The Cookie
Metropolitan Market
Now, you didn’t suppose we have been going to neglect The Cookie, did you? For the grand finale of our Cookie Countdown, we’re singing the hyperbolic but warranted praises of Seattle’s most important cookie.
Usually, I chafe at issues that smugly proclaim themselves “the” definitive model of one thing (see: Alison Roman’s “The Stew”), however on this case, Metropolitan Market’s signature cookie has earned its moniker as a result of it truly is simply that good. “The Cookie,” as its hordes of devotees confer with it in hushed tones of reverence, has been a continuing companion for me since I went to varsity in Tacoma and spent numerous hours roaming the aisles of the Metropolitan Market on Proctor.
Served underbaked and heat from the oven, it’s a marvel of engineering and a real chocolate lover’s cookie, that includes a squidgy dough sure along with not one however two forms of melty, luxurious Callebaut Belgian chocolate (each bittersweet and semisweet). Toasted walnuts add crunch, dimension, and a whisper of earthy, nutty bitterness, whereas a sprinkle of fleur de sel balances all of the flavors. It’s the best calling of a chocolate chip cookie, the apotheosis of Ruth Graves Wakefield’s authentic Toll Home recipe. If I used to be pressured to call a single flaw, it is perhaps that the crinkly paper wrapper suggests it’s appropriate for sharing—I are inclined to disagree.
Aspect notice: When you’re a peanut butter fiend like me, or maybe not into chocolate or walnuts, don’t sleep on The Cookie’s lately launched sibling, an equally divine model of the traditional peanut butter cookie. It’s full of peanut butter taste and has a texture I can solely describe as “fudgy.” I bought a bit plastic cup of their peanut butter cookie bites to deliver to a picnic this summer season, and let’s simply say it didn’t survive the automotive journey.
We’re counting all the way down to 2025 by sharing a few of our favourite cookies on Slog day by day in December! As a result of life is tough, and sugar helps. Will issues get bizarre? Perhaps! There might have been a small fireplace throughout the first picture shoot! However hopefully, you will additionally uncover some new favourite treats to take pleasure in this season. Observe our each day suggestions right here! 🍪
