Food Fight: Where to find Chicago's best cookies

As Cookie Monster says, "Me want cookies!"

• And we want all the scrumptious treats Axios Chicago readers recommended after we shared our own favorites last week.

Here's a hot batch of top picks and readers' favorites:

Same Day Cafe

2651 N Kedzie Ave. — Logan Square

Justin's pick: The diner offers great sandwiches, but don't sleep on the brown butter brown sugar cookies ($3).

• The cafe serves up a few kinds of cookies, including a double chocolate, ginger molasses and peanut butter.
• They aren't pricey for how big the cookie is.

Corey's NYC Bagel Deli

Locations in River North and Lincoln Park

Carrie's pick: The black-and-white cookie ($3.99) from Corey's NYC Bagel Deli, which despite its name is actually a Chicago-based chain.

• The cookie is almost like yellow cake. It's spongy and moist, not hard and crumbly.
• White frosting covers the entire cookie, and then black frosting is layered on top of half, making sure the whole thing is frosted. Note I said frosting, which tastes creamier than just icing.

Palermo Bakery

7312 W. Irving Park Rd., Norridge

Monica's pick: Even as a sweets-hater, I hold a soft spot for the amaretti ($16.95/lb) — made with egg whites and fine almond paste — at this Norridge bakery.

• Flourless, soft, chewy and not too sweet, these Italian classics — especially when topped with more nuts — pair beautifully with a nice bitter cup of espresso.

Readers' favorite cookies

Sawada: Richard W. suggests the peanut butter cookie with chocolate icing ($3.50) sold at this popular West Loop coffee spot but baked at 3 Greens Bakery.

Giardino del Dolce: Pietro T. vouches for the the mini cannoli ($1.95) from this Northwest Side bakery on "Arlem Avenu."

Tony's Deli: It's no Dinkel's (R.I.P.), but Carter O. says his kid "loses her mind" over the black-and-white cookies ($4) at this Lakeview bagel shop that ships in par-cooked bagels, and the cookies are baked in, um, New York.

Summer House Santa Monica: Tony T. went all caps to say the cookies in this Lincoln Park bakery case are AMAZING. "The sea salt chocolate chip ($3.95) has the perfect balance of salty and sweet!"

River and Roads Cafe: Mountain-shaped cookies? Yes, please! Jamie T. says the cafe in Rogers Park has flavors from chocolate chip to chocolate chip caramel pretzel ($6).

Tempesta Market: Nathaniel K. says the West Town market "definitely has the best chocolate chip ($3.50) in the city!"

Beatrix: Meghan P.'s review of the butterscotch cookie ($4.90) is 😘. "Oatmeal gives it a chewy but soft texture, butterscotch is sweet and creamy, and the real key to this cookie's power is the sea salt top making it salty and sweet."

Levain: The bakery started in NYC and came to the West Loop last fall. Barb P. loves the thick, chunky cookies ($5) and the community-driven sensibility of the owners.