WEEEEE!! My birthday was on Tuesday, and the Property Management Office of my work building came to bring me cookies for my birthday! (okay, so they welcomed us the same day as my birthday and brought a gift, same thing)

They got us cookies from Schmerty’s, which is actually right down the street from our office on Ocean Park in Santa Monica. I always loved Schmerty’s, but to be honest their prices are a bit steep for me to go down there. But I’ll take them if they’re free!! There were a dozen or so cookies in the box and I got to get first dibs due to my generous coworkers / managers (<3 Total Beauty!). I chose the one that stood out the most: the Halloween cookie, or, the Spooky Cookie as they call it:

I’ve been on the lookout for a while for a Halloween cookie and I can’t believe it took me almost halfway through October to find one. If you know of some Halloween cookies, please let me know! So you can see the purple and black sprinkles, the orange pumpkins and the white ghosts.. I love colorful things!

This is a butter cookie with sprinkles. I’ve never had their butter cookies before but this cookie, despite it being a holiday cookie, is still in line with the rest of their cookies: soft, moist, sweet, delicious. It’s much less “harsh” tasting than a sugar cookie; it’s a lot more subtle and the flavors get to roam in your mouth more. And this cookie is COMPLETELY covered in sprinkles; MAJOR cookie points for not going sheisty on the sprinkles!!

• Taste: 10
• Crust and center moistness: soft inside and out
• Value: They sell a Schmerty’s dozen — that’s 14 cookies — for $25. One goes for about $1.60. Ugh, I hate paying more than a buck for a cookie, and these cookies aren’t any larger than your average sized cookie. Awful, awful deal here. However I heard that if you’re a student you can get a discount
• Overall: I love Schmerty’s; the people are really nice and their cookies are delicious. Their cupcakes are great too; I haven’t tried anything else. It’s really hard for me to go here due to the price point (and Subway is closer). If they were cheaper, I’d buy them ALL the time. If they’re free, I’ll take 2. like I did earlier this week. 7