The Maui Cookie Lady - Kīhei

This is a tiny, charming little spot. The inside is whimsical, and their cookies are rich, chewy, and worth every penny. They also have packaged items like flavored peanut butter, locally made. Stop in when you're in the area for a taste of heaven. (The line is out the door but moves fast.

An adorable tiny shop that sells not only the massive 6oz cookies in all flavors but also sorbets, ice cream bars, and assorted Hawaiian treats, like local chocolate bars and candies! The lilikoi cookie and strawberry cookie were both perfectly baked, the right level of soft and moist. Really well done cookies. I would buy from here again!

One of my favorite places to get gifts for people outer island and beyond. Besides just the famous Maui cookie lady cookies, there is a TON of other cute goodies in here too. Seriously the perfect place to stock up on special gifts for visiting relatives and friends. Staff is always friendly and helpful and I always walk out of here with way more than I was planning to buy. You'll definitely find something for everyone on your list here!

When one of the redeeming qualities cited for visiting a speciality shop on Maui is celebrities go there , you know it 's a tourist trap. Sadly despite humble beginnings, The Maui Cookie Lady store is just that. It 's the kind of place you visit once, but not twice.Cookies are average in flavour; their claim to fame is that they are huge and stuffed. They are just not that good, certainly not $8 good. My husband said they tasted similar to Cookies by George in Canada. Just a cookie, nothing special, tastes factory made.We tried the lilikoi white chocolate macadamia, which was so sweet it was nearly inedible. It still had grains of sugar in it, so maybe not that well mixed also. The other cookie was Da Half Baked, which apparently is the favourite of Dwayne Johnson The Rock . Well, he 's a celebrity actor, not a chef or a food critic. It was OK, had an oreo cookie in the middle, different but again too sweet and just kind of average.I also tried the brownies terrible dry texture, pretty much worth eating the top and throwing the rest out. Supposedly they are made fresh for Friday and Saturday only, but it tasted stale and old.Too bad Makawao seems to be turning in to a new Paia. I hope it won 't lose it 's Maui character in the same way by becoming a mecca of kitch, overpriced art and clothing, and silly specialty stores. The Disney tunes playing in the background made this store a little creepy, maybe they 're trying to target kids, and tourists who treat Maui like Disneyland. Just weird. Stick to the malasadas down the street at Komoda 's bakery.

I stumbled across this literal hole in the wall when Komoda's was closed and we needed a little sugar rush. When you step in it is a Willy Wonka like hobbit hole filled to the brim with sweets and delightful fairy like decor. Everything is beautifully presented like a lollipop tree. Nothing is cheap, but that's Maui for you. I will say that I do think the value is there as the cookies $6.75 for the one I bought) are delicious and the goods are high quality, like Paia gelato. The salted caramel cookie I got was delicious and big enough to split 3 ways. I wish I could have bought the fairy tree and transported it home!