5. Heidelberg Pastry Shoppe
For any type of cookie craving: A bakery specializing in German treats, Heidelberg’s cookie selection goes far beyond your traditional chocolate chip cookie (although they definitely have those, too.) Classic fan favorites at Heidelberg include “fudgies”—shortbread cookies piled with peaks of rich fudge—and chewy Florentine cookies, in which white, dark or milk chocolate is sandwiched between honey, almond and cinnamon “lace.” Kids will love the shop’s extensive selection of oversize novelty cookies featuring classic characters like Elmo, The Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch.
2150 N. Culpeper St., Arlington (just east of the intersection of Lee Highway and Harrison St.)