It's National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day, so it is your duty to indulge at least once today. Did you know the chocolate chip cookie wasn't even invented until 1930? Ruth Graves Wakefield owned The Toll House Inn in Massachusetts and... you can pretty much guess what happened next. more ›

Hmmm, maybe that person above the East Village IHOP who said the smell of bacon made their apartment unsellable was telling the truth. While everybody knows if you want to sell a home you should bake some cookies, the Washington Post has a very useful story on all the things you shouldn't cook (or even eat) while trying to unload a property. No broccoli? Yup, no broccoli. more ›

It's just about Girl Scout Cookie season, and while we already know there's a new cookie this year, and we already tested out their locator app to make sure we could find the treats once they were on the market again... it doesn't hurt to cover all your bases. You don't want to miss out on your annual Thin Mint fix, after all. So with that, we give you a handy list of Girl Scout Cookie Pop-Up Shops that will be opening all over the city on March 13th. more ›

In the past, we've turned directly to Girl Scout HQ to find out where to procure cookies, but last year it got even EASIER. Which is good, because this year we want to buy more than ever, just to go against this closed-minded boycott. We might even try the new Savannah Smiles cookie, who knows, the sky's the limit. more ›

Hilton Hotels is celebrating 25 years of its DoubleTree cookies today by bringing yet another free food truck to the streets of New York. Free cookies, anyone? more ›

A while back, we gave you the heads up on where to find those bite-sized little harbingers of spring joy, Girl Scout Cookies. And because we pay very close attention to their short season, we're back to alert you that this is your last week to load up on Tagalongs, Do-Si-Dos, and, of course, Thin Mints. And in case you've for some reason been holding out until now, a refresher course on where to find them below. more ›

Today is not only the first day of spring—it's also the second official annual Macaron Day NYC, celebrating the colorful round pastries with a crunchy outside and soft inside, made with ground almonds, sugar and egg whites. The tradition was started last year by François Payard, chef and owner of François Chocolate Bar and François Payard Bakery, who was inspired by a similar event in France, Jour du Macaron. And if you head to any one of the 16 participating sweet shops, you can get a free Macaron today. more ›

The manager of One Lucky Duck in Chelsea Market is on the lookout for a health-conscious cookie thief who he claims has twice tried to rob his store of vegan, organic cookies in the past month. Jonathan Wright tells the Post that the woman in question, armed with her purple scooter and Mace, has twice tried to rob him of gingerbread cookies—the first time hitting him with her scooter as he tried to stop her! She's probably still reeling over the departure of the "Cookie Man." more ›

Brooklyn musician Scott Alexander, better known as the "Cookie Man," is leaving New York to be with his wife in California. You mean giving out vegan cookies for free from an inflatable couch on the street isn't as rewarding as love? Comedian Dave Keating, who organized Alexander's goodbye-show last night at The Suffolk, told the Daily News, "Damn. He is taking his delicious cookies with him." But Alexander hopes that the West Coast will be as receptive to his baking endeavors. "I'm actually hoping that doing the cookie thing might help me find a job. People seem to be most impressed by me when they see me giving away cookies." more ›

Who doesn't want free cookies from a complete stranger on an inflatable couch? If the idea doesn't freak you out, then bookmark this Twitter feed, where one seemingly good-intentioned fella updates his whereabouts. Why would you want to know where he is? Because he's going to give you a free homemade vegan cookie! He tells us, "I have been going out a couple times a week, inflating a green couch, giving out FREE COOKIES, and making friends. I'll be out today in Union Square around 4:00-6:00 p.m." If you miss him, you know where to find him next. His name is Scott Alexander, and according to this website, he's got a wife at home, is "a doorman by day and a musician by night." Another blogger recently encountered the cookie man, saying, "everyone knows chocolate chip cookies are a sure way to open hearts-even if they’re vegan. (These really were the best vegan treats I’ve had)." Sounds good to us, even if it is, what he calls, "a reverse promotional experiment" to spread his music. more ›

Stella D'Oro, the local makers of cookies and breadsticks that you used to be able to take almost anywhere, has been sold and is leaving its longtime home up in the Bronx. Earlier this summer, workers of the Kingsbridge cookie factory were put on a roller coaster ride when a judge ruled in their favor of their yearlong strike only to be told by owners Brynwood Partners that the court's costly decision was prompting a shutting down of the factory. Workers demanded that Brynwood sell Stella D'Oro so that operations could continue and the company complied...only to have new owners Lance Inc inform them the new jobs would be about 500 miles west in Ohio. Following the news, the union released a statement saying, "We weren't wrong in what we did. What's wrong is that the law allows companies to sell off its business in order to avoid a judgment of the law." Well, at least 75 years of baking cookies and a hardfought labor battle aren't all for naught—Lance Inc says Stella D'Oro is "a perfect fit in with the niche brand strategy that we have." more ›

One of the better parts about the culinary juggernaut that is the collected restaurants of Thomas Keller— which include per se and Bouchon here in New York— is that you can bet that any and all pies, cookies or cakes associated with said juggernaut are going to be good. Especially if you forgot to place your special orders for baked goods you’ll need to be lugging somewhere on Thursday, Bouchon Bakery will be your friend, confidant, and possibly your lover, all gussied up with pumpkin and chocolate shavings. more ›

If you're wandering what to do with the rhubarb that's starting to appear in stores lately, try pairing it with these shortbread cookies filled with nicoise olives. Alternating sips of rhubarb soup with crumbly, salty bites of olive cookies is a wonderful way to start a spring meal. Recipe after the jump. more ›

Lots of chefs consider their food to be art, but few artists see their art as food. A new festival called Umami – a Japanese word meaning "savory" or "meaty" – is trying to change all that. The ten day smorgasbord, which started Tuesday, spotlights artists and performers who use food as a medium, and also features culinary events ranging from “water tastings” to a weekend workshop for kids called “Paint With Your Food.” Just what every parent needs! more ›

These thin, crispy cookies are the perfect garnish for any creamy dessert and, fair warning, they're absolutely addictive on their own as well. Try them with chocolate mousse, perhaps, or shape them into tiny cones to dish small bites of ice cream as an hors d'oeuvre. more ›

We recently went to check out Amai Tea & Bake House, because we love tea and because we are big on supporting food bloggers in their endeavors (Amai is run by the blogger behind Lovescool). more ›

New York Magazine rounds up one of summer's sweetest treats -- the ice cream sandwich. Forget about the tasteless, mass-produced blocks from your childhood, we're talkin' high end sandwiches, with high end cookies (think Jacques Torres chocolate chunk) filled with rich gelato in a range of flavors. Try One Girl Cookies' version of a whoopie pie filled with il Laboratorio's ricotta gelato, the brownie with fromage-blanc gelato from Ruby et Violette, or pick your own flavor of Otto's sublime gelato and tuck it into a fluffy brioche. more ›