Last Crumb, a direct-to-consumer cookie company based in New York City, ships handmade cookies from its own kitchen to doorsteps across the United States, and its boxes have been put through a full taste test by Taste of Home.
The brand’s core collection features familiar flavours with a twist, such as chocolate chip with caramelized butter and a hint of coffee, or macadamia with Maldon sea salt and salted caramel. Each cookie arrives individually wrapped, and a 15-second blast in the microwave is said to bring it back to oven-fresh softness. Packaging is a large matte black box with a booklet describing each flavour.
Reviewers praised the Core Collection as fresh, beautifully packed and dangerously delicious. The Christmas box, however, disappointed: several cookies failed to rise properly, some packaging showed visible moisture, and a few items looked as though they had partially melted in transit. Standout flavours included Apres Spice, a spicy ginger and raspberry cookie, and Forbidden Fruit, an oatmeal, pear and fig number.
The Guinness collaboration box fared better. The cookies baked with Guinness tasted just like stout, according to tester Katie Bandurski, a home baker who said the range tasted far fresher than most mail-order cookies, which often rely on preservatives.
Freezer storage of up to a month is recommended for anyone who wants to stretch the box out, with individual wrapping keeping each cookie fresh.
Prices run from $90 to $140 per box, or $10 to $11 per cookie, with subscriptions saving 10%. The $120 Guinness box contained six cookies, which the reviewers felt was steep. By comparison, Crumbl’s walk-in cookies cost $5 to $7 each.
For those who prefer to bake, our guide to the best chocolate chip cookies at grocery stores and the Joanna Gaines chocolate chip cookie hack offer cheaper ways to satisfy a craving.
The full review, including freezing advice and answers to common questions, is in the original Taste of Home article.