For the hungry, insomnia-afflicted college student, cookies are almost always the answer. At least that is what Insomnia Cookies, a popular cookie chain located on Hillsborough Street, has built its brand on. Insomnia Cookies is set apart from any other cookie retailer, not just because of their delicious desserts, but because of one’s ability to order these desserts in the wee hours of the night.
Insomnia Cookies is open for business, deliveries included, until 3 a.m. Thursday through Saturday, and until midnight every other day. According to Michael Southwick, a shift lead at the store, these unique operating hours make them quite the local hot spot near NC State’s campus.
“Right at the beginning of school, there was a surge in people, definitely a lot of newer people to the campus,” Southwick said. “There was an increase shortly, but it’s steadily trickled down over time.”
While Insomnia Cookies is open daily, the majority of…