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"The chocolate chip cookie from here has inspired a lot of highly viewed recipes, Instagram photos, and TikTok thumbnails. Unfortunately, I'm allergic to walnuts - so rather than the more famous version that includes walnuts, I went with the two-chip chocolate chip cookie version I don't think I've had a cookie like this one before. The outside is just perfect - so crispy, and there's a real firmness to it that you don't often find with cookies. Normally, pressing down on a cookie results in it collapsing in on itself, pressing down on this just had it pressing back up at you with the same force. This hardness was present both on the top and bottom, and it was perfect The real impressive part, though, was the inside. It really was magical. It's underbaked by *just* the right amount, so that it gives you a bit of the flavor of raw cookie dough. When you pull the two sides apart, the gooeyness of the chocolate chips is really apparent, and it has the right amount of stretch before relinquishing its grip on the other half. Again, it's hard for me to express how fantastic the texture of the dough on the inside is. I've never had anything like it in another cookie Maybe the only downside was I think there was too much chocolate. A lot of people might find this a positive, but I actually preferred eating the parts of the cookie that were just the dough without the chocolate chips. Maybe that's just me though It cost around $5, which is a little expensive for a cookie, but this cookie is also massive. Like it could easily feed two people Overall, I think this is the best cookie I've ever had. 9.25/10"