Let’s just start with facts. I hate winter. I hate cold, I hate dark, I hate winter. And today is Day 1 of Winter.

But that’s ok. We’ll get through it together. Despite the house being cold, despite hating all of my winter clothes, despite the short days and the long nights.

Nevertheless, we persist. We bake on unti Spring comes.

I know it’s getting tiring saying this, but last week’s cookies might have been the BEST EVER. I only say it, because that’s the feedback I get… and once again, someone proclaimed that Christina Tosi’s Banana Cookies from her Milk Bar Life cookbook were THE BEST EVER. Now, they were very good. I’m not saying they weren’t. But they also weren’t MY favourite. If I’m being completely honest, I actually liked her Cornflake Chocolate Chip Marshnallow Cookies that I made this week (from her Momofuku Milk Bar Cookbook) even better. To each is own, I suppose, but it makes it REALLY hard to crown THE DEFINIITIVE BEST COOKIE EVER.

This week, I revisited Christina Tosi’s Chocolate Chip Cookies from Milk Bar Life. They’re favorites and crowd pleasers. I also tried the Double Mint Chocolate Chunk Cookies from Jesse Szewczyk’s Cookies: The New Classics. I’ve only gotten in-house feedback so far, but it’s been positive. I love chocolate mint so I actually don’t care what other people think. I think they’ll make me happy- and as we go into winter, we can all use a bit of happiness!