In a previous NYC adventure (pre-blog) I went to the Upper West Side to consume what I was told are the best cookies in the city, from Levain bakery. And I was sold. If you like warm, gooey cookies, this is the place for you. A disclaimer, they are like paperweights, so consuming a whole cookie in one sitting is not advised. If you have never had these cookies, you should go get some. The only offer four cookie varieties, of which I have tried three, and my personal favorite is the dark chocolate peanut butter chip. I have since been attempting to replicate the cookies, without much success. If you go to Levain's website, they don't provide their recipe, but they have a link to some websites that have copycat recipes. The first recipe that I tried didn't impress me too much--not enough chocolate flavor. So this time I went back to my old standby, allrecipes.com, and found a recipe for choc PB chip cookies that had instant chocolate pudding mix in the dough. I was much happier with these cookies, but they are still no Levain's. sigh....
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