between flavours like red velvet, pistachio, lemon and classic chocolate chip cookies. The cosy café also serves popular iced cortados. Cookies and cortados sounds like a winning combo.
Open daily 4pm-midnight. King Abdullah, @ao.cookiesksa.
Anoosh Cookies
After more cookies in Riyadh? Anoosh offers traditional Arabic biscuits and cookies in classic flavours and different sizes. Enjoy a chocolate chip cookie, or better yet, make it a double chocolate chip. You can get a single cookie for SAR7 or a box of six from SAR42. This Takhassusi Street spot could be up there as one of the favourite cookies in Riyadh.
Open Sat-Thu 8am-midnight, Fri 1pm-midnight. Various locations including Takhassusi Street, anoosh.sa.
Blue Cookies
After a unique cookie? Blue Cookies likely won’t have you feeling blue after sampling some inventive biscuits. Munch on fun flavours like Nescafé, cardamom, mixed white and milk chocolate, and the signature cookie topped with caramel.
Open Sat-Wed 7am-11.30pm, Thu-Fri 7am-midnight. Abi Bakr As Siddiq Road, @bluecookies_sa.
CHBY
Get ready to tuck into chubby cookies at Chubby Cookies & Coffee. The Al Qirwan bakery serves soft, chewy and most importantly thick cookies with coffees of the day. With one cookie on the menu, the classic chubby cookie (SAR18) has melted chocolate oozing out of the soft cookie. It can get a little messy so keep some tissues handy. You can pair the cookie with a hot V60 (SAR18) or iced americano (SAR15) at the cosy and pink eatery.
From SAR18. Open daily 7am-midnight. Al Qirawan, @chby_sa.
Choowy Goowy
Named after two of the most important qualities in a soft-baked cookie, Choowy Goowy, strives to give us those chewy, gooey cookies every night. Located in One Square, the eatery serves a variety of flavours like chocolate chip, peanut butter, salted caramel, Kinder, Nutella, and more. Want your cookie with a side of ice cream? Beat the heat with the soft-serve specials.
Open Sun-Wed 9am-midnight, Thu-Fri 1pm-2am, Sat 1pm-midnight. One Square, Ar Rabi @choowygoowy.sa.
CoCo Boutique
Its cookie o’clock somewhere and CoCo boutique is the place to be. Short for “cookies and coffee boutique” the chill Ar Rayyan spot is known for mini cookies you could end up eating by the handful. (Don’t say we didn’t warn you.) Options include Kinder, salted caramel, double chocolate and red velvet. You can also enjoy Nutella and pistachio cookie tarts, along with coco’s “secret” dark chocolate and “secret” dark chip. Are you game to find out the secret?
Open daily 6am-11.45pm. Ar Rayyan, @coco.ksa.
Cref Cookies
All about celebrating cookies, Cref Cookies is proudly baking some classic cookies in Riyadh. The home-grown spot has two locations and both serve promisingly warm oozing bites, so be careful as you tuck into chocolate chip, white chocolate and walnut cookies. Bigger than your average cookies, Cref also does stuffed Reese’s and Arabian-inspired zaatar cookies that will have you coming back for seconds, thirds and fourths.
Open daily 12.15pm-11.45pm. Multiple locations including Al Hamra, @crefcookies.
Crème
Coffee and cookies await you at Crème. The London-born concept serves classic options like milk chocolate and double chocolate, along with more unconventional cookies such as miso and white chocolate, café crème and praline and milk chocolate flavours. Our advice: Try more than one.
Open daily 10am-1am. Hittin, @cremelondonksa.
Dip and Enjoy
First opened in 2017, Dip and Enjoy serves three cookie flavours: white chocolate, matcha and, of course, chocolate chip. Each bite of the chewy cookies will have you reaching for the tissues to wipe away the oh-so-good mess. The Al Muruj eatery also serves crepes and pancakes that you can enjoy in the clean-cut and futuristic space along with the cookies.
Open daily 1pm-2am. Al Muruj, @dipnenjoy_sa.
