[Photo: Kathy Chan] Crunchy cookie meets weightless meringue, with just the slightest bit of chew—it's the pistachio cookie at Abraço, with the nut pureed through and through. Pistachio evolved into a cookie. A little crumbly, a little messy, but...
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[Photo: Kathy Chan] With crumbled pretzels and potato chips, the Chipn'etzel cookie reminded me a bit of Momofuku Milk Bar's compost cookie. Only smaller and less greasy —also crisper, though not as sweet. The cookies come plain, dusted in...
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In Cobble Hill, the whoopie pies made by One Girl Cookies is a fine example of a whoopie pie done right. Soft cookie-cakes in flavors of pumpkin and chocolate, with a nicely proportioned fill of cream cheese frosting. In...
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Photo by Robyn Lee It's been ricocheting around the Twitterverse that today, August 4, is National Chocolate Chip Day—and while other sources disagree, is there anything wrong, really, with celebrating the chocolate chipper twice a year? Even if one...
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The only dessert offered at the new 'wichcraft kiosk in the Southwest Porch of Bryant Park is the cookie platter, a signature of 'wichcraft sweets. Three cookies sandwiches to an order, priced at $6 a plate. From top to...
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The hunt for my dream rugelach seems to be a never-ending one. My current favorite is made by Erica's Rugelach and sold at various Joe's the Art of Coffee locations around the city. Russ & Daughters carries a fine...
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A bakery automatically gets my approval when they sell pumpkin desserts year-round. The Jersey City-based cookie cafe Feed Your Soul doesn't care if it's not November—the pumpkin pie flavor is just one of 25 fun ones they bake, and...
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We dipped into Alison Nelson's Chocolate Bar, which opened yesterday. The new West Village location is directly across the street from the former shop, only this one is roomier and more inviting. The Chocolate Bar's classic pastries and sweets...
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Baked and sold only on Saturdays and Sundays, the fruity cereal cookies at Momofuku Milk Bar are an extra sweet treat. Crisp, near caramelized edges meets a marshmallow-laden center, chewy in all the right ways. With Fruity Pebbles dotted...
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Photograph from nycblondieandbrownie on Flickr To properly celebrate Earth Day, you should have a hippo-shaped cookie in your mouth (as you turn off lights and gushing faucets, naturally). The Treats Truck has animal-shaped treats (not the cracker variety, but...
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