Great American Cookies

Great American Cookies

1001 Heavenly Village Way #10, South Lake Tahoe, CA

★★★★★3.9(271 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

“While Great American Cookies in South Lake Tahoe has moments of promise—particularly their soft, chewy mini chocolate chip cookies and creative ice cream sandwiches—consistency issues plague the experience, with stale cookies and inventory problems showing up repeatedly in reviews. The shop occupies a convenient spot at The Shops at Heavenly Village making it an easy family stop, though you might want to visit earlier in the day rather than closer to closing when selection dwindles. At premium Tahoe prices (cookie cakes running $54), the hit-or-miss quality makes it a gamble rather than a sure bet for a sweet treat.”

What to expect

Classic coffee drinks done right. Quick-grab spot. Pastries on the menu. Family friendly.

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Google Reviews

Caroline Carter
★★★★★5 months ago

Came in abt an hour before closing and they were completely out of cookie cake and several cookies. We got a section of the cookies they had and some of them had been burned. Also prices were pretty high, it was a little over 6$ for a single scope of chocolate ice cream. The…

Julie
★★★★★4 months ago

Stale and hard cookies, tasted old. Minimal ice cream selections. Horrible. Go somewhere else. Also, employees seemed to hate their life. I hated my life also after eating these cookies.

Michele Leocadio
★★★★★a year ago

We came across this shop while walking around The Shops at Heavenly Village. We came to Lake Tahoe with our big family group in Sept 2025 so this review is a little late. The cookies were soft, chewy and delicious!! A little too sweet though. When we arrived, the cookie glass…

Marc Holmes
★★★★★3 years ago

We were in South Lake Tahoe for Christmas and I ordered a large cookie cake for my son’s birthday while we were there. The good news is that it looked good which made the $54 cost a little easier to swallow. The bad news is that it was totally underbaked and had a paper lining…

Jamie Gutierrez
★★★★★4 years ago

Such a perfect way to enjoy delicious dessert!! Mini chocolate chip cookies are so soft and the mini sneaker doodles are so soft..also the ice cream sandwich was so yummy,My husband enjoyed the rocky road ice cream..

Sahara Anne Burns
★★★★★5 years ago

Very good cookies, staff are all wearing masks, social distancing is practiced. Mildly expensive but worth it for a nice treat after a long day at tahoe. Update on 5/6/21- wanted to add a pic of my cookie sandwhich 🤤

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