Floozie
One of the newer spots for cookies in Riyadh, Floozie is all about those stuffed cookies. What’s more, the cookies are also vegan. Located in the first-of-its-kind dining destination of Al Mamlaka, Floozie serves its vegan fare from 8am. You can get the cinnamon crunch (SAR17) or the fudge-y dark chocolate black forest cookie (SAR17) which comes with a sour cherry compote. The space also offers monthly specials
Open Sun-Thu 8am-1am, Fri-Sat 8am-3am. Al Mamlaka Social Dining, Kingdom Centre, Al Olaya, almamlakasocialdining.com.
got cookie?
got cookie? has a brand-new branch located in the Diriyah. The eatery dishes out chocolate-stuffed chocolate chip cookies that will likely leave you wanting more. Buy the five-piece box to save yourself some time and to have more than a treat. These cookies in Riyadh are better eaten in multiples. Pair your sweet with a cortado, flat white or classic Americano.
Open daily 9am-2am. Diriyah, @gotcookie.sa.
Hacked
Ones of the oldest spots for cookies in Riyadh, Hacked has been hacking taste buds since 1985. The Al Rahmaniyyah spot offers limited-edition seasonal cookies like wintery s’mores cookies along with the crowd-favourite classics like chocolate chip, stuffed, oats and raisin and more. Open from 9am on most days, the white and cool blue minimalist spot is a solid option for breakfast cookies, too. All individual cookies are priced at SAR15 and you can get a box of mixed mini cookies for SAR120.
From SAR15. Open Sun-Thu 9am-midnight, Fri 3pm-midnight, Sat noon-midnight. Al Rahmaniyyah, @hacked.sa.
Mat Cookies
Hailing from Al Khobar, Mat Cookies is now baking its square cookies in Riyadh. Yes, you read that right. The Al Olaya bakery has limited seating where you can tuck into no less than 11 unique flavours of thick stuffed cookies including spicy raspberry cookies and ubi cookies. Looking for something more on the classic side? There’s the classic chewy chocolate chip cookies, brownie stuffed cookies and also cinnamon ones for you to tuck into.
Open Sat-Wed 8.30am-midnight, Thu-Fri 8.30am-1am. Al Olaya, @mat_sa.
Monkey Cookies Café
Fans of filled cookies, listen up. This is one of the top cookies in Riyadh for you and we are not monkeying around. Each cookie is filled to burst with flavours ranging from pistachio to Nutella. Try the signature monkey mellow, which is topped with a melted marshmallow and Hershey’s chocolate.
Open Sun-Thu 9am-midnight, Fri-Sat 2pm-midnight. Al Taawun, monkeycookiescafe.com.
Munch Bakery
What’s in a name? Well, a lot here. At Munch, you will want to keep on munching on these delicious desserts. While the bakery is usually popular for cupcakes, we think the cookies should not be overlooked. The Al Mohammadiyyadh spot doesn’t have many flavours, but what they lack in quantity they make up for in quality. Fan favourites include chunky chocolate and double chocolate cookies.
Open Sat-Thu 10am-11pm, Fri-2pm-midnight. Takhassusi Street, munchbakery.com.
Pixie
Nothing beats a classic chocolate chip cookie and Pixie understands this. The modern and minimalist Al Olaya bakery uses sugar, butter, flour and a sprinkle of pixie dust (their words) to create the crumbly cookies. The home-grown bakery believes in celebrating the small and big achievements in life and that every celebration is marked by something sweet.
Open daily 11am-11pm. Al Olaya, @pixie_ksa.
Voom
You could nearly say the cookies at Voom are out of this world. The futuristic-themed bakery serves stuffed chocolate and red velvet cookies in Riyadh you can pair with mocktails and coffes. You can even get cookies with ice cream (SAR19.50). The white and blue Hittin bakery is open 24/7 for those late-night dessert sweet. Enjoy them all among astronauts and moon rocks.
Open 24/7. Hittin. @voom.sa.
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Weirdough
Let’s get weirdough. Gooey, chewy and whimsical. These are the words we’ve chosen to describe one of the newest spots for cookies in Riyadh. The pastel coloured industrial space has cool foodie graphics on the wall and warm stuffed cookies behind the counter. Doughing the right way, the Northern Ring Road eatery serves M&M cookies, Lotus Biscoff cookies and even chocolate cookies with bars baked in. Looking for something less sweet? The matcha-dusted cookies are a solid option to try while lounging in the outdoor dining patio of the cookie spot.
Open daily 2pm to midnight. Northern Ring Road, @itsweirdosa.
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