Fans line up for the last goodies as Kookie Haven Bakery in Oak Cliff closes for good

Beloved black-owned bakery Kookie Haven permanently closed in Oak Cliff on Sunday, July 10, citing soaring ingredient costs as well as supply chain challenges.

Owners (and sisters) Darla McCuen and Nita Briggs announced via social media last week that they would be closing permanently and asked customers to stop by for a final hurrah and enjoy some treats. “Even though it’s very sad, we still want to celebrate with our customers,” McCuen said.

On Sunday, customers lined up for hours to get their last tastes of “square bites” cookies and cupcakes in popular flavors like red velvet, wedding cake, German chocolate cake and banana, in addition of their popular “stuffers” – a cookie and cupcake combo. Kookie Haven was also known for its vegan offerings.

Kookie Haven was opened five years ago on Jefferson Boulevard by sisters McCuen, Briggs and Kim Haynes. The sisters named the shop after their mother, Yovonne “Ms. Kookie” Williams, who died in 2007, and many of the cookie recipes used in the bakery were hers. Kookie Haven is now permanently closing because inflation, expense and supply chain challenges were too great to continue, the sisters told the WFAA.

“We had big dreams and big goals, you know. It’s hard. It was really tough,” Briggs told the WFAA.

Kookie Haven was located at 337 W. Jefferson Blvd. in the Bishop Arts District. Follow them on Instagram for any updates: instagram.com/kookiehaven.

Journalist Krista Torralva contributed to this story.