WOW! My first post! I’m so excited! I LOVE COOKIES! So much, in fact, that I decided to start this very blog.

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!