Gecko Cookie Company

Gecko Cookie Company makes some really delicious 5 star cookies. I’ve wanted to visit their actual bakery location for years and finally made the attempt but with no success.
I stopped by their small bakery/​storefront a month or so ago and they were closed even though it was within their limited opened to the public business hours, so if you are stopping in call first and confirm someone will be there when you get there. I called and got the machine but still stopped by thinking maybe they were just busy, nope, nobody was in, lights were off, closed early for the day?
This is an independently owned local bakery that supplies to local restaurants and coffee shops and mail order, but they also have a store front off of Hwy 133. I highly recommend their cookies, but call before you visit to make sure they will be in. If they don’t answer, you have been forewarned, it may just mean they are not in.
My favorite flavor is toasted coconut with butterscotch chips, I’ve never tasted a cookie quite like it. I discovered the cookies at La Sirena Grill in Laguna Beach, but even they sell out of the toasted coconut pretty quickly.

We have been traveling from vegas for over 5 years now from vegas to cali to get these cookies. They are the best cookies I have ever had in my life. Jan (the owner) Is super friendly and always have new cookies for us

How a company performs over time in a competitive industry is very telling. It’s been 2 years since my last review and I give them 5 stars again! I had the pleasure of talking to Terri over the phone to place the order and also meeting her when picking up the cookies. Wonderful customer service and just a very kind, happy soul! When looking for the place off of Laguna Canyon Road, they do have a sign that says «Bakery» at the entrance. So, keep your eyes open for this if it’s your first time at Gecko Cookie Company as you are looking for the street address. Mine came individually wrapped this time which kept them fresh and in good shape! I ate the peanut butter one last night, huge and delicious, and froze the rest. In case you wonder, air is the enemy of freezing food, so I did remove them from the cellophane wrappers, and wrapped each one individually in saran wrap, then placed them in a freezer zip lock bag.

My co-​workers and I lovingly deem the owner, «The Cookie Lady.» Obviously we’re super imaginative.
I try to stop by as often as I can to pick up these delightful cookies and to say ‘hey’ to the Cookie Lady. Her snicker doodles and short bread cookies are my favorite. When it’s too early for cookies her blueberry scones are quite fantastic. My co-​worker religiously gets the apricot cookies. I usually provide pictures, but these cookies are soo good, they’re in my mouth before I can even think to bust my phone out.
This little treasure is tucked into the Laguna Canyon, and shares a parking lot with the scooter place. The Cookie Lady is hard at work making hundreds of cookies for special events, and I hear that she never has a problem with freshness when they ship out. I highly recommend Gecko Cookie Company if you need a gift basket for a friend, or if you want to treat yourself to a sweet.

Cute, quaint, and so delicious. Found this gem accidentally and will forever be grateful. The owner was so friendly and the pastries were phenomenal. We will definitely be back!

An unexpected gift of Geckos cookies landed on my doorstep and I was blown away on how good these things are! At the center we had perfectly backed short breads surrounded by brownies, toffee with walnuts, raspberry topped cookie and a few others. You can really tell that they care about their products by reading the ingredient list. All ingredients are pronounceable and you’ve heard of all them! Fantastic work Gecko!

Great baked goods. The owner is incredibly nice and uses quality ingredients. I highly recommend you try Gecko.

I didn’t know what to pick or what to expect at first, so I went for the sampler box. I brought it to the office to share with my co-​workers and everybody loved it!!! We have several foodies here and somebody’s always bringing in sweets to share. We have some tough critics here, but we pretty much liked everything in the box. It was gone in minutes, lol. My boss is going to keep them in mind for corporate gifting. I’m really happy to see that they’re offering the deal on Unilocal.It’s a great deal and the owner is really nice on the phone, too.

The first time I walked in to this cookie shop I fell in love!!! Shortbread, chocolate chip, apricot squares… They are fresh and oh so good. You can not go wrong with any of their items. The owner is one in a million and the cookies are out of this world.

