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The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah (store-bought)

March 15, 2019 by Kaylynn Zoe 10 Comments

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My friends and I found the best chocolate chip cookie, but then the hunt began for the best sugar cookie in Utah! It had to come from a local bakery or store (nothing homemade from us bloggers!) and the results were unanimous. Any guesses who had the best sugar cookie in Utah?

The best Sugar Cookie in Utah

Not gonna lie to you, I’m SUPER opinionated about sugar cookies. You thought I was crazy about my chocolate chip cookies? Sugar cookies are my ART, my science, my love language! I have been on the hunt for the best sugar cookie in Utah for a LONG time, but I could not have done this alone. NO WAY. Plus, who would believe just MY opinion?

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Luckily I had a panel of foodie experts to help me out on the best sugar cookie and they were amazing!

Panel: I was joined by my lovely friends Amber, Yvonne, Aimee, and Alli to find the best sugar cookie in utah.
The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah featured by top Utah Foodie blog, Among the Young

This was our second tasting event, our Chocolate chip test was a great success and you can still watch the live event HERE!

In all, we tasted 15 sugar cookies to find the best sugar cookie. FIFTEEN! It was only supposed to be 12, but my friend Aimee and I got a little carried away and picked up all kinds of extra cookies on our way up North ….

The thing that was tricky about this tasting was that EVERY place has a sugar cookie. Literally …. everywhere. We had to put a cap on it at SOME point or we would have bought cookies from every soda shop across Utah!

The other thing that made this sugar cookie tasting interesting was the fact that several of the sugar cookies were seasonal! Several were decorated with orange frosting or Halloween sprinkles, so it made our “blind” tasting a little easier to guess/remember where we’d bought the cookies. For the most part, I couldn’t remember all of the cookies, especially once they were cut up, but if I bought it I remembered it.

The Worst Sugar Cookie in Utah

#15: Schmidt’s Pastry Cottage.
Score: 5/50
Price: $1.39
The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah featured by top Utah Foodie blog, Among the Young: image of Schmidts pumpkin sugar cookie

This was the only pumpkin cookie and WOWZY it was super bland. The cookie was very flour-y and the frosting tasted like straight food coloring. We weren’t sure if that was simply because the cookie was decorated for the season? Maybe it wouldn’t taste like that if we’d gotten a standard cookie? We wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt!! We also got a message during our live tasting that Schmidt’s had recently changed their cookies … why do people change a good thing? Hopefully they used to be better because BLECH!

Each of the tasters gave this cookie a 1 and we felt that was extremely generous. Not yummy.

The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah featured by top Utah Foodie blog, Among the Young: image of Schmidts pumpkin sugar cookie

#14: Old Grist Mill
Score: 10/50
Price: $1.39
The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah featured by top Utah Foodie blog, Among the Young: image of Old Grist Mill sugar cookie

This was one of the HARDEST sugar cookies to get. They are only made on Mondays and Thursdays and these cookies ALWAYS sell out. Obviously we didn’t know which cookie this was when tasting, but we all had high hopes for this cookie. Alas, it left us wanting. There wasn’t a lot of flavor, the cookie itself was fairly dry, not a lot of flavor, and it reminded us of a stale Lofthouse cookie.

The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah featured by top Utah Foodie blog, Among the Young: image of Old Grist Mill sugar cookie

#13: The Chocolate
Score: 12/50
Price: $1.65

The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah featured by top Utah Foodie blog, Among the Young: image of The Chocolate sugar cookie

This cookie was exceptionally sweet. All sugar cookies are sweet, but this was was made even sweeter because it was rolled in sugar before frosted. The cookie itself had lovely crispy edges (the sugar helped with that!). This was another one of our pink cookies, but it was so sweet I didn’t want a second bite.

The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah featured by top Utah Foodie blog, Among the Young: image of The Chocolate sugar cookie

#11: TIE between Cutler’s and Hug Hess

#11: Cutler’s
Score: 19/50
Price: $1.85

The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah featured by top Utah Foodie blog, Among the Young: image of Cutlers sugar cookie

This cookie was just fine – nothing bad about it, but also nothing special. It reminded the tasters of the Lofthouse cookies you can buy at the grocery store. Definitely not bad, but also not the best.

The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah featured by top Utah Foodie blog, Among the Young: image of Cutlers sugar cookie

#11: Hug Hess
Score: 19/50
Price: $2.27
The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah featured by top Utah Foodie blog, Among the Young: image of Hug Hess sugar cookie

I was EXCITED to try this cookie – again, Hug Hess is KNOWN for their sugar cookies. They’ve WON AWARDS! The actual tasting? MEH. This cookie had WAY too much frosting and the aftertaste was STRAIGHT butter. We did not love this cookie or this frosting. One plus? This was the BIGGEST cookie we brought, so you’re getting a lot of cookie for your buck.

