I visited Brookie Bakehouse in Brisbane a week ago for the first time. I live about 2000km (1243 miles) from Brooke's. It was worth it. Amazing cookies, atmosphere and staff. Well worth the visit 😃🍪
This randomly showed up in my feed although I do sometimes watch Brooki's channel. You've got such a bright, eloquent and awesome kid. You both seem like such a great pair, love the content.
$100 holds a different value to different people. Your comment comes off as judgemental. Meanwhile we could judge you for being a stickler over a measly 100 bucks. Live a little
I love Brookis and I have been watching a lot of her videos lately which makes me want to order some so badly, but yikes that price is insane!! I might have to try making some dupes at home lol😋
Depending on where you are, maybe it's not so much... it was the shipping and surprise fees. But we're still glad we did it. And she has so many fun unique flavours. Did you see the recent video where Brook hints at working on a cookbook!??! Maybe you'll be able to get that soon, and make all of them at home (for less than the price of shipping of her cookies)!! *fingers crossed* :)
Nice! I bet they’re even better in person. Let us know what you think if you do. Lol, in Canada we call them cookies but I think lots of European says “biscuit” like you :)
Also from Melbourne, and we shorten biscuit to bikkies. Im watching while enjoying my own Brooki order, im halfway through a NYC cookie and am nearly in a sugar coma. So good! Also its funny seeing the rest of the world react to Aussie international shipping fees. We pay similarly for a lot of international products to get to us.
i think it inckudes shipping and since she was in canada... that is why... you can just buy her cook books or try it some time when you get to australia.
Thanks so much! 😊 She’s pretty epic! I just reordered some more boxes last night (cuz we skipped the optional reheat step the first time, and want to try them again reheated). But someone also recommended to watch for a sale on her cookie recipe online (I think full price is less than the shipping we’re paying…)
@@lynneanthony168 it totally is! But (unless I took it wrong) I think Brook was hinting in a recent video that she's currently working on a cookbook :) So that would be super cool
Yes!! Australia is totally on my bucket list!! But that's a big trip - won't be anytime soon. So its shipped cookies int he meantime. :) Let us know if you make it there!!!
Ya, that's totally understandable. It's like $20 a cookie if you live near us. We've been trying to find more local (USA/Canada options) to try that are more cost effective. Levain wasn't too bad if you're in the US (it was only like $16 shipping or something). And we're thinking of coming across the border to get some Crumbl cookies to try soon...
@JimmiAlli They were all delicious, but we loved the Levain cookies best. I don't know if it's a fair comparison though... Levain baked them fresh to order and shipped them right away. Even if Brooki did the same, it took 2+ weeks to get to us. (Brooki & YVR def have some innovative flavours which makes theirs super fun for the kids though!)
...why not heat them though? I was surprised you didn't, it makes a huge difference. I always reheat a baked good, especially if it came from that far away
Yes!! You're totally right. We were so excited and it was late so we just opened them. But we did end up reordering so we could do it properly and reheat them and posted a new video (and we got her mini box too to try her red velvet with was all of our favourite). They were really good not heated, but OMG reheated was phenomenal.
@marysmindfulbakehouse Will do 👍.. You weren't able to pick your flavours cause they're pre-packaged? That's weird. They look nice and dense and the fact they're dairy free seemed appealing as I'm lactose intolerant. That price tag though that's gotta hurt a bit lol
@@ernskii77 I just went back to her website to double check, and there is a drop down menu, and you can pick from "Best Sellers" (what we got) which is a pre-set pack with: NYC Cookie (Dark Choc Walnut), Nutella Milk Choc Chip, White Choc Macadamia, Biscoff, Double Chocolate, & Classic Choc Chip. Or you can get a 6 pack of one of those above flavours. I found her ingredient list too: www.brookibakehouse.com/pages/cookies. Lots like they all might have butter, and some do have milk products.
@marysmindfulbakehouse dam seems like all their ingredients contain milk and eggs both which I'm sensitive to.. but I appreciate the heads up though 😉.. keep up with the great vids ✌️
I'm sorry! Cuz even if these places offer a gf version (we've just ordered from Scrumpchies in Canada who offer a gluten-free option and a vegan NYC Cookie, and Levain has a gf one), they're still made in the same facility... and still not celiac safe. :/ We def need more celiac-safe options in the world!!
