The Cookie Lady has a wide Variety of cookies, listed out in cute place-cards in front of the baskets.
I had heard rumors since I started working in Downtown Denver, of the infamous “Cookie Lady”. Without much to go on, my mind ran rampant and likened her to the “Soup Nazi” of Seinfeld fame. So one day, when I smelled the most delicious fresh-baked-goods scent wafting through the air, I followed it down to the Santa Fe Cookie Company. But alas, that first visit was for nought. She was out of cookies! I nervously waited around, watching the woman make cookies for a bit, but then chickened out and left.
A few weeks later, I looked up “The Cookie Lady” and read about her easy system. Cash only, $1 for 3 cookies (or if you are lucky $1 for 2 small cupcakes or brownies!) You put bills in the milk jug, and change on the counter. Armed with this additional knowledge I went back again, this time thankfully she wasn’t sold out!
But I was still nervous, and when she saw me standing there too long, she explained the system to me. I realized she was not “Soup Nazi” material and calmly picked out a few different things…and then prompt dropped the coins in the milk jug. “Oh no!” I thought and then ran out of the store….yeah I’m a spaz.
Thankfully I’ve become a pro at getting cookies from the Cookie Lady, and my favorites are her carrot cake cupcakes, and her peanut butter cookies! Be sure to check it out!
Carrot Cake Cupcake & Peanut Butter Cookie
Read more at:
- The Cookie Lady Still Rises to the Occasion on the 16th Street Mall
- The best secret cookie place in Denver
If you go:
303 16th St. (16th & Tremont)
Denver, CO 80202
Essentially go down the stairs in front of the Starbucks, you’ll see the entrance to the Santa Fe Cookie Company at the left, next to the nail salon.
Bring Cash, everything is just $1 (for 3 cookies or 2 cupcakes) and don’t expect change. Its self serve. Grab your bag and Put bills in the milk jug, and coins on the counter.
Busiest in the mornings and around lunchtime.
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