I got the Snickerdoodles:

So I had a craving for some cinnamon sugar. Sue me.

I couldn’t even wait until I got home to open the bag (hey, I just did 35 minutes of cardio!) and eagerly bit into the self-proclaimed soft baked cookie. I suppose there is a difference between soft cookie and soft baked? Not to say that these were crunchy, but they were harder than I expected. I’ll have to be honest, it was a little disappointing. Not enough cinnamon, a bit too much sugar and much too hard. Have you ever picked up a glass of what you thought was Coke and took a sip only to find out it was Sprite (or even more surprising, water)? Okay, maybe it wasn’t that drastic of a surprise, but I expected better. I’ll have to stick to my normal chocolate chip mac and white choc mac, BUT, the Molasses cookie looks really good too…

If you get this cookie, I STRONGLY recommend you stick it in the microwave for about 8 seconds. It makes for a much softer cookie, and it tastes SO much better because it’s warm

A cookie blog would not be complete without mentioning the Cookie of all cookies, the cookie masters, the worth-the-wait-in-the-long-line-that-moves-quickly cookie store, the place that brings USC Trojans down to UCLA territory, Diddy Riese. A Westwood special, this tiny store is packs hot dogs and brownies but is best known for its freshly made cookies. The prices are VERY CHEAP: an ice cream sandwich that you can make with choices from 10 different kinds of cookies and 12 different kinds of one of my favorite ice creams, Dreyer’s, comes out to $1.50. 3 cookies for a buck, a dozen for $3.75. A perfect special treat when you’re having a gathering.

The cookies are moist, not too crunchy, not too chewy. They taste delicious because they’re freshly baked everyday, although towards the end of the night (12AM Sunday – Thursday, 1AM Friday and Saturday) they start to run out of cookies. These cookies are the best cookies I’ve ever had, and with that price tag, they deserve the ever so rare 10 rating.

Location: Westwood; 926 Broxton Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024-2802; (310) 208-0448
Website: http://www.diddyriese.com

Taste: 10
Center and Crust moistness: Not too much difference between the crust and the center, with a moistness of medium
Value: 10
Overall: 10!