Or at least that’s the theme for cookies this week.  This week I’m attempting to recreate Van Stapele’s infamous white chocolate stuffed chocolate cookies and Canva’s famous (at least at Canva) Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies.  Canva’s cookies are baked by the Hungry Squirrel but I”m trying Smitten Kitchen’s recipe for Salted Chocolate Chunk Cookies.  

Van Stapele’s cookies are what kicked off the cookie baking the last few weeks.  They’re an Amsterdam based Cookie Bakery or Koekmakarij and they make one cookie. One type of cookie. Chocolate stuffed with white chocolate. And they’re amazing. This bakery sells 2000 cookies a day. 2000! And they’re famous, like writing a case study about them famous.

I mean, I’m considering a trip to Amsterdam just to try them fresh and warm from the source.  I’m mildly obsessed by them.  I think it has something to do with the chocolate they use– or maybe there’s a secret spice. I’m not sure but I’m working on them. I don’t think I’ve nailed them yet, but this week’s cookies were pretty good.

In fact, both sets of cookies this week were well liked. I mean, most people who have eaten them haven’t tried the originals, so it’s hard to know. Canva’s cookies are/were honestly legendary.  Delicious.  Chocolatey.  Salty.  Yum.  Universally liked and coveted.  Smitten Kitchen’s cookies are good- maybe not quite Canva cookie level yet.  But I’m working on it!