Pick a Bagel

Decent sized, sometimes a little doughy, not distinctively sour, salty, or sweet — Pick a Bagel's version is pretty standard for Manhattan. More tempting is their all-white cookie ($2), which lacquers an intensely sweet vanilla shell on a slightly spongy base. Sure, it's no work of art, but it's just the thing when you're craving a sugar hit.

Pick a Bagel
200 West 57th St. (at Seventh Ave.)
(one of several locations)
212-957-5151