Dorie Greenspan's Cookie Bar
Josh and Dorie. [Photos: Robyn Lee]
I stopped into Dorie Greenspan's Cookie Bar pop-up shop at the Mizu Salon on Park Avenue this morning, and all I can say is—man, it's been a while since we've had cookies this good! Dorie's son and business partner, Josh, was there as well, and they make quite a swell team. Cookies are sold individually with prices ranging from $1.75 to $2.50, and the quality is top-notch, as one would expect from Dorie. She made sure to give props to the roster of chefs who helped her make the cookies: Johnny Iuzzini, Bradford Thompson, and Megan Fitzroy, along with volunteers from The French Culinary Institute. We ate our way though the entire selection of cookies, and I haven't a bad word to say about any of them.
The lineup, after the jump.
Start with a few classic, buttery, Our Best Chocolate Chip Cookies. Simple, clean, and yet so divine, the dough studded with chopped Valrhona chocolate melting into every bite. It's on the crisp side, and a bit chewy as you hit the middle, a major plus in my books. I'm not a fan of overly doughy or crunchy cookies, and this was a fine middle ground.
For an even richer take on chocolate, the Chocolate Chunkers are almost brownie-like creations built from three types of chocolate: Valrhona bittersweet, semisweet, and milk chocolates, as well as a handful of salted cashews and dried cherries.
Molasses-Spice Cookies were thin and addictively chewy, spicy with a crackle-top.
A kick of salt in the Peanut Butter Crisscrosses made these especially memorable, particularly when combined with brown sugar and nutmeg.
Espresso pierces through in the Espresso-Chocolate Shortbreads, featuring the same hand-chopped Valrhona chocolate as the chocolate chip cookies.
The Sables are my personal favorite. I would love nothing more than to start every morning with two of these cookies and a cup of tea in hand. The shortbreads are buttery-rich in the most wonderful way possible, tender to the bite. Classic—I could never tire of these.
Coconut Lime Cookies were the thickest of the bunch, with toasted coconut and bright, zingy lime zest.
And of course, Dorie's signature World Peace Cookies with Valrhona cocoa, Valrhona bittersweet chocolate, and fleur de sel. I have yet to try baking these famous cookies myself, but did spot more than a few devoted fans of her cookbooks stop in just because of these little numbers.
The Cookie Bar pop-up will be open till this Friday, 2/13. Opened 11am till 7pm, or when cookies are sold out.
Cookie Bar
Mizu Salon, 505 Park Ave, New York NY 10022 (map)
212-688-6498
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9 Comments:
Thanks soooo much for the low down and beautiful photos! Those World Peace cookies have my name on 'em.
skeetereats at 3:45PM on 02/08/10
I was given a chocolate chunker. Sublime!
eleeb at 5:32PM on 02/08/10
SO GOOD. World Peace, molasses, and sables were my faves, but I didn't try the peanut butter or coconut-lime. Guess I'll just have to go back!
jm chen at 6:02PM on 02/08/10
Is it me, or has there been a massive increase in the number of sweets/desserts-related posts on Serious Eats since the New Year?
patrickamory at 10:54PM on 02/08/10
I have made the world peace cookies, but would LOVE to try them made by Dorie!!
Uh, and pretty much all of the above. I want/need to go to there.
dbdtron at 9:51AM on 02/09/10
Great story! Great pictures! Thank you!
Mrs. Larkin at 12:03PM on 02/09/10
Adorable photo of Dorie and Josh!
Cathy at 1:50PM on 02/09/10
I asked on Twitter and good news: they are open through SATURDAY.
Posted my take at the SIMMER blog. (Spoiler alert: I agree, it's/they're awesome.)
jm chen at 1:53PM on 02/09/10
Thank god for snow storms!!! There were sold out of all the cookies I wanted both days until today when I finally made my way over at 12. Chocolate chip = mm...... Can't wait til they set up a permanent location.
lizzzdizzz at 12:10PM on 02/10/10