AHH! Total John brought me cookies from his conference in NY for totalbeauty.com — isn’t he the absolute sweetest!

They’re from this place called Le Pain Quotidien. I looked them up and they’re an international chain restaurant + bakery. It was 10:00 when TJ strolled in and dropped off the cookies, but who cares? I ripped the bag open and grabbed one anyway (patience is not one of my strong points..):

Good sized cookie, but how about the taste? Well let me tell you right now that this is the cookie for you crispy cookie lovers. It’s crunchy inside and out, and the inside structure holds up well (you can see the granules of the cookie and even the space in between the leavened parts). It’s not too sweet and the chocolate chip factor was DEFINITELy not a scarce resource.

• Taste: 7
• Crust and center moistness: crunchy crunchy!
• Value: <3 TJ
• Overall: You gotta get this cookie if you love crunchy. If you’re one of the many who love soft cookies, stay away. This was gone from my desk in about.. half a day or so (including people who came back for seconds). Overall, a good cookie, a  must try if you like crunchy. Personally I like a little softness in my cookies, so I’m gonna give this one a 7.