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Crumbl Cookies, the popular fast-growing cookie chain, opened its eighth bakery in the Garden State.

Located in a 1,794-square-foot space in The Shoppes at North Brunswick, the new shop officially debuted Oct. 15 after a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

As part of the celebration, attendees were treated to face painting and dance performances coordinated by North Brunswick High School’s DECA program. There were also speeches from the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce and North Brunswick Township Mayor Francis Womack, as well as an appearance by former Rutgers University football player and motivational speaker Eric LeGrand.

Crumbl Cookies, which offers a variety of warm and chilled soft-baked cookies, is known for its weekly rotating menu of dessert-inspired specialty flavors, such as pumpkin roll, salted caramel cheesecake, confetti, brownie batter, pink sugar and red velvet.

Kevin Pelio and James Azarian of Azarian Realty Co. represented the premium shopping center in the lease agreement, while Jerry Johnson of Bennett Williams Commercial represented the tenant.

Crumbl Cookies North Brunswick is located at 755 Shoppes Blvd., The Shoppes at North Brunswick, and is open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays, 8 a.m. to midnight each Friday and Saturday and closed on Sundays.

After starting as a collaboration between two cousins in Utah five years ago, the chain has expanded to 36 states and nearly 300 locations. Within New Jersey, Crumbl Cookies has bakeries in Princeton, Cherry Hill, Clark, Morris Plains, Holmdel, Union and Ocean Township.