Came here after my couple’s massage next door (Laguna Canyon Spa) and I smelled an amazing aroma of fresh cookies coming out of the oven. Obviously I had to follow the smell.
Inside it doesn’t look like a generic cookie store: no display, no menu, nothing. More like a online warehouse store. It’s actually made to order and they ship worldwide. I asked the sweet old lady if she had anything to sell to us and she directed us to the back. She showed us what our choices were and what was in it.
She was a very very sweet lady and helped us a lot. You can tell she loves what to do and has a passion for it. She had a conversation with us and just overall amazing.
Each cookie was about $ 2.50 each and they were all decently sized. My favorite was the snickerdoodle and she said that the shortbread was their signature cookie which I plan on getting next time. The chocolate chip cookie wasn’t that great to me.
Definitely a good place to get my cookies.

Gecko Cookies makes all of their desserts fresh daily (made to order only) and has a super-​friendly staff to help with suggestions.
When I created my own «Confection by the Dozen» box, I tried:
Butter Shortbread– light and slightly buttery and sweet
Chocolate Chip– very few chocolate chips, but a great brown sugar base, slightly crispy
Oatmeal Butterscotch Coconut– chewy and dense, somewhat salty base worked well with the sweet butterscotch chips– my favorite
Canyon Cookie– like a ranger cookie with chocolate chips, dried cherries, and coconut– the cherries were a little large for my liking, but overall a great cookie
Snickerdoodle– lots of cinnamon sugar, great cookie for kids
Peanut Butter– a somewhat sandy texture, but a balanced peanut butter flavor
Lemon Sugar– slight lemon flavor, crispy
Nutella Fudge Brownies– didn’t taste nutella, but it was super fudgy
Treats are $ 2.25 a piece.
For more recipes and reviews, visit
.

Fantastic jumbo-​sized cookies and baked goods. my favorite is the Canyon which tastes like all the other cookie batters combined. They also do logo imprints onto their yummy sugar cookies. Thinking about getting them as Ramadan gifts for my family.

I also got the Groupon for this place, and am very glad I did. I have a huge sweet tooth so I have eaten my fair share of cookies and this place is awesome. I only tried the chocolate chip and shortbread ones but they were both great so I will review them separately.
Chocolate Chip Cookies:
The groupon was $ 13 for 1 dozen. After my craving for sweets wore off and buyers remorse set in, I realized that $ 1+ for a cookie is a little pricey. All that went away when I saw the cookies; these cookies are HUGE. Most of the time when you get huge cookies they are unevenly cooked (middle undercooked and outside overly crispy), but these ones are soft all the way through. Also, some places have «soft» cookies just because their dough is still basically raw, but Gecko’s are cooked perfectly… no idea how they pull it off.
Shortbread:
Although, the shortbread ones are a little smaller in size, they are about the size of a «traditional» chocolate chip cookie so they are big compared to other shortbread cookies. These ones are nice and flakey. They are really buttery, but not overly so (some shortbread cookies taste like you’re eating straight butter). Although I prefer the chocolate chip ones more, if you like shortbread or want a change of pace cookie, this one is delicious.
Overall:
I’m not sure how much these things cost at normal price, but I am definitely going to try out a bunch of their other cookies. I’ve tried cookies at some of those specialty bakeries around the area and they sell normal size cookies for $ 1.25 and don’t come close to Gecko cookies (size or taste). If you love cookies, give em a shot… you won’t regret it.

Ok… I chose to do my first ever Unilocal review on the Gecko Cookie Company. I discovered them while getting my «Groupon»! Thank God for Groupon, am I right?!
Anyway, Jan (the owner) is awesome, super friendly and makes one helluva delicious cookie! Huge, fresh, soft n’ chewy and I can’t wait to go back. She makes other treats too, like Nutella Fudge brownies.
Once you find this hidden gem nestled in Laguna Canyon, you’ll be hooked.