Crave Cookies
by Jill Duff-Hoppes
If you’re craving something sweet, Crave Cookies Oviedo has got you covered. Whether it’s a deep-dish gourmet cookie, a loaded soda, or a crookie (a croissant/cookie combination), Crave has something yummy to tempt all taste buds.
Recently, customers were introduced to a couple of delicious new treats: the cookie à la mode, a cookie topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and caramel or chocolate sauce, and the dot cake (Crave’s version of the viral dessert trend with rainbow sprinkles). The dot cake was a limited-time offer, but the cookie à la mode is now part of the regular menu.
“Our customers love new products,” says Cristie Vincent, who opened the store in March 2024. “But our chocolate chip cookie is still the bestseller by far and has been from day one. It’s a very substantial, classic cookie, made with Ghirardelli milk chocolate chips.”
Rotating cookie flavors drop every week, but chocolate chip never goes off the menu. The store’s delectable cookies, made fresh daily, are crispy on the edges with a thick, gooey center, not flat cookies that all look the same.
“We offer more of a homemade cookie,” says Cristie. “We don’t want them to look perfect.”
Other crowd-pleasers – especially with local college sororities – are the loaded sodas (also known as dirty sodas): soft drinks that are custom-built with purées, creamers, and flavor shots.
At Crave Cookies Oviedo, Cristie leads a team of 12 part-time employees, including her niece and nephew. Most are students at Seminole State College and the University of Central Florida, where Cristie, herself, went to school.
“My employees are truly the best,” she says. “They’re all fantastic working together and with the customers.”
Cristie is also deeply grateful to the community for its support over the past two-plus years. In addition to its in-store treats, Crave offers custom catering for business functions, school meetings, birthday parties, and more.
“I just love being a part of Oviedo,” she says. “I’ve gotten to know some of our regular customers, and they’re very near and dear to my heart.”