Insomnia Cookies to open in DeKalb on Saturday

DeKALB – Cookie lovers only have a few more days to wait before Insomnia Cookies opens in DeKalb.

The opening of the new Insomnia Cookies location, 203 E. Lincoln Highway in DeKalb, will be celebrated with a Grand Opening PJ Party from 11 a.m. to midnight on Saturday, Jan. 29, according to a social media post on the business’ page.

As part of its grand opening, Insomnia Cookies will offer one free classic cookie for all in-store customers. Starting at 8 p.m., customers wearing pajamas will receive one free six-pack of classic cookies with any in-store purchase. There will also be a milk pong shot challenge and giveaways throughout the night.

Starting Monday, Jan. 24, Insomnia Cookies’ DeKalb location will be open 11 a.m. to midnight Monday through Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Thursday and Friday, noon to 1 a.m. Saturday and noon to midnight Sunday.

Insomnia Cookies, whose tagline is “Warm, delicious cookies delivered until 3 a.m.,” is a national cookie chain, with 11 locations in Illinois.

Insomnia Cookies was founded in 2003 by then-college student, Seth Berkowitz, in his University of Pennsylvania dorm room. Insomnia Cookies, with offices in New York and Philadelphia, now has more than 200 locations, serving deluxe cook­ies, cookie’wiches (ice cream sandwiches), big’wiches (buttercream frosting sandwiches), brownies, cookie cakes, special catering packages, ice cream and cold milk.

Insomnia Cookies offers a vegan, gluten-free chocolate chip cookie that is available at select stores for pick-up and delivery, and can be shipped nationwide.

Although not all products contain food allergens, all products are baked or prepared in an environment where eggs, milk, wheat, soy, peanuts and/or tree nuts are present. Insomnia Cookies does not recommend consuming any of their products if you are allergic to those food allergens.

Most bakeries will deliver desserts to your doorstep until at least midnight, with numerous storefronts remaining open until 3 a.m. Insomnia Cookies also ships ready-to-eat sweets throughout the continental U.S. Most stores deliver from 10 a.m. to 3 a.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 3 a.m. on weekends. On average, deliveries take 20 to 35 minutes.