Beurre & Sel

Pure delicious insanity. The best cookies one will ever taste in the history of a cookie ever. Period end of story forget everything.

This place gets a perfect score because The Chunker is one of the best cookies I’ve ever eaten. And cookies are one of my favorite foods, so that says a lot.
I don’t even know how much the thing costs, but it doesn’t matter because it is that good.
This place is a tiny little stand in the Essex Market, with 7 different types of cookies to choose from. I previously tried the Chewy Chunky Blondie and the World Peace from the other location way up in Harlem (see, told you I eat a lot of cookies).
They didn’t have The Chunker at that location when I went, so I was happy to see it available here. I gave a 4-​star rating to the other location, because the cookies I tried that day weren’t quite as good as this one (
).
The woman actually warned me about how super chocolatey it is, and that I should be careful when eating it because of how soft it is. Other than «be careful, it’s very hot», these were the two greatest warnings I’ve ever been given when getting food.
Sure enough, it was one of the richest, most chocolatey and delicious cookies I’ve ever tried. It makes the chocolatey World Peace cookie seem bland in comparison. She was also right about how soft it was — you don’t need teeth for this cookie. It’s got a ton of delicious ingredients in it too: valrhona cocoa and bittersweet chocolate cookies with chunks of dark and milk chocolate, dried cherries and salted cashews.
The stuff here is great. I’ll be back soon to finish off the few more flavors I haven’t gotten to try yet.

Buttery cookies both sweet and savory

These cookies are to die for. Buttery goodness that just melts in your mouth.
I wasn’t sure what these were at first because they look like cookies, but they look fancy enough to be a mini pie. A little pricey, but well worth the splurge.
I had the blueberry cookie and it was just pure deliciousness. Every bite was nice and buttery, but not too sweet, and it just crumbled as soon as you put it in your mouth. I would definitely buy an entire tube because they were so good.
Worth the splurge on your wallet and your calorie count for the day.

Great french style cookies. Ordered them from NYC after reading about them online. I ordered their classic cookies and their Jammers, which you guessed it, were filled with a little jam. The cookies were still pretty fresh after a week after having received them. All the cookies seem to be of the butter cookie family.

The cookies look a bit strange — just lying out there on the cold marble counter. Each cookie resembling a strange little puck.
Tried a couple: a cherry chocolate nut cookie thing that was pure textural deliciousness. There was a tart chewy thang goin’ on, some crunchitycrunch from the nuts and crisp shell, and all that flavor enrobed with a slightly bitter chocolate. (Uhm. So good.)
It was also hard to turn down a cookie called World Peace. Who wouldn’t want to support somethin’ like that? And you know what — World Peace tastes good — like bittersweet chocolate touched by sea salt.
I crave these cookie confections still.

Blondie and classic jammers were very good.

I first heard about Beurre & Sel in Bön Appetit; the jammers recipe was in mag and looked interesting. Due to kitchen space constraints, I didn’t end up making the cookie recipe. However, I needed to pickup some cookies for a friend’s Christmas party, so I decided to give Beurre & Sel a shot. Unfortunately, they were out of many of the different types of cookies that I wanted (no mint/​chocolate wahhh). So I went with their classic and got a tube of the jammers for the gift, and one for the road.
Now I’m not a huge dessert person, and I barely even like jam, but this was a delicious, delicious cookie. The buttery cookie was balanced with the sweetness of the jam so perfectly, so I’d definitely go back for more as a snack, or pickup another tube for a friend’s dinner party.

I’m a fan of Dorie Greenspan and was excited to visit the Beurre & Sel stand in person. It’s a delightful, creative stall with the cookies packed in tubes that are displayed along the wall like colorful little wine bottles.
We bought the world peace cookies (chocolate and, I believe, sea salt) and even though the cookies are a bit pricey $ 14 (for a tube of 14 cookies) they are incredibly good. We bought a few tubes of these to give away and people loved them.

Did you know you can order these cookies online? And that they bake them fresh just for you? (literally, Beurre & Sel has a ridiculous 24 hour turnaround time where they bake cookie orders the day they receive them and ship them out to you fresh the next day!)
I was lucky enough to visit the B&S store in Essex Market over the weekend, and bought a stack of World Peace cookies and Sesame Sea Salt cocktail cookies as a belated birthday gift for my bf. These are amazing cookies! T
he World Peace chocolate cookies are like a brownie and oreo cookie collided to make the best chocolate cookie on earth! It’s not too sweet, not too crumbly, not too chewy… just the perfect texture! (Not surprising since they are a Pierre Herme inspiration). The cocktail cookies are a savory cookie that crumbles in your mouth. Per my friend Emily (shhh, don’t tell but she helps bake these bad boys!) the Rosemary Parmesan cookies are like crack!
The only down side is that they are pretty pricey, but I guess that comes with the Dorie Greenspan name :) They make great gifts especially for the holidays!

Best. Cookies. Ever. I have had the privilege of following this little cookie company from their pop up stores to their delivery services. Everything about these cookies are fabulous. There is no question that they use top ingredients and I love a cookie that is just the perfect amount of sweet without tasting like you just ate a spoonful of granulated sugar (I’m talking to you Mrs. Fields). I ordered a gift box for both the doormen at my building and the guys on my trading floor and they were gone in 60 seconds. The packaging, presentation and just plan everything is perfect. Two HUGE thumbs up!!!

