OCOOKIEOS
Hoppen Hierarchy: ★★★★
District: Legacy
Cookie/Donut Confections
Perfect For: Baked Goods
Standout Dishes: OWasHoppenO; OMonsterO; OTastyO; OSugarO; Vegan OGalaxyO
Nichole Taff had no aspirations of creating a new food item. She was a home baker and loving mom looking for a solution when one of her sons developed a gluten allergy.
After months of trial and error working with all manner of flours, she found her solution… and created a thriving business in the process.
The result was OCookieOs, a company that combines the soft insides of a cake donut with the crispy edges of a cookie. These sweet confections employ oat flour, but they don’t have the grainy consistency other gluten-free flours can have. That’s because Nichole grinds the flour herself, a labor of love that shines through in the final product’s consistency and flavor.
OCookieOs operated out a commissary kitchen for roughly its first five years of existence before establishing a brick and mortar in west Omaha in 2026. It offers 4 flavors each month, two of which are plant-based.
Baking has been a part of Nichole’s family for generations, so when her son’s gluten allergy was discovered, simply giving it up wasn’t an option. She spent six months tirelessly working with all manner of different flours before finally landing on one that gave her cookies the consistency she desired.
But it didn’t work for donuts. Try as she might, Nichole couldn’t find a workable recipe for gluten-free donuts… until one of her boys suggested she just shape her cookies in donut form.
And thus, OCookieOs was born.
All of OCookieOs’ products start with the same brilliant base: a fluffy, crumbly center combined with a crispy outside. They’re soft, pliable, and have a decent amount of protein, so (unlike a regular sugar bomb of a donut) you won’t be hungry again an hour after eating one.
The two options that will always be available are the OMonsterO, a peanut butter base studded with chocolate chunks and M&Ms that has my vote as one of the best cookies in Omaha, and the OChippyO, the shop’s take on the classic chocolate chip cookie.
The shop has two monthly options and weekly specials, so keep your eyes out for these options (and many more):
- OBougieO: This is a chocolate lover’s dream. With three different types of chocolate and espresso chips, it adds a rich brownie element to the cookie/donut cross.
- OSugarO: A sweet, classic sugar cookie with sprinkles and large sugar crystals adding texture.
- OWasHoppenO: OK,maybe I’m biased because it bears my name, but this is my personal favorite. This mint/chocolate combo tastes like a gooey brownie with subtle mint and is interspersed with chunks of Andes Mints and crushed Oreos.
- OVelvetyO: The lush, rich flavor of chocolate cake is interspersed with gobs of tangy cream cheese for a combo that’s superior to most bakeries version of red velvet cake.
- Vegan OGalaxyO: OCookieOs’ take on cookies and cream, this cookie has crisp bits of crushed sandwiches cookies and gooey marshmallow ribbons flowing through it.
- OTastyO: Peanut butter fiends, eat your heart out. With a peanut butter base, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, and a peanut topping, this is an ode to America’s favorite nutty condiment.
- OBrookieO: This treats brings together a peanut butter cookie and a brownie into a chocolatey product that’s a bit softer and chewier than its other cookie donut comtemporaries.
- ONamelessO: With a layer of vanilla dough in between two out chocolate layers (not to mention two types of sprinkles for texture), this is a classic black and white cookie.
- ODoodlyO: Patterned after a snickerdoodle, this cookie/donut has the familiar, homey flavor combo of a sugar cookie with a good dose of cinnamon.
- OFattieO: The peanut butter base adds a nuttiness that’s complimented by Reese’s cups, peanuts, chocolate chips, and caramelized crispy rice. It’s a smorgasbord of texture and flavor.
- ODaddyO: Developed for Nichole’s father, this is the kitchen sink of cookies. A rich chocolate base is laced with peanut butter and loaded with butterscotch chips, peanut butter chips, caramel, pecans, and toffee chips. There’s so much going on that it takes a few bites to figure it out. This is definitely one of the nuttier, chewier versions of OCookieO’s products.
Each OCookieO runs between 300-400 calories. All are gluten free and many are vegan, as well.
There are also OCrispyOs, which are essentially an upper-echelon rice crispy treat in donut shape. They have the familiar combination of gooey crunchiness that makes rice crispy treats so beloved, while also being gluten-free and vegan-friendly.
OCookieOs may have been developed as an accident, but it’s evolved into an ever-growing business that causes each customer to ask, “Why have I never thought of this combination before?” Cookies and donuts are a match made in Heaven, as OCookieOs is all too ready to showcase.