Best Cookies in Penang

This old-school establishment is renowned for peanut candy, or also known as “kacang tumbuk”, yet their cookies are praiseworthy too. Chinese version cookies are more pleasant to the palate, as its smooth and melts once it touches your tongue. Towering shelves are chock-full with cookies, leaving you with a conundrum, which is a good sign, you’ll leave the shop with armloads of cookies. From chocolate, peanut, butter or their special Raspberry and Hazelnut cookies, it certainly works wonders in your mouth.

From Nagore Road, they have now frolicked to Service Road, this top-notch French dessert house is merry-making Penangites with a range of fresh and delicious cakes and pastries. The dining area is limited, yet it’s pleasant, calm and filled with a hodgepodge of sweet-tooth goodness. Among the crowd pleasers are their 100% handcrafted cookies, Devil’s cookie which could tame the pickiest eater to an angel and Vanilla Sable has a smoother offering. Each bite of the chocolate cookie is absolute heaven, you’ll be greeted with little pops of melted chocolate that binds well with the crackling specimen. While the Vanilla version yields a smooth mouthfeel along a buttery fragrance. 

The name of the restaurant explains it in a nutshell, it’s a must hit spot for chocolate fix. The interior is elegant, spacious and adorned with quirky chocolate quotes. Patrons prefer to sit at their alfresco space as the top view is absolutely breathtaking, gazing at skyrocketing towers and a never-ending ocean is flawless. Cookies at chocolate passion are not the most-hyped item as compared to Belgian chocolates, cakes, ice creams, fondue and the list goes on. The cookies are usually paired with hot lattes or coffees, depends on the availability, but it’s downright delicious with a kiss of sweetness. Moreover, check out their Facebook page, as they give out chocolate cookies for free at times!

How about heading straight to a factory that has been churning out one of the best and unique cookies you’ve ever tasted. Lim Wah Thai is widely cherished as a must-go spot, as it’s habitually filled with tourist buses and locals. They have been manufacturing Chinese herbal soup, dried fruit, pickles, biscuits and pineapple cookies which is a bedrock for their rise to fame. Sink in this rectangular pillow, the outer layer crackles and shatter, oozing out the fruity pineapple filling. Their walnut and peanut cookies are worth devouring too.