title: "Cookies and Cream - Effects, Terpenes & Queens Availability | Terp Bros NYC" description: "Cookies and Cream: indica-leaning cannabis strain, 20-26% THC, caryophyllene-led. Live availability on the Terp Bros NYC Queens menu. Lab-tested, 21+ with valid ID." strain_type: "indica" thc_range: "20-26%" cbd_range: "<1%" dominant_terpenes: ["caryophyllene", "limonene", "humulene"] parent_strains: ["Starfighter", "Girl Scout Cookies phenotype"] flowering_time: "9-10 weeks" date: "2026-05-23"
Cookies and Cream is an indica-leaning Starfighter and Girl Scout Cookies phenotype cross at 20-26% THC, with sweet vanilla cream and a light cookie note. It arrives in about 5 minutes with a balanced, heavy peak and euphoria. Caryophyllene, limonene and humulene lead.
Heavy but Happy: What the Peak Feels Like
Onset is about 5 minutes after the first inhale, and the reported peak is balanced and heavy with euphoria. THC sits at 20-26%. The effect lasts 2 to 4 hours inhaled, and edibles extend it. The listed use cases are an evening unwind, a dessert pairing and a long bath with movies.
The Cream Note and the Terpene Order
The dominant terpenes are caryophyllene, limonene and humulene, and the aroma reads as sweet vanilla cream with a light cookie note.
Caryophyllene
Caryophyllene is first, with the peppery, warm, grounding-on-the-body descriptors, and peppery spice shows at the end of the aroma.
Limonene
Second in the order, limonene is the uplifting, clear-headed voice next to the sweet vanilla cream.
Humulene
Humulene rounds out the stack with earthy, hoppy, body-grounding qualities and a light cookie note nearby.
A 2014 Cannabis Cup Winner From Exotic Genetix
Exotic Genetix bred Cookies and Cream in 2014 from Starfighter and a Girl Scout Cookies phenotype. It won the Cannabis Cup in 2014, recognized for its dessert-terpene profile. Flowering takes 9 to 10 weeks.
Dessert Strains to Compare
Wedding Cake is also indica-leaning and lists the same three dominant terpenes, with sweet vanilla cake and a peppery exhale at 21-27% THC. Gelato is a hybrid with sweet berry and vanilla cream. Girl Scout Cookies lists sweet cookie dough, mint and light earthy spice at 19-28% THC, and Cookies and Cream's parent list includes a Girl Scout Cookies phenotype. Sherbet lists sweet citrus sorbet, creamy berry and light floral spice at 18-24% THC.
Vanilla Cream and Cookie: What the Jar Smells Like
Sweet vanilla cream leads, a light cookie note follows, and peppery spice shows at the end. The parents are Starfighter and a Girl Scout Cookies phenotype.