It's Chocolate Chip Cookie Day 🍪

Published about 8 hours ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader,

Some food holidays are made up nonsense. This is not one of them. National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day is a silly holiday that I fully observe.

I've got opinions about chocolate chip cookies, so instead of one recipe, here are eight. Classic, salted, brown butter, a no-oven option for anyone who refuses to turn on the oven in August. Something for every mood.

Here's the lineup 🍪

NY Times BEST Chocolate Chip Cookies - the fussy one with the overnight dough rest. Worth every minute. If you only make one, make this, but you'll have to celebrate tomorrow.
Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies - a newer favorite, this one came from a vintage Pillsbury cookbook and we love them.
Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies - a little flaky salt on top, and yes, it absolutely makes a difference.
Zucchini Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies - because it is zucchini season and I have three laying on my counter.
Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups - brown butter plus a muffin tin, so they bake up thick with soft middles.
Chocolate Chip Cookies with Coconut Oil - no butter, no mixer, and no one can tell.
Single Serve Chocolate Chip Cookie - for when you want a cookie but not three dozen staring you down.
No Bake Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles - cookie dough flavor, no oven, no raw eggs. A smart call in August.

🐿️ And, unrelated to cookies, but look what the squirrels are doing to the baffle in my backyard. My attempts to deter them aren't going well & they're rebelling. My new feeder arrives this afternoon. It has good reviews (& had a coupon!) so I'm hopeful. Any tips for me?

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