New Plug iN Town

We all love to indulge and succumb to our screaming cravings… undoubtedly when we’re high. Say hello to Cookie Plug, home to colorful cookies and diverse flavors. Your faded, sweet tooth cravings will be met at 23 E 11th Ave. in downtown Eugene.

The Eugene franchise, having only been opened for about two months now, targets all ages and demographics who live and breathe hip-hop. Cookie Plug sets itself apart from other cookie shops due to how it draws inspiration from East LA, according to store manager Tiffany Douglas. It also set itself apart through the friendly, laid back staff.

“Being the store manager, I love everyone who works here,” Douglas said.

“Everyone brings a different dynamic to the crew.”

Douglas has been in corporate jobs for most of her life, and Cookie Plug provided her a fun, mellow workplace that contrasted her prior experience. Eugene store owner, Bernard Morris, also found solace in this unique franchise. Morris is a self-described hip-hop fanatic, and immediately fell in love with Cookie Plug at first bite.

“The coolest thing about it, being an African American, is that this brand is speaking to what I grew up on,” Morris said. “I love the fact that they are taking things that I grew up with, and making it cool for me.”

The hip-hop influence rings true in their decor. Cookie Plug Eugene found a way to merge campus culture with hip-hop, making it appealing for everyone – university affiliated or not. Besides the druginspired easter eggs embedded in the food and drinks, Cookie Plug has also covered their walls with vivid street art. The small, intimate location showcases vibrant graffiti and Biggie lyrics – on top of the famous cookies.

One wall shows Puddles, the UO mascot, in a bucket hat with an iced-out chain, mean-mugging over a background of splotched paint. Swing your head to the side, and find the phrase “It Was All A Dream” graffiti’d on the wall and boxes of bussin’ cookies.

“Use our selfie wall,” Morris said. “Abuse it.”

Available for pickup, delivery or in-store shopping, Cookie Plug offers a creative and delicious variety of cookies. You can choose between s’mores, chocolate chip walnut, purple velvet, fruity cereal, cookies & cream, strawberry cheesecake and more. If you’re looking for something diet-inclusive, they also offer four flavors of keto cookies.

It might seem daunting to try and choose just two of those flavors, which is why they offer the famous plug poppers. Cleverly on brand, Cookie Plug serves the plug popper order in two stash jars, with the air-tight seal and everything. The order comes with all 12 cookie flavors in bite-sized portions, equating to a few regular-sized cookies for only 10 bucks. You can even get your cookies iced up with a creamy glaze sandwiched between two poppers.

They sell their cookie dough in bricks. You can buy a kilo of their dough – exactly 1,000 grams – packaged in what you would think is, at first, cocaine. You can even find purple lemonade, meant to represent purple drank, in containers near the cash register.

If you’re looking for a chill spot to enjoy some colorful cookies and conversation, Cookie Plug is here to plug your munchies and feed your vibe. It may seem like it’s all a dream – but Cookie Plug leaves the dreamin’ to Biggie.

“I think we’re putting out a really good product. I really do,” Morris said. 23

“We want to bring this to people who may be missing some representation. Come on in.”

SUN-THURS: 12PM-10PM

FRI-SAT: 12PM-11PM

Written by Kayl Wohl

Illustrated by Dani DeGraw