Oh Gideon’s Bakehouse, you have captured our hearts…and stomachs.

This quirky bake shop is one of the most unique spots to grab a snack in Disney World, with its dark and broody theming and ridiculously long lines due to its popularity. The menu is laden with half-pound cookies, enormous cake slices, and fun coffee beverages, but the cookies are really the star of the show. We’ve been to Gideon’s Bakehouse countless times and tried every cookie on the menu, and now, we bring you the official ranking!

1. Coffee Cake

After polling our team and averaging out the responses, the top of our list is the Coffee Cake Cookie! This was pretty universally beloved. According to Gideon’s, it’s described as, “an extra Buttery Vanilla Bean Cookie filled with Cinnamon Strudel and topped with our Homemade Double Baked Butter Crumbs.”

We find this one to be soft, delicious, and just the perfect amount of sweet. The catch though? It’s ONLY available in the mornings until it sells out for the day, so you have to be quick!

2. Banana Bread Chocolate Chip

With a somewhat surprising choice, the second cookie in our ranking is the Banana Bread Chocolate Chip. This was originally a seasonal cookie that was SO popular with fans that Gideon’s Bakehouse made it a permanent menu item. That’s how you know it’s good!

It’s a “Vanilla Bean Cookie blended with real Bananas, a mix of Dark and Semisweet Chocolates, Candied Walnuts, and finely crushed Banana Chips.” The recipe took over 20 years to perfect, and it shows. We love the mix of textures here, and it’s decadent without being too much. A good balance for people who want some chocolate.

3. Pistachio Toffee Chocolate Chip

The most popular of the original bunch with our team is the Pistachio Toffee Chocolate Chip. This is a favorite among the Gideon’s Bakehouse community in general, but it’s perhaps the best way to level up a basic chocolate chip cookie.

This mixes the classic chocolate chips with crunchy toffee pieces and lightly salted pistachios. It’s a really delicious mix of sweet and salty, and it has become of one Gideon’s most well-known cookies.

4. Cookies & Cream

Cookies & Cream was one person on our team’s favorite, but for most folks, it ranked near the top of their list. Gideon’s Bakehouse describes it as “like a cookies & cream milkshake in a cookie.” It’s made of a vanilla bean cookie filled with hand-cut chunks of Double Stuff Oreos. 

It’s then completely covered in chunks of cookies to give it both a crunchy and soft texture. This is one of the sweeter options on the menu, but those who love sugary treats are sure to find it addicting.

5. Dark Coffee Cake

This one is incredibly similar to the Coffee Cake Cookie, but with the Dark Coffee Cake, you get a chocolate cookie base. This is another of those unique ones — it’s only available after sunset until it sells out, so it can be hard to snag.

It’s a great mix of those same cinnamon-sugar coffee cake flavors and the richness of chocolate. It can be a lot to handle on the sweetness level, but it’s one of those treats that you have to try at least once.

6. Peanut Butter Crunch

Now we’re arriving into the territory of cookies that were a bit divisive with our team. Some people ranked this one low, while others put it near the top of their list. The Peanut Butter Crunch Cookie is made with a peanut butter dough and topped with homemade candied peanuts and peanut butter chips. It’s a LOT of peanut butter…a LOT.

This one is crunchier than some of the other cookies due to the peanuts, and it leans more into the salty side of things. If you’re not a massive fan of peanuts as a flavor, then this is not the cookie for you, but some die-hard peanut butter lovers find it to be the perfect treat.

7. Triple Chocolate Chip

If the Peanut Butter Crunch Cookie is hard to swallow for those who are iffy about peanut butter, then the Triple Chocolate Chip Cookie is the challenge for those who can’t handle a lot of chocolate. For those who are chocoholics, this cookie is a dream come true…but many find it overwhelming and too rich. This cookie is made with FIVE kinds of chocolate including Callebaut and Ghirardelli.

Chocolate ganache goes straight into the cookie dough as it’s mixed, making this one smooth in the middle. Some on our team are really big fans (it was top of the list for yours truly), but others find it overbearing.

8. Original Chocolate Chip

And finally, our lowest-ranked of the main menu is the Original Chocolate Chip Cookie. Don’t get us wrong, this is a FANTASTIC chocolate chip cookie, but when compared to the rest of the menu, it’s not quite as inventive or exciting as the other options. It ranks lowest simply because there are so many options, and they’re ALL good.

The Gideon’s Bakehouse website says this recipe took 15 years to perfect and notes the following: “It is packed inside and out with a variety of Chocolates, infused with differing vanillas, and has a texture that might almost trick you into thinking you’re eating Cookie Dough. This Cookie has been named everything from Best in Orlando to Best on Planet Earth and we couldn’t be prouder to hand make it from scratch for you daily.” A true kickstart to an incredible menu!

Honorable Mention Cookies

Of course, Gideon’s Bakehouse is also known for having seasonal cookies every month, and in the 5+ years that they’ve been open at Disney Springs, there have been a bunch of different varieties. AJ’s personal favorites include the Lemon Poppyseed and the White Chocolate Chip Caramel cookies.

Other popular cookies include the Kris Kringle for the holiday season and the Krampus cookie during Halloween. Those are particularly over-the-top. During February, there’s often a spicy Eternal Flame cookie that can be rather divisive, but is very unique. And our team had very strong opinions about the Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie — people either really loved it…or really hated it.

So there you have it — our ranking of the Gideon’s Bakehouse menu! For more reviews of their treats, follow us on social media and subscribe to our newsletter to get the latest from the blog.

The Top 10 Disney World Snacks for 2026

Which cookie is your favorite? Let us know in the comments!