Introduction to our BIG Sugar Cookie Candle Review:
Sugar Cookies.... Mmmm.... that sweet, warm & comforting aroma of fresh baked sugar cookies is almost better than actually eating one. I'm only just beginning this review and can already imagine that wonderful home baked aroma of vanilla sugary dough baked till they're soft, gooey and warm.... for a bakery scented lover, it's indescribable and highly sought after. I know I'm always on that search for the perfect scent. To find that one of a kind fragrance that brings back childhood memories of baking cookies with mom or grandma. Of decorating each cookie with icing and sprinkles for a school party. I remember those days and love that I get to create those timeless memories with my kids. Those memories almost can't be put into words and yet, when you smell that aroma, for a brief moment, it all comes back to you... that special place and time... can anything be better?
I love the aroma of warm from the oven sugar cookies but I'm picky. My perfect sugar cookie scent smells like buttery half baked dough or it may even have hints of cinnamon in it. I also like sugar cookie scents where you can actually smell the powdered sugar sprinkled on top or cookies with sweet sugary icing, YUM!! We all have different taste and criteria to our perfect scents so who knows what we each like and remember?... but with so many spins on this scent, the possibilities are endless... and because this is such a popular fragrance and one often asked of us at Candlefind, we decided to see if we could find that perfect sugar cookie scent.
In the prep phase of this review, I decided to make this comparison as objective as possible, so I actually baked different batches of sugar cookies throughout this review. I wanted to compare my candles and melts to the real thing. To me, real sugar cookies are a pretty simple fragrance... I smell a soft and buttery vanilla dough... so delicious and warm, it makes your nose curl. So what's the downside other than a million calories? The scent doesn't last once they're done baking and that's the beauty of candles.... you get that delicious smell but all day long for as long as you want. Now that's a beautiful thing!!
By the time we tallied all the companies we were reviewing, it totaled at 21, That's a lot for one person to take on so thank goodness I wasn't alone on this sugar cookie hunt. Twenty companies may not seem like a huge amount when compared to how many companies exist on this planet but still, 21 companies for 2 people is a lot and IÂ hope our trip down "sugar cookie lane"Â will give you a nice well rounded comparison to help you decide which scent suits you best. At least, that is our hope... but we'll let you be the judge.
My partner for this review is Lisa Carter, a bakery scent lover extraordinaire who loves sugar cookie scents as much as I do. A big HUGE thank you to Lisa for dedicating so much time to this one scent. It's not easy and talk about major overload! Between the two of us, Lisa and I will be reviewing 21 different sugar cookie scents from various candle companies, large and small.
Enjoy sugar cookie lovers!
Grandma's Sugar Cookie from Angie's Country Candles
I really like this company and was glad to see they offered a sugar cookie scent. I ordered a pack of grubby melts and an 8oz square mason jar for this review... I've always loved the packaging from Angie's, very rustic and country in style which fits right in with the bakery theme. When I think of homemade bakery, I think of country and whimsical which is exactly the presentation this company produces.
When I first opened the lid of this candle to take that first all important whiff, my first impression was a sweet vanilla cake. I liked it but I wasn't sure if it smelled like a sugar cookie yet. On cold sniff, it was very light so it was hard to gauge what precisely this scent would smell like burning. Scent description from Angie's site:
"Fresh from the oven, smooth vanilla with crunchy sugar sprinkles."
I lit my candle and gave it some time to ferment in my powder room and also started some melts going in my great room so the entire upper level of my house would be saturated with this fragrance. There's nothing quite like your house smelling like you've been baking all day. I just love that warm and cozy feeling bakery scents evoke and I can always count on Angie's to help me achieve that goal... she has some killer bakery scents.
So, did my house smell like smooth vanilla with crunchy sugar crystals? I think so. I don't know about the sugar crystal part but I would say my candle and melts gave off a nice (but subtle) bakery vanilla aroma. It was smooth and reminded me more of vanilla cake rather than cookies baking but I liked it. The scent itself seemed very light so my only regret was that it wasn't stronger. I think I would have enjoyed it even more had the fragrance saturated the rooms I had the candle and melts going in.
Tara's Candle Cottage is a new store I've recently purchased from. A friend of mine has gotten me addicted to this company's bubble bars. My kids love them so I ended up placing an order during a sale over the holidays to get more. As soon as I saw she carried a sugar cookie scent, I nabbed some melts and a small candle for this review. Here is the scent description from Tara's site:
"Fresh cookies with vanilla, butter & spices are fresh from the oven, ready to be eaten."
Cold sniff didn't tell me much so I fired up my candle along with two melts in another room and gave it some time to get going. Once I really started to pay attention to this scent, I found it to be a plain-Jane vanilla.... nothing overly sweet or very bakery and nothing in particular stood out to me. I really wish this scent smelled like the description... I didn't get butter, spices or fresh from the oven. Sorry.
