This past week, I went to Milk and Cookies Bakeshop. I’ve wanted to go for weeks ever since I stumbled upon them via Instagram. But they sell out (almost) every day, and it’s hard for me to get there before they sell out. It’s frustrating, but it only made me want to try their stuff even more. My friends have gone since they opened and told me how amazing their stuff was.
I was lucky to go on Thursday as soon as they opened, and there were already two people in line waiting. They only allow two people in the bakery at one time so I waited outside, my anticipation and hunger growing.
Once inside, I looked at their selection in the glass cases and knew I wanted to try one of everything. Excessive, but I haven’t had a chance to go and didn’t know what I should try (aside from their sugar cookies–which they are known for). (Their baking items change weekly.)
Undaunted, I got almost one of everything (except for their cake, and I still regret that decision). Their baking is on par with other local high-end bakeries. I also ordered their cold brew with a splash of milk. Their cold brew (not pictured) was creamy, delicious, and not acidic at all! The aftertaste tasted of caramel. Whatever beans they are using is good quality, that’s for sure.
Thursday’s theme for their sugar cookies was ice cream and wow, they delivered the cuteness. Everything about Milk and Cookies Bakeshop is cute. And dang, their baking was delicious. I loved absolutely everything I ordered.
Two ice cream decorated sugar cookies. Macarons top to bottom: Fuzzy Peach, Salted Caramel, Lavender Honey.
The sugar cookies were almost too cute to eat. The cookie part was soft, vanilla scented and buttery. The icing was a little too sweet for me though. The Fuzzy Peach had peach preserves in the middle of the macaron and it was sweet and fresh. The Salted Caramel was my absolute favourite. The caramel was sweet and savoury, creamy, and decadent without being too rich. The Lavender Honey was light and almost reminded me of cereal milk.
Cake Scraps.
Ugly but delicious. It was funfetti and vanilla coconut cake scraps with vanilla icing. The cake scraps was moist but the icing is what made me fall in love with this bakery. It wasn’t American icing that uses butter and icing sugar. It was Swiss Meringue Buttercream! Rich, fluffy, and sweet without being cloying and unbearable. If you don’t think you can commit to a whole cake but still want to try one, I recommend getting a cake scraps box.
Cookie: Vanilla Sprinkle. Sandwich cookies from top to bottom: S’mores and Birthday Cake Brownie.
The Vanilla Sprinkle cookie was chewy and strongly scented with vanilla. It was sweet and I see this being a child’s favourite cookie. The S’mores cookie had chocolate chunks in the cookie part, chocolate buttercream and marshmallow fluff in the middle. It was good but not my favourite and I wouldn’t order this one again. If you like S’mores, you’ll love this one. My favourite was the Birthday Cake Brownie. It was like eating two fudge brownies with vanilla buttercream in the middle. I could eat this sandwich cookie every day (but my waistline disagrees). If you like chocolate and/or brownies, you have to try this.
Cupcakes from left to right: Pina Colada and Toffee Salted Caramel.
I don’t like coconut in my baking, I’m very selective but I loved this cupcake. The moist cake was stuffed with tart but sweet pineapple preserves and the pineapple sugar cookie on top was so cute. But my favourite was the Toffee Salted Caramel cupcake. It was moist, the caramel icing was rich and the cake was studded with toffee bits. But what made it heavenly was the salted caramel stuffed into the cupcake. The caramel is otherworldly. I can’t even describe it. It’s sweet but not saccharine, savoury but not salty, and creamy. I will definitely be ordering the salted caramel full sized cake.
If you do manage to go to the Bakeshop, try and go as soon as they open as there is always lines. When I left the bakery, there was already eight people in line behind me, and they usually sell out after a few hours. It’s a hassle but well worth it. Overall, Milk and Cookies Bakeshop is one of my favourite bakeries in my city. Everything was fresh, moist, delicious, and worth every penny.
Milk and Cookies Bakeshop
5532 Calgary Trail NW
Edmonton, AB T6H 4K1
780-758-1774
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