The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah featured by top Utah Foodie blog, Among the Young: image of Hug Hess sugar cookie

#9: TIE between Ruby Snap and Swig

#9: Ruby Snap
Score: 23/50
Price: $2.50
The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah featured by top Utah Foodie blog, Among the Young: image of Ruby Snap sugar cookie

This sugar cookie was super moist …. it was almost too dense. The frosting had a lemony kick and I definitely did NOT want another bite. People love this cookie because it uses natural ingredients for the frosting (I believe they color it with beets?) but if I’m eating a sugar cookie I know there’s nothing healthy happening here.

The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah featured by top Utah Foodie blog, Among the Young: image of Ruby Snap sugar cookie

#9: Swig
Score: 23/50
Price: $1.89

The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah featured by top Utah Foodie blog, Among the Young: image of Swig sugar cookie

This cookie was full on MEH. The appearance was horrible – weird, uneven frosting. There was SOOO much frosting. The cookie itself was super flour-y. Basically, it left a paste in our mouths and we had to clear our palates after this one.

Swig was one of the first cookie shops around, and I was fascinated to see it not do so well. Everyone seems to LOVE Swig, but when compared with other options it definitely fell short.

The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah featured by top Utah Foodie blog, Among the Young: image of Swig sugar cookie

The ok sugar cookies:

At this point, I’d like to go on the record and state I would eat ANY of these cookies. Anything from this point is A-OK in my book! Yum!

#7: TIE between The Fix and Alicia’s Cravings

$7: The Fix
Score: 28/50
Price: $1.89
The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah featured by top Utah Foodie blog, Among the Young: image of The Fix sugar cookie

I thought this cookie would do better, but I was wrong. When compared with the other cookies, this cookie was overly sweet (the frosting is more of a traditional buttercream) and the cookie was very bland and flour-y. This was our other flower shaped cookie (which is ironic because it was a FLOWER cookie and also a FLOUR-y cookie! See what I did there?).

The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah featured by top Utah Foodie blog, Among the Young: image of The Fix sugar cookie

#7: Cravings by Alicia
Score: 28/50
Price: $1.75
The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah featured by top Utah Foodie blog, Among the Young: image of Cravings sugar cookie

This cookie was the tiniest hint dry, but it was still really delicious. It had a LOT of cute frosting (it was decorated like a cupcake!) and darling sprinkles.

I had never had a cupcake from Cravings by Alicia but now I have learned my lesson – these were yum!

The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah featured by top Utah Foodie blog, Among the Young: image of Cravings sugar cookie

#4: THREE WAY TIE between Smart Cookie, Twisted Sugar, and Sweet Tooth Fairy

#4: Smart Cookie
Score: 36/50
Price: $2.30
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This cookie was one of our flower cookies, so it was fairly easy to recall where it was from. (You had a 50/50 chance of guessing!) There was a little bit of citrus in the frosting, but it was delightful. I took a very small second bite and would definitely eat this cookie if given the chance.

The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah featured by top Utah Foodie blog, Among the Young: image of Smart Cookie sugar cookie

#4: Twisted Sugar
Score: 36/50
Price: $1.50
The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah featured by top Utah Foodie blog, Among the Young: image of Twisted Sugar sugar cookie

This cookie had more of a traditional buttercream (not a cream cheese frosting). I didn’t pick this cookie up, but I guessed that it was from Twisted Sugar. I adore this cookie and was pleased to see that the group consensus agreed.

The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah featured by top Utah Foodie blog, Among the Young: image of Twisted Sugar sugar cookie

#4: Sweet Tooth Fairy
Score: 36/50
Price: $2.25
The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah featured by top Utah Foodie blog, Among the Young: image of Sweet Tooth Fairy sugar cookie

This was one of my favorite cookies from the tasting – it had a slight hint of coconut extract. The cookie had a great flavor it was nice and moist. I have been to events when there have been STF catered cookies and I have NO self control. I was happy to see this one was enjoyed!

The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah featured by top Utah Foodie blog, Among the Young: image of Sweet Tooth Fairy sugar cookie

#2: TIE between Crumbl and Suss

#2: Crumbl
Score: 41/50
Price: $3
The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah featured by top Utah Foodie blog, Among the Young: image of Crumbl sugar cookie

This cookie was really soft (which is what pretty much everyone wants in a sugar cookie, right?). It also had a lot of good flavors to the cookie itself. There was almond, butter, and a slight hint of salt to offset the sweetness of the frosting. This was one of our pink cookies and it was pretty big.

Also, I should mention that I was surprised this cookie did as well as it did. Typically, I don’t love these cookies. The game changer for me was the temperature. Crumble usually serves their cookies chilled and I am NOT a fan. This cookie was room temperature and I really enjoyed it. I know – I was shocked!
The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah featured by top Utah Foodie blog, Among the Young: image of Crumbl sugar cookie

#2: Suss
Score: 41/50
Price: $3
The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah featured by top Utah Foodie blog, Among the Young: image of Suss sugar cookie

This cookie was actually one of the first cookie we tried and it was SOOO good. It was shaped like a candy corn and it had a lovely cream cheese frosting. Biggest tell of how good it was? All of us wanted to take another bite!