This is another new company added to my recent repertoire. There were a ton of candle sites who had "Black Friday" sales, and being one who can't pass up a sale... I took advantage of as many as I could and shopped-shopped-shopped till my credit card finally ran away from me smoking and screaming! Can you blame me? I mean, some of these sales were too good to pass up!! Since Tart's Galore had a sugar cookie scent, that pretty much sealed the deal although their beefy scent list certainly helped as well. Here's the scent description:
"A delicious cookie dough that will make your stomach growl."
Cookie dough, yum!! That's definitely a trait to my perfect sugar cookie scent... a nice and warm fresh baked vanilla dough aroma. Now, after melting these melts, did this scent live up to its description? Not quite unfortunately. To me, this scent was okay but it was just another vanilla.... it was bland with nothing really standing out.
Gold Canyon are a really big brand and a favorite company of mine. I've tried many candles in my day and Gold Canyon are one of the best in my opinion. Sugar Cookie from Gold Canyon is described as:
"A customer favorite, our recipe perfectly combines sweet cream, sugar and vanilla!"
I purchased a 16oz double wicked candle (my favorite size) and decided to burn it in my bedroom. Cold sniff didn't produce much of an opinion... I could smell the vanilla but not much else. Once lit, I'd say I started noticing the scent within a half hour and the aroma that greeted my nose was a nice and consistent vanilla fragrance. Did it smell like a sugar cookie? Hmmm... I didn't think so. I liked it but to me, this scent was simply a nice bakery vanilla. I didn't get that warm from the oven doughy, buttery, yummy aroma I was craving.
Just before I started this candle, I baked a batch of ready-made sugar cookies (I'm lazy, cut me some slack) so I could smell the difference between the two and Pillsbury definitely won this round. This sugar cookie candle simply lacked that warm doughy, fresh baked cookie smell. But, to be fair, I think this scent did smell just like they describe in their scent description. It was a sweet-creamy vanilla.
In closing, I think I would buy this candle again but not because I thought it was the "ultimate" sugar cookie scent. I would buy it because I thought it was a nice vanilla fragrance.
This is one of my all time favorite companies so it was a must to include a sugar cookie scent from LOL. Allison has two sugar cookie scents, Gourmet Sugar Cookies and Frosted Sugar Cookies. I chose Frosted for one reason and one reason only.... I absolutely and irrevocably cannot stand any and all gourmet sugar cookie scents I've tried and it doesn't matter from what company either. It's gotta be the same oil because to me, it does not agree with my nose. It's got a weird twangy-funk smell that I can't stand or describe. I'm told some people love it and some hate it... I think you can guess where my opinion falls. I asked Allison about the scent "Gourmet sugar cookies", gave her my thoughts on it and she laughed because she knew exactly what "funk smell" I was talking about. So with that being said, I think you can also safely guess that out of the 20 companies being reviewed, there will not be one "Gourmet Sugar Cookie" scent amongst the lot (that I'm reviewing anyway).... sorry. I'm usually willing to sacrifice for the good of "candle-kind" but not this time.
So, on to my review of Frosted Sugar Cookies.... let's start off with the scent description:
"Fresh baked sugar cookies with the most sweetest icing."
I'm not gonna lie, I had high hopes for this one! LOL has never let me down yet when it comes to loving their fragrances and after trying 4 sugar cookie scents that I felt were lacking authenticity, I was beginning to get discouraged.
I stuck with melts and purchased their huge 2oz pop tarts... popped one in each of my melters in the biggest room in my house and waited for the magic to begin. I'd say maybe 10 minutes into melting them, a nice and steady sweet aroma began drifting through my home. Aaaaahhhh, finally!! A scent worthy of my nose!! Describing the aroma, I would say I smell a sweet and buttery fragrance.... it was doughy with the perfect touch of sweet sugary vanilla. I loved it!!!! My only wish is that it would have been a lot stronger. I could smell the fragrance throughout my great room but it teased me... it was just one of those scents you want to saturate every nook and cranny of your house. Two thumbs up..... loved it!!
Pine Point Candle Co puts out some great candles and melts with some very unique scents. I officially reviewed them last year and still think this company flies under the radar. Every time I try one of their candles or melts, I'm a happy camper... and I was very happy to learn they carried a sugar cookie scent I could add to my big comparison review. Here's the scent description straight from Pine Point's site:
"Mom's baking cookies, and they'll be out of the oven in just a minute - yeah, that's the warm comfort smell of this one."
Pine Point sent me some melts and one of their adorable double wicked ceramic candles. I LOVE these candles. They are so cute and unique plus put out some kickin scent! Just smelling this candle unlit, it gave off a nice warm aroma so I was practically drooling when I lit it... and once it got going, oh my goodness... the scent that greeted my nose was absolutely divine!! Now this is a scent I could literally sink my teeth into with a great big glass of milk! I'm on sugar cookie #6 and must say, this is my favorite sugar cookie scent thus far. It has all my requirements... it was warm, full of vanilla goodness, it was doughy and rich and smelled like the real deal... a fresh from the oven, melt in your mouth warm and gooey sugar cookie. I think I even smell a wee tinge of spice to it like cinnamon or something.
