Stax Cookie Bar, Irvine

Stax Cookie Bar bakes each of its gooey cookies fresh every day using organic flour and natural ingredients. They sell these snickerdoodles, peanut butter, M&M's, and black-and-white cookies as solo desserts or surrounding an ice-cream sandwich. If you're feeling adventurous, try the shop's Smookie—cookie dough topped with vanilla ice cream and fudge—or the affogato, a fresh espresso poured over ice cream. Alternatively, you can opt for an equally decadent CreamRito, a mini ice-cream burrito drizzled with chocolate syrup or other toppings of your choice. Or try their famous Cream Rolls, featuring thinly rolled Thai-style ice cream or yogurt topped with fresh fruit, fresh baked cookie pieces or chocolate syrup.