The 12 Best Online Bakeries, Whether You’re Craving Cookies, Cupcakes or Banana Pudding
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Your kid’s birthday, a block party, a hostess gift, a serious craving for something chocolatey—there are endless reasons to treat someone (or yourself) to an impressive dessert. But before you settle for whatever’s on sale at the supermarket, consider shopping from our list of the 12 best online bakeries instead. There are endless options in terms of confections (cakes and cookies and cupcakes, oh my!), featuring affordable and splurge-worthy picks alike. Read on for our top recs, including cookies from Levain Bakery, Magnolia Bakery’s famous banana pudding and a chocolate cake by Ina Garten herself.
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How We Chose the Best Online Bakeries
Working as a food editor gives me a solid baseline of popular (and emerging) brands to highlight, but I didn’t lean on my expertise—and internet research—alone. I also pooled editor recommendations and aimed to include a variety of online bakeries that are famous for different desserts and accessible at a range of price points.
1. Levain Bakery
A favorite of Manhattanites and PureWow staff (seriously—we taste-tested them), Levain Bakery makes some of the most iconic cookies around. We love the four-, eight- or 12-piece variety pack, wrapped in cellophane and hand-tied with blue ribbons, since you’ll get to taste the signature chocolate chip walnut cookies, as well as the dark chocolate chocolate chip, dark chocolate peanut butter chip and oatmeal raisin. Most importantly, the cookies will arrive fresh and at lightning speed; they’ll only need a few minutes in the oven to be revived to their former gooey glory.
2. Magnolia Bakery
Savor a best-selling sampler collection from NYC-famous Magnolia Bakery. Anyone with a sweet tooth will be happy to indulge in a combo of brownies and blondies, as well as a variety of the bakery’s infamous banana puddings, including classic, red velvet and chocolate hazelnut. Magnolia also offers cheesecakes, cookies, cupcakes and a limited-time pudding of the month.
3. Milk Bar
Milk Bar is adored for its sprinkle-packed cakes, creamy soft serve and unique cookies. The secret ingredient? The cereal milk that Milk Bar’s offerings are infused with, which gives the treats a nuanced layer of sweetness. This variety pack from Milk Bar comes with a dozen B’Day Truffles, six creative cookies (from blueberry & cream to cornflake chocolate chip marshmallow) and a whole Milk Bar Pie. We’re pretty sure anyone would be happy to receive these for any reason, but the collection is especially fitting for birthdays or a celebration you can’t attend in person.
4. Baked by Melissa
Fact: No one can turn down a teeny-tiny cupcake. Baked by Melissa specializes in single-bite treats and serves them in a wide range of colors and flavors with fun toppings. The shop also has some gluten-free and vegan varieties, so they’re a great fit for all dessert lovers, no matter dietary restrictions or allergies. Our editors love the Sending Love gift box (we’re suckers for tie-dye) and recommend going with the Latest & Greatest Cupcakes 25-Pack, a mix of 12 rotating popular flavors.
5. Sprinkles
If you don’t know what your giftee is a fan of or are buying for a group, you can never go wrong with cupcakes. Sprinkles bakes up some of the tastiest ones out there. While some of their more exclusive flavors are only available in stores and for local delivery, a few standards can be shipped across the country, including this Favorites box. It includes three cupcakes each of red velvet, vanilla, dark chocolate and sprinkle.
6. Taylor Chip
This online bakery has been selling their indulgent cookies since 2015. Brace your taste buds for a six-flavor assortment that delivers all the chocolate one could possibly crave. With flavors like double chocolate brownie, chocolate chip, brookie, lava cake, peanut butter fudge and Oreos & cream, these 5.5-ounce cookies are guaranteed to hit the spot. They’re hand-made, baked to order and shipped same day, so you know they’ll arrive as fresh as can be. (BTW, Taylor Chip also has gluten-free and vegan assortments available for those with dietary restrictions.)
7. Harry & David
You can score just about any edible gift on Harry & David, from fruit baskets to charcuterie. Most importantly, the website offers a plethora of desserts, and we’re big fans of the brand’s cookies. They offer all the classics (think peanut butter, gingerbread and macadamia nut chocolate chip), along with unique picks, like blackberry galettes and double chocolate cherry cookies. This particular basket includes nine varieties and 22 cookies, so it can easily be shared by a crowd.
8. Williams Sonoma
You turn to this online purveyor for pantry staples, baking mixes and jams, but did you know Williams Sonoma also offers baked goods, chocolates and candies? Pies, brownies, cakes and more await you, but we love this elegant assortment of milk, dark and white chocolates filled with nuts, caramel and crémes. They’re prepared in copper kettles, then cut and embellished by hand, in case you need more convincing.
9. Cheryl’s Cookies
Cheryl’s Cookies has a flavor for every taste and preference, so you’re sure to find the ideal dessert (even for your friend who turns their nose up at sweets). The brand is most famous for its decadent buttercream frosting, which is just the ticket when you’re looking to break out of a chocolate chip rut. The cookies come individually wrapped, making them an easy win for classrooms, sleepovers and kids’ birthday parties. Our favorite collection includes flavors like frosted strawberry sugar, salty caramel and lemon burst, along with classic vanilla.
10. Corso’s Cookies
Sure, you could order an assortment of cookies for your kids that they’ll be happy to gobble down in 30 seconds flat…but they’ll enjoy themselves much more if they get to decorate the cookies themselves. Here, they’ll score 16 vanilla sugar cookies topped with royal icing, which they can adorn to their hearts’ content with edible ink markers. We’re partial to the Under the Sea set, but there are also seasonal, insect, dinosaur and fairytale themes to choose from.
11. Last Crumb
Like some streetwear brands, Last Crumb shoppers used to have to try their luck on a waitlist to snag exclusive curated cookies instead of ordering whenever they want. But now, you can add a box to your cart at any time for delivery. It may be a splurge, but we promise it’s worth every penny. (Seriously, we tried them all!) The Core Collection includes classic and unconventional varieties alike, and the box comes with a handy (and snarky) guide that explains the inspo for and ingredients in each cookie. The blueberry muffin one is our team’s favorite, but we also love the banana pudding-infused Donkey Kong and the brown butter-salted caramel Macadamnia.
12. Ina Garten’s Barefoot Contessa
I’m still waiting for an invite to Ina’s Hamptons estate, but until then, I’ll be ordering her sweet treats to my doorstep and letting my imagination do the rest. Thanks to Goldbelly, the Queen of Chambray’s most iconic desserts are shippable all over the country. Sink your forks into Ina’s carrot, coconut or, my favorite, chocolate cakes, or opt for fresh cookie dough instead that you can bake to your liking at home.
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