Spielman Coffee Roasters
2128 SE Division St – Portland
$1.25

Spielman Coffee Roaster’s main gig, unsurprisingly, is coffee beans. But in the past year or so since they opened, they’ve also earned a reputation for baking some of the best bagels in town (Montreal style) -  with lines regularly spilling out of their tiny Division Street shop. And even though I’m not a bagel chaser in general, it’s nice to know it is possible to get our hands on something more chewy, earthy, delicious and

Read more »

Bluebird Bakers
2390 NW Thurman – Portland
$2

I’ve been seeing cookies from Bluebird Bakers in stores like New Seasons and Zupans for the past year or two- and was lucky enough to happen upon a free sample or two (or four) once or twice.

Read more »

Bakeshop
5351 NE Sandy Blvd – Portland
$2

This was actually purchased this at Ristretto Roasters on NE 42nd Ave, one of the few coffee shops where, in addition to their own retail space on NE Sandy Blvd, Bakeshop good are sold. (Note: it’s $2.50 Ristretto)

Read more »

Tabor Bread
5051 SE Hawthorne Blvd – Portland
$1.75

Tabor Bread mills their own flours and bakes their bread and pastries in a wood fired oven – apparently the first retail bakery in Portland to do so.  I was surprised to read this. I mean, this is Portland – D.I.Y. headquarters of America! But it says so on their website, and who am I to second guess the internet?

Read more »

little t american baker
2600 SE Division – Portland
$1.50

I’m not sure why I never had the oatmeal raisin (possibly my favorite kind of cookie, ever – depending on the day) at little t until now. I’ve been to this bakery dozens of times in the 4 years it has been around. I’m thinking it’s  because maybe they haven’t always had it – or because it usually contains walnuts (not a fan).  Or…wait a minute.

Read more »

Hideaway Bakery
3377 East Amazon Dr.,  Eugene, OR
$2

I found this bakery only 4 years ago while visiting Eugene (my hometown), and I’m pretty sure  it hasn’t been around more than a couple of years longer than that. In a town with more (way above average) bakeries per capita than anywhere I’ve lived, The Hideaway is the one I make the biggest point of hitting when I’m in town.  After I’ve gotten my pumpkin cookie with brown sugar icing fix at Sweet Life. (I will never get tired of the pumpkin cookie with brown sugar icing at Sweet Life.)

Read more »

Bakery Bar
2935 NE Glisan St – Portland
$1.50

Ever since Bakery Bar inexplicably stopped making their soft, excellent ginger cookies a few years ago, I haven’t been able to get excited about a cookie at this joint. (The bakery’s  strength, imo, is savory and sweet scones  -maple bacon and apple, cinnamon pecan, sharp cheddar and scallion, etc -  and their breakfast menu. And cakes, which I’ve never actually tasted but are exceptionally cute and beautiful.)

Read more »

Bob’s Red Mill Whole Grain Store
5000 SE International Way
Milwaukie, OR
$1.25

I’m not going to tell you to go out of your way for this one. But I will tell you to go out of your way for Bob’s Red Mill buckwheat, rye, coconut and malted barley flours, toasted pumpernickel kernels, 8 grain cereal, teff, sesame seeds, organic oats and about 300 (at least) other BRM flours, grains, pastas,spices, seeds and snacks sold at discounted, bulk prices. Because it’s a great deal when you’re restocking your baking supply larder (I always come away with at least 3 items I’ve never seen or heard of [green pea flour? Who knew?])-  and a pretty fun and easy field trip from Portland.

Read more »

Grand Central Bakery
Various locations – Portland and Seattle
$1.65

Quite awhile ago I told you about the oatmeal raisin at New Seasons Market, a cookie that is baked on site at the New Seasons bakery -  from dough made by Grand Central Bakery.

The oatmeal raisin at New Seasons, however, is not the same oatmeal raisin cookie that you will find at an actual Grand Central Bakery. They are both very respectable versions of the oatmeal raisin category (one of my all time favorites, in case this isn’t obvious by now), but the one that Grand Central makes for their own bakeries wins my vote for 1st place between the two. I guess it only makes sense that Grand Central would send out their star player under their own brand. Sort of like Gap vs. Old Navy?  Maybe not quite, but…something like that.

Read more »

Laughing Planet Café
Portland – various locations (plus Eugene and Corvallis)
$2.50

Are you still here?  Because if it were me reading this post, I would have scoffed at “hemp seed”, my nose would have scrunched at “hazelnut”, and you would’ve lost me completely at “carob.”

And, as if it needed one more strike against it?  It’s vegan!

There is NO reason that this should be a good cookie.

Read more »