Gideon's Bakehouse now piles ice cream with chunks of chocolate cake on a warm cookie during Hot Cookie Hour, and The Cookie Bar at Summer House on the Lake has a warm cookie dough sundae in Pumpkin Spice.
Disney Springs has a new dessert rivalry, and both sides brought warm cookies. Two shops at the Disney World shopping district just added cookie-and-ice-cream sundaes, The DIS reported Wednesday.
The Cookie Bar at Summer House on the Lake has a new Warm Cookie Dough Scoop Sundae in Chocolate Chip or Pumpkin Spice. Over at Gideon's Bakehouse, the new Hallowed Trinity tops a warm chocolate chip cookie with ice cream loaded with chunks of Gideon's chocolate cake.
Gideon's version is only sold during Hot Cookie Hour, which happens twice a day.
What is Gideon's Hallowed Trinity?
It's three desserts stacked into one. Gideon's teamed up with Orlando's Kelly's Homemade Ice Cream for the ice cream part, according to The DIS. Here's what's in it:
Kelly's signature vanilla ice cream
Chunks of Gideon's chocolate cake
Ribbons of Hot Chocolate Marshmallow Buttercream
Hand-cut dark chocolate pieces
All of that goes on top of a freshly baked Gideon's Chocolate Chip Cookie, served warm. If you've ever microwaved a Gideon's cookie in your hotel room, this is the official version.
When is Hot Cookie Hour at Gideon's?
Twice a day at the Disney Springs shop:
Afternoon: 2 to 3 p.m.
Evening: 7 to 8 p.m.
The Hallowed Trinity is an ice cream upgrade during those windows, The DIS reported. Gideon's menu lists Hot Cookie Hour at $6 to $10, "served with or without Homemade Ice Cream." Gideon's hasn't posted a separate price for the Hallowed Trinity that we could find, so check the menu board.
Funny enough, Gideon's own menu admits it thinks its cookies are best cooled. Hot cookies "push one flavor forward," the bakery says, and that's chocolate. It added Hot Cookie Hour anyway because it knows fans "sneak behind our backs" and microwave them.
What is the Warm Cookie Dough Scoop Sundae?
It's The Cookie Bar's take on the same idea. Reels posted by Summer House on the Lake show a scoop of warm cookie dough next to a big swirl of soft-serve-style ice cream with colorful sprinkles, The DIS said. It comes in a small takeaway bowl, so you can eat it while you walk.
You can pick from two flavors:
Chocolate Chip
Pumpkin Spice
The Cookie Bar hasn't posted a price that we could find. Pumpkin Spice sounds like a fall item, so we wouldn't count on it lasting into the holiday season.
Where is The Cookie Bar at Disney Springs?
It's inside Summer House on the Lake, on the West Side of Disney Springs. Summer House is a California-style restaurant, but The Cookie Bar works as its own walk-up dessert stop, known for oversized cookies and other sweets.
Gideon's Bakehouse has its own shop elsewhere in Disney Springs. Check the Disney Springs map if you want to try both back-to-back.
What are Gideon's hours at Disney Springs?
Gideon's lists its Disney Springs hours as 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and until 11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, we reported Nov. 2. The bakery says the shop is open 365 days a year.
The line is the famous part. If you're aiming for Hot Cookie Hour, give yourself time, since each window is only an hour long.
What else is new at Gideon's this month?
The November cookie of the month is Crisp & Crumble, an apple cookie with a brown butter oat crumble that Gideon's says took four years to develop. We covered the full November lineup on Nov. 2, including the shop's Apple Spice Cake, sold Wednesdays and Saturdays through Thanksgiving.
Between the two new sundaes, a Disney Springs cookie crawl just got a lot more serious. Bring napkins.
Article compiled and written by Kambrea Pratt (editor-in-chief), Derek Gibbs (beat editor) and the Pirates & Princesses newsroom. Pirates & Princesses is part of WebReef Media.
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Hat Tips:
The DIS (Nov. 11, 2026), both sundaes, ingredients, flavors, Hot Cookie Hour times and Gideon's menu quote
Gideon's Bakehouse (Nov. 2026), Hot Cookie Hour price range and menu wording, quoted via The DIS
Summer House on the Lake (Nov. 2026), Warm Cookie Dough Scoop Sundae reels on Instagram, via The DIS
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