The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah featured by top Utah Foodie blog, Among the Young: image of Suss sugar cookie

The best sugar cookie in Utah:

*drumroll please*

#1: Molly’s
Score: 44/50
Price: $1.50
The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah featured by top Utah Foodie blog, Among the Young: image of Molly's sugar cookie

This cookie was the UNANIMOUS winner. It was soft, chewy, sweet (but not too sweet), it had little sprinkles and was very pleasing to the eye. There is more frosting than I typically like, but I simply peel a bit off and it’s sheer perfection.

When Molly’s was announced the winner, I laughed. Laughed because I KNEW IT! I have been telling people for YEARS that this is the best cookie in town and now I have PROOF. However, this cookies is the HARDEST to come by. This storefront is down in Provo off of Columbia lane and it’s only made on certain days. Plus, the sugar cookies aren’t made all the time – they’re only there on certain days! Basically, you have the very slim chances of finding this cookie because timing is so tricky. Plus, if I happen to call and find out there are cookies that day then I’ll go buy them all. So basically no one will ever know how amazing these are.

*UPDATE: 4/15/19:* I recently called Molly’s to buy a few cookies and was informed that they no longer do orders under $300. I might have cried literal tears. So your options are:
A: Take a chance, get lucky, run down there and they MAY have sugar cookies that day.
B: Make your own (I have a recipe coming out soon that is my all-time-fav. Better than Molly’s, so hold tight!)
C: Go to The Park 5. FOR NOW, this is my recommendation to you. The Park 5 has a location in Holladay and in Sandy. Plus, they have different flavors of sugar cookie. YES, there’s still the classic sugar, but they also have a cookies and cream, almond, coconut, chocolate mint, and (my personal favorite) avocado. Trust me when I say this is your best option for now. Similar to Molly’s with zero of the hassle.

The Best Sugar Cookie in Utah featured by top Utah Foodie blog, Among the Young: image of Molly's sugar cookie

What do you think? Do you agree with our choice of the best sugar cookie in Utah? Did we taste your favorite cookie?

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I think, overall, I agree with the results. I was annoyed there were so many ties. I wish I had rated a few things one point higher or lower so there was more of a definite number for each cookie, but oh well! I was surprised by a few, but for the most part I was pleased to finally get to the bottom of the mystery .

Who has the best sugar cookie in Utah? Answer: found!

What about you? What is your favorite place to satisfy your sugar cookie cravings? Let me know in a comment below!

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https://amongtheyoung.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/The_Best_Sugar_Cooki.mp4

If you want to watch the live Facebook event of us tasting/spitting out/loving on all these cookies HERE!

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Comments

  1. Melanie says

    May 17, 2019 at 9:53 AM

    My cousins did an Arizona sugar cookie taste test last year, and they voted Swig first (ew) and Sweet Tooth Fairy really far down the list. I decided we don’t have the same taste in sugar cookies and I need to do my own taste test. This sounds a lot more like a taste test I trust. ha!

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    • Kaylynn Zoe says

      May 17, 2019 at 9:51 PM

      SWIG WAS FIRST?! Oh no….. we might need to disregard their opinions …. just sayin! I LOVE STF sugar cookies, but there are definitely a few that I’d prefer over STF. Are you in UT or AZ??

      Reply
  2. Saimi says

    October 8, 2019 at 3:41 PM

    Did you try Dutchman’s Market near St. George? They are generally acknowledged as the inventor of the iconic pink frosted sugar cookie. Was curious how they fared against the others.

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  3. Kaylynn Zoe says

    October 9, 2019 at 10:50 AM

    Saimi! I have HEARD that’s where Swig actually bought their cookies from originally, but then there was a falling out? I should do more research there…. but NO! We didn’t try them – I’d be curious to know how they are too!

    We are down in SG often – I’ll add it to my list! Thanks for the reminder babe!

    Reply
  4. Nicole says

    February 5, 2020 at 6:35 AM

    How do I get your sugar cookie recipe?

    Reply
    • Kaylynn Zoe says

      March 21, 2020 at 6:33 PM

      Mine? I have a couple! This is the only one on my blog for now ….https://amongtheyoung.com/sugar-cookies/

      Reply
  5. Diana says

    May 20, 2021 at 6:48 PM

    Dutchman’s Cookie in Santa Clara Utah was the original swig cookie. They are my favorite cookie. I am so glad that I don’t live anywhere near Dutchman’s I could eat one of their cookies everyday. When I visit Santa Clara I stock up .

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    • Kaylynn Zoe says

      May 21, 2021 at 8:52 PM

      Oh 100% LOVE Dutchman’s cookies! I VIVIDLY remember when Swig switched to their own cookie …. I was SO disappointed!

      Reply
  6. Diana says

    May 20, 2021 at 6:51 PM

    I love Dutchman’s I love their cookies !

    Reply

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