Since opening out here in AZ, I have heard nothing but rave reviews about Baked Bear from friends and classmates. Ice cream sandwiches using cookies, brownies and donuts is a newer thing out here and I was excited to try it. However, I do NOT think it is worth the hype. Baked Bear does have a very wide selection of cookies, ice creams and toppings. I went for Birthday Cake ice cream sandwiched between a red velvet and a s'mores cookie. I got it pressed because nothing beats a warm cookie with ice cream. The ice cream was DELISH. The cake flavor was not overwhelming and I love the sprinkles that were mixed in. The cookies however were pretty meh. The s'mores really tasted like an off chocolate chip cookie and the red velvet was pretty bland. Instead of being warm and gooey from the press, the cookies hardened which made the entire sandwich really difficult to eat. Additionally, my friend ordered two cookies and both came out fairly raw. Perhaps we got a bad batch of cookies, who knows.
If I was in the Scottsdale area, I would definitely come back and get some ice cream. However, I would not make the drive from the West Valley just to have this. Not worth the drive or the calories in my opinion to make that trip.