The 9 Most-Recommended Cookie Shops in Singapore
Thick New York-style, brown butter and molten centres — ranked by the lists.
Counted from 3 published lists as of 2026-09-06. 46 cookie shops were named in total.
In short: Across 3 independently published Singapore lists of the best cookie shops, Ben’s Cookies and Kooks Creamery are named most often — each on 3 of them.
We read 3 independently published Singapore food lists for cookie shops, took only the venue names, and counted how many named each one. Venues on the same count are tied — shown with a verified NEA licence first, then alphabetically. We have not eaten at these places, we take no payment for placement, and we reproduce none of the sources’ writing. Every list we counted is linked at the foot of this page.
Ben’s Cookies
NEA ANamed on 3 of the 3 published lists we counted. Licensed in Orchard.
Kooks Creamery
Named on 3 of the 3 published lists we counted. Licensed in Serangoon.
Famous Amos
NEA ANamed on 2 of the 3 published lists we counted. Licensed in Ang Mo Kio (18 licensed outlets).
Outlets across Ang Mo Kio, Bedok, Bukit Merah, Choa Chu Kang, Clementi, Downtown Core and more.
| # | Venue | Lists | NEA grade | Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Nasty Cookie | 2 | — | — |
| 7 | Old Seng Choong | 2 | — | — |
| 8 | The Cookie Museum | 2 | — | — |
| 9 | Whiskdom | 2 | — | — |
About cookie shops in Singapore
The cookie became a category in Singapore rather suddenly, driven by the thick New York-style bake — a hundred-plus grams, underbaked centre, chocolate in chunks rather than chips. Several of the shops on these lists began as home businesses during lockdown and grew into multi-outlet operations on the strength of one product.
Humidity is the enemy here more than in most baking. A cookie that shatters at the counter is soft an hour later, which is why the good shops bake in batches through the day and say so.
What to look for
- Ask when the last batch came out. Cookies have a shorter good window here than almost anywhere.
- Chocolate in chunks or fèves rather than chips is a real quality signal — chips contain stabilisers that stop them melting properly.
- Brown butter and a day or two of dough resting are what produce depth. Shops doing it will tell you.
Why we count instead of ranking
Every food list is one person’s palate on one visit. That is not a flaw — it is what makes food writing worth reading — but it does mean a single list tells you more about the writer than about the field. Counting across 3 of them cancels out individual preference and leaves the venues that different people, eating on different days, arrived at independently.
It is a deliberately narrow claim. This page does not tell you which cookie shop is best; it tells you which ones Singapore’s food press keeps returning to, and exactly how many times. Where the count is close, the honest answer is that the field is close — and we would rather show you that than manufacture a ranking to hide it.
Of the 9 venues here, 3 matched a current NEA licence, concentrated in Ang Mo Kio, Orchard and Serangoon. This site scores every HDB block in Singapore 0–100 for food access — how close hawker centres and licensed eateries actually are on foot — so you can see what living beside this food is worth.
What are the best cookie shops in Singapore?
Across 3 independently published Singapore lists of the best cookie shops, Ben’s Cookies and Kooks Creamery are named most often — each on 3 of them.
How is this cookie shops ranking put together?
We read 3 independently published Singapore food lists, took only the venue names, and counted how many of them named each venue. 46 distinct venues were named in total; the 9 shown here appeared on at least 2. We do not taste, rank or accept payment for placement, and no source's writing is reproduced — every list we counted is linked below.
Are these cookie shops verified as real businesses?
Each venue is cross-checked against NEA's licensed-premises register. 3 of 9 matched a current licence, 2 of them holding a grade A hygiene rating. The rest are shown without a grade — the register lists the licence holder's registered company name, which often differs from the shopfront brand, so no match is not evidence of a problem.
Why are Singapore cookies so thick?
The dominant style here is the New York-style cookie — a large, thick, deliberately underbaked bake with a molten centre. It travels well, photographs well, and holds its texture longer in humidity than a thin, crisp cookie, which helps explain why it took over.
- Best Cookies in Singapore: Get Them Chewy, Crunchy, or Crispy — thehoneycombers.com
- 10 Best Cookie Shops in Singapore — www.timeout.com
- 24 Cookie Bakers In Singapore For Levain Cookies, Chocolate Lava Brookies And More — eatbook.sg
- 8 Chocolate Chip Cookie Places For Nutella, Cream Cheese And Marshmallow-Filled Cookies - Eatbook.sg - Local Singapore Food Guide And Review Site — eatbook.sg
We counted venue names from these lists and linked back to every one. Their words, photographs, ratings and ordering are their own and are not reproduced here. Hygiene grades and licensed addresses come from NEA’s licensed-premises register via data.gov.sg. Contains information from data.gov.sg and OneMap, Singapore Land Authority.