It’s late at night. You and your friends are asking Siri what dessert places are around you, and you decide on Hot Box Cookies. You hear the ding dong of your doorbell, and you’re nicely greeted by a white box with a dozen cookies and cream cookies. Since 2008, this has been Corey Rimmel’s fantasy. While Rimmel was a sophomore at the University of Missouri, he came up with the crazy idea of late night cookie delivery. Since then, business has been booming. And in 2009 he was the University of Missouri Student Entrepreneur of the year. His main goal was to help people with their late night munchies, but today, the company has a new audience suited more for business looking for a cookie caterer. Not only have they been catering to nice Clayton businesses, but also to weddings. Employers dress up in a nice cookie monster suit and serve warm chocolate chip cookies to the bride and groom. The business started small of course, and with their new location in Clayton, business has reached a new audience. At all the locations, they would have to make all of the cookies in the back of the store, but now they have started a partnership with US foods.

It’s no surprise that since the creation of Hot Box cookies, they have always been a competitor with Insomnia cookies. Insomnia was created by a U Penn student in 2003, while Hot Box was created by a Mizzou student in 2008. With all of the different comparisons in mind, it all comes down to real ingredients. Hot Box is the winner of using real ingredients, and a homemade recipe. There are so many different cookie options. Cookies and Cream, Reese’s Pieces, Snickerdoodle, Red Velvet and a lot more. Along with warm cookies, there are ice cream sandwiches, and icing sandwiches. And if you prefer it baked in your own oven, there are even cookie dough blocks you can take home with you. The best part about Hot Box cookies are how warm and gooey they are. The combination of salted caramel ice cream smooshed in between 2 melted chewy cookies is a masterpiece. Compared with Insomnia Cookies, there are so many more options, and they are the owners of a more processed recipe. And better yet, Hot Box is a local company, which people like to support even more. The only problem with Hot Box is the price. A lot of high school students are on the cheap side, and $1.25 is just a smidge over what people want to pay. The simplicity of making cookies should relay into a price of about 75 cents. But compared with Insomnia which has spread all over the United States. I think everyone can agree, that a nice homemade chocolate chip cookie is a definite favorite. So next time you and your friends are going off campus for lunch, stop by for some dessert at Hot Box Cookies.