Located inside the Essex St Market, Beurre & Sel (French for butter & salt, by the way) focuses on simple ingredients put together to make good cookies.
The single large cookies on sale are limited in flavors, which is both a good and bad thing. I was told about their Rosemary Parmesan cookies and had hoped to get a chance to taste but that flavor only comes in the packaged tube, which I did not want to buy. So I went with the Blondie and one with spiced pumpkins — both were good but not standout. However, I do love that the cookies are thick, crumbly and both were not overly sweet. I’m sure there are better flavors so I will be coming back to give the other cookies a chance to wow my inner cookie monster.
For those looking for cookie gifts, they do offer mini cookies in tubes. Depending on the flavor, it’s either $ 10 or $ 14, if I recall correctly.
While many might say $ 3 for a large cookie is pricey, we do live in New York so get over it and eat the damn cookie.

I ordered a variety of these cookies on their website. So good! These will make a great gift, if I don’t eat them all myself!

I used to walk 20+ blocks out of my way to get my hand on Dorie Greenspan’s cookies when she would have a pop-​up shop uptown.
Now that she has opened up this little shop in the Essex Market, I can get my sweet treat whenever I want! Try the jammers ($ 3), a shortbread + jam + streusel topping cookie, a chocolatey World Peace, or bring home a tube of deliciously packaged cookies from the display. They are all delicious!

Great cookies worth the price. I live in the neighborhood and have tried almost every cookie they make since they opened. Each one is unique, full of complex flavor and always fresh.
I’m always excited when something new pops up in the Essex Market, and was glad to find that the folks that run the place are really nice and a friendly, and appreciate the business, even if I’m only in the mood for 1 cookie.
I think the Will L. review below makes no sense… especially given how much everyone else here likes these cookies… and its annoying when someone is clearly having their own bad day and decides to take it out on Unilocal.
Go eat these cookies! You will not be disappointed!

The Chocolate Chunk.
My friends and I were staring, dumbfounded, at the choices before us, when the fellow from Brooklyn Taco Co came by and stated matter of factly «go with the chunk. Don’t look back. I get one every day.» Then he bought one and left.
With such a strong endorsement, I got the regular sized chocolate chunk.
It was great. VERY chocolately, which I will never complain about, with generous amounts of nuts (I believe cashews) and craisins. A very well constructed cookie, each bite was delicious.
Dorie Greenspan’s son was at the stand and was super nice — let us sample the coconut lime, which was delicious, and the port jammer. We left with sleeves of the World Peace Cookies and Jammers.
Great spot to stop by while wandering the market. The Brooklyn Taco guys love them! What else do you need to know?

We happened on this tiny little storefront while walking around the Essex Market. I’m a sucker for anything cute and sweet, so I had to stop for a shortbread cookie despite the huge breakfast we’d just had at Shopsin.
The cookies were tastefully arranged in rows inside of a glassed-​off display, which made them seem more appetizing than they would have been in a heap. They also had tubes of smaller cookies pegged into the wall.
The cookies had hipster-​ish names, which I didn’t really catch except for the chocolate cookie called «Peace on Earth.» I’m not a big fan of names that don’t depict anything about the actual cookie, and we opted for the most basic one.
The cookies range from $ 2 to $ 3.75, which is pretty expensive for a single cookie. But the shortbread was crumbly and flaky, and in the grand scheme of things, $ 2 for a stop at an adorable cookie shop didn’t seem too bad.

Amazing well made cookies, you can tell these cookies are made with love. The coconut lime was my favorite and I appreciated the way they separated that one from the rest so it didn’t get too crumbly and all over the rest of the delicious cookies. Dorie is such a nice and sincere woman, and her son was so patient explaining the ingredients of each cookie. The containers are around $ 8 for the small savory ones and $ 14 for the larger sweet cookies. Come to Essex Market and get the most delicious cookies in NYC!!! Stay for the eye candy! (here’s looking at you Josh)

To reduce confusion, it is inside the Essex Street Market!
This is a hole in the wall, very tiny, but very eye-​catching!
They have prepared packed cookies on the left wall, which
is mesmerizing with all the various colors and different sizes of packaging!
They do have bigger, single cookies right next to the counter
which are about $ 2 – 4 each, depending on the cookie.
I got the classic vanilla sablé (butter-​rich shortbread infused
with sonoma syrup & co. vanilla crush extract) for $ 14,
which included ~10 medium sized cookies (i can’t quite remember, sorry!)
Depending on flavor, the cookies are various in sizes,
so smaller cookies were in sets of 14 cookies…
you and i can’t help but wonder, why such expensive cookies?
(thus the lost star… can’t it be just a tiny bit less expensive? s’il vous plait?)
but once you take a bite into it, the sablé’s balance seems so on the point.
there is no too much of any particular ingredient, but they
just seem to mélange together, not like a hodgepodge, but in accordance.
the crunch of the cookies come not from the cookie itself,
but from the specks of sugar on top. the cookie dough is actually
more on the soft side, yet not too delicate that it falls apart at first touch.
it accentuates the richness of butter and the aroma of vanilla,
showing with how much expertise these cookies have been made
in order to bring out the key ingredients; nothing more, nothing less.

Doris Greenspan, the winner of 4 James Beard Awards and 5 IACP awards, including 2010 Cookbook of the Year for Around My French Table has just opened a storefront inside the Essex Street Market and most likely a hazard to our waistlines. The most popular items are the sablés (buttery, salty French shortbread) and chocolate World Peace cookies, but you won’t be disappointed by any other sugary creations. All the cookies are baked from high quality ingredients, so no processed, mysteries like you would find on your supermarket aisles. What I love is that the cookies are perfectly portioned (I’m looking at you, Levain), so I do not feel even a slight gluttony when I eat more than one because you know, for quality control, you have to test out more than one flavor of cookies. B&S is like a shoebox with limited space, but good things come in small packages, right?