Every time I walked into the room I had this candle burning in, I'd closed my eyes, would take deep appreciative breaths and would practically melt with the warm fuzzy feeling this scent evoked in me.
Ann (owner of Pine Point) nailed this one so Sugar Cookie lovers out there.... rejoice! I liked!! I liked a lot!!
Warm Sugar Cookie from Sugar & Spice Gourmet Soy Candles
Okay, this scent may have stolen Pine Point's title for my #1 favorite.
Sugar & Spice is one of my favorite soy companies to buy melts and bath & body from. This site has some great custom bakery blends that I can't live without so I'm pretty much a regular here. Shanna (owner of Sugar & Spice) is a doll face and keeps my favorite scents well stocked just for me. Her personal touch and attention always amazes me and keep me coming back.
I haven't had time to officially review Sugar & Spice yet for Candlefind but I plan to very soon. Right now, I need to focus on sugar cookie scents and was glad to find Shanna had her own version of this yummy scent. I purchased big tart cups for this review and they are huge 2oz cups. Scent description directly from Sugar & Spice:
"The best sugar cookie scent anywhere! Warm, rich and buttery cookies straight out of the oven! Our exclusive blend!"
I'm not gonna lie, when I smelled these melts before putting them in my burners, my eyes just about rolled to the back of my head.... YUMMY!!!!!!! It smelled like warm and flakey dough that melts in your mouth... mmm mmm good!! Just smelling these melts, you want to take dainty nibbles as if you were eating a delicate pastry. I don't know what it is with me and doughy-bakery scents but they absolutely grab me on a very basic caveman level. I can't get enough of them!!
This scent is absolutely scrumptious! It's not spicy... to me, it smells like warm and sweet dough cooking in the oven. It's sweet, warm and comforting and if I found a cookie that smelled like this, I would devour these things. I could even slather this scent all over me as a bath and body product, I liked it that much! My only criticism is that this scent wasn't near strong enough for me... the aroma was very subtle, basically teasing me the entire time I had it melting. It smelled SO good, I wanted this scent to drench my home and saturate every nook and cranny of space. I wanted it to seep into my leather furniture, my carpet, my bed spreads, my walls! Get the picture?
In closing, loved this scent, I only wish it would have been stronger. Maybe I can convince Shanna to try? It's worth a shot!! But even if she can't, I'll continue to buy it regardless, I liked it THAT much!! Excellent sugar cookie scent, I thought it smelled better than the real deal.
Introduction to our BIG Sugar Cookie Candle Review:
baked till they're soft, gooey and warm.... for a bakery scented lover, it's indescribable and highly sought after. I know I'm always on that search for the perfect scent. To find that one of a kind fragrance that brings back childhood memories of baking cookies with mom or grandma. Of decorating each cookie with icing and sprinkles for a school party. I remember those days and love that I get to create those timeless memories with my kids. Those memories almost can't be put into words and yet, when you smell that aroma, for a brief moment, it all comes back to you... that special place and time... can anything be better? 
By the time we tallied all the companies we were reviewing, it totaled at 21, That's a lot for one person to take on so thank goodness I wasn't alone on this sugar cookie hunt. Twenty companies may not seem like a huge amount when compared to how many companies exist on this planet but still, 21 companies for 2 people is a lot and IÂ hope our trip down "sugar cookie lane"Â will give you a nice well rounded comparison to help you decide which scent suits you best. At least, that is our hope... but we'll let you be the judge. 
Grandma's Sugar Cookie from Angie's Country Candles
Angie's site:
Sugar Cookie from Tara's Candle Cottage
Sugar Cookie from Tarts Galore
Sugar Cookie from Gold Canyon Candles
burn it in my bedroom. Cold sniff didn't produce much of an opinion... I could smell the vanilla but not much else. Once lit, I'd say I started noticing the scent within a half hour and the aroma that greeted my nose was a nice and consistent vanilla fragrance. Did it smell like a sugar cookie? Hmmm... I didn't think so. I liked it but to me, this scent was simply a nice bakery vanilla. I didn't get that warm from the oven doughy, buttery, yummy aroma I was craving.
Frosted Sugar Cookies from LOL Candles
usually willing to sacrifice for the good of "candle-kind" but not this time. 
Vanilla Sugar Cookie from Pine Point Candles
out some kickin scent! Just smelling this candle unlit, it gave off a nice warm aroma so I was practically drooling when I lit it... and once it got going, oh my goodness... the scent that greeted my nose was absolutely divine!! Now this is a scent I could literally sink my teeth into with a great big glass of milk! I'm on sugar cookie #6 and must say, this is my favorite sugar cookie scent thus far. It has all my requirements... it was warm, full of vanilla goodness, it was doughy and rich and smelled like the real deal... a fresh from the oven, melt in your mouth warm and gooey sugar cookie. I think I even smell a wee tinge of spice to it like cinnamon or something. 
Warm Sugar Cookie from Sugar & Spice Gourmet Soy Candles 
were eating a delicate pastry. I don't know what it is with me and doughy-bakery scents but they absolutely grab me on a very basic caveman level. I can't get enough of them!!