Lol! It's a "carrier fee" that certain companies slap on as a charge to get it across the border. DHL for sure does it, and I think UPS does it too (and don't release your package til you pay it!). So if you have a choice in carrier it's nice to avoid those ones. It's not actually a mandatory/border tax. It's so dumb.😅
she did hint in a recent video that she was considering a pop-up in the USA in the future, so who knows, maybe Brooki World Domination (in a good way!) is coming soon and we can all enjoy her cookies without the huge shipping cost :)
Oooo! I'm kinda jealous! Let us know what you try!! & what you think! Since then we noticed our cookies were passed the expiry on the box when they were shipped, so I'd love to re-try them fresh.
lol! I know! 🤣😅 We were just too excited. We got so many comments about that, that we needed up reordering and trying them again, with reheating (and got more flavours too!!) 😁 They were SOOO good.
You know what, that's a great point. We totally should have but we were so excited we didn't want to wait for our oven to preheat. Sounds like the perfect reason to reorder them! ;)
Hey, yep her website says $44 Canadian for 6 cookies to pick up from the store, which is $7.33ea. The Original Levain/NYC Cookies are about that too $29 for 4. It's just that they're super huge cookies [between 150-200g (like 3-4 regular cookies)]. They were super good after reheating them (the second time we ordered them).
:/ We didn't...we were soooo excited to try them after waiting a week that we didn't heat them. But I feel like we really dropped the ball on that one, so we're going to reorder them & retry with them heated.
@@victoryjessey Lol! We did, and they were even more delicious! (Plus because she’s moved to her newer/bigger facility, they came way faster/fresher). OMG, and the red velvet was to die for!! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1vPeLhuylZw.htmlsi=x4qV1rlQUleO01lj
Hi! Yes, we dropped the ball on that one and are planning to reorder them to try them again, but reheated. Have you tried her cookies? What flavour(s) did you get to try?
@@marysmindfulbakehouse I tried the same one as you did they are amazing if you heat them up a little crispy outside soft and gooey inside as the chocolate melt! The heat up instruction is on the card!
@@wunna8657 Thank you! Makes me super excited to try them again, since they were already great at room temp. Will make sure to find the card and heat them this time!!
Just placed a new order!! And since shipping was the same for 2 boxes, we got the best seller box again AND the mini cookie box so we can try the red velvet too :)
Yes, thank you, you're totally right. We ordered new cookies from Brooki Bakehouse (and they JUST arrived to my house an hour ago!!) so we can record a new video, with heating the cookies, and better footage)
Brookie specifically advises to warm up the shipped cookies prior to consuming them. If you purchase from her bakery directly, the cookies are fresh baked that day. The shipped cookies obviously are days old, so they need to be warmed up first before eating.
@t5066 Thanks, yes! you're totally right about the reheating! We dropped the ball on that one. We read the recommendation on the card when we opened the box, but were so excited to try them and it was already close to bedtime, so instead of waiting until the next day, we skipped it. I am kicking myself for that now... and thinking about reordering to try again. (Our box also had an expiry date sticker marked a few weeks before our order date, so that may factor in too... and another reason to try again.) Do you live nearby? Have you gotten them fresh from the bakery?? :) What's your fav flavour you've tried?
@@marysmindfulbakehouse I live in the same state as Brooki, but about a 15 hour car trip away so I haven’t been there yet. I often fly into her city though, so I will most definitely visit her bakery. I follow her on social media, so I’m well versed in her journey as a bakery owner and her practices. I reckon that’s how I happened upon your video on her 😊 the algorithm got me! Thanks for your video, it was really informative
@@kinseyt5066 I really appreciate your input. Being so new to RU-vid, I didn’t intend or expect one of our very first (and very raw) videos to get so much momentum. (I do love to watch her videos too! What she has created is absolutely amazing & inspiring). And the more the algorithm pushes this video out, the more I feel we need to reorder and make a new video with properly reheated cookies, (to funnel people away from non-heated cookies) and give her proper representation. Thoughts?
Have you tried her cookies before? I'm not sure if they ship frozen, but they were definitely room temp by the time they arrived. We were just too excited to try them, that we skipped the optional reheat step. But now we're thinking of reordering them, to try again, with them reheated. What do you think?
@@marysmindfulbakehouse since it's an international shipping, I'm quite certain it's frozen and packed because they can go bad in few days. Next time you order please heat them up and make a video so we know how they turn out🤔
@@Doesntmatter1690 Thanks! Just placed a new order and figured we'd get extra since the shipping is the same. :) Got a best seller box, AND a mini cookie box (so we can try red velvet too!!)
Totally, apologies, this was one of our very first videos/unboxings. We ended up reordered 2 boxes of her cookies to make a better video (and to reheat the cookies - as we flopped there too).
@@marysmindfulbakehouse I do follow her and the cookies look amazing and I was so anxious to see you guys. Try each one. No need to apologize maybe one day order some cookies. Thank you for breaking down the expense.
