Paired with hip hop culture, the Cookie Plug brand was born.” Since its founding, the chain has grown to nearly 25 stores in its native Southern California (plus one in Texas).Ĭookie Plug products are part cookie, part cake, part brownie. “There, we were inspired by graffiti art and street art. “We stepped out of the kitchen and into the streets,” as the company history puts it. Fort Apache Road (mid-October).Ĭookie Plug got its start in 2019 when founder Erik Martinez, then in the cake supply business, decided he wanted a better cookie. The new shop is the first of three Cookie Plugs debuting in the next two months, the others located at 7021 Aliante Parkway (Sept. As in: 4 inches across, 1½ inches thick, almost 13 inches around.īeginning noon Saturday, folks can grip the girth as Cookie Plug opens its first Las Vegas Valley location, 10608 S. Cookies that are “fat and thicc,” as a company tagline goes. (Cookie Plug)Ĭookie Plug celebrates the full-figured cookie. 10, 2022, on South Eastern Avenue in Las Vegas. I am obsessed and will definitely be coming back.A Firecracker s'mores cookie from the new Cookie Plug store opening Sept. I highly recommend getting “Cookie Cookie Cream”, “Purple Haze”, “Firecracker” and “Pixie Junkie.” Overall, this shop has the best cookies ever. These lasted me three days and they were fresh and tasty as the first day I got them. When I got home I heated the cookies in the microwave and topped it off with ice cream. The Chocolate XTC cookie with French vanilla ice cream. I am a big fan of soft cookies and it was magnificent. It is cookies and cream flavored, which is my go-to, and it has pieces of oreos. They are known for having thick cookies and label the cookies as “phatty flavors.” I took the first bite of the “Cookie Cookie Cream”, and I was in heaven. Each cookie was as big as my hand and thick. I got the 15 for $30 cookie box to get the most out of the trip. You could order individual cookies or get box specials. They also have a few special items such as ice cream sandwiches, keto-friendly cookies and bite-sized cookies. The Purple Drank and purple Haze cookies. Sure enough, the drink was double cupped as well. The drink is popularized by rappers and is served in double stacked cups. I found it hysterical how they also had a drink called “Purple Drank.” The drink is inspired by the popular drink “lean”, which is cough syrup and sprite mixed. It was fun for me to read the names because they were puns for weed strains. That is when I realized why it was named “The Cookie Plug”, since it’s popular to refer to dispensaries as “the weed plug.” Each cookie had a special name such as “Nutty OG”, “CPD Nugget”, “Purple Haze”, “Snooperdoodle” and “The Mac Daddy.” Photo by me. The concept was to substitute weed with cookies. Off the bat you could feel the weed dispensary inspiration behind the shop. I was happy we arrived at the time, since a long line started forming behind me. After savoring over the cookies, I decided to make the 35 minute drive to Upland, CA, to see what the hype was about. Although all the restaurants they promote are in LA, they promoted this Inland Empire shop. I scrolled through to find a dessert shop. On the quest to eat black-owned, I found The Cookie Plug. It was seven at night when my sweet tooth kicked in.
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