Legendary Recipes
Viral or famous (or notorious) recipes that should not be missed.
The $250 Cookie
cooking.nytimes.com
In 1997, after years of enduring the myth, Neiman Marcus came up with a recipe – and gave it out for free.
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Super-thick Chocolate Chip Cookies
seriouseats.com
Rich, buttery, and giant chocolate chip cookies, loaded with crunchy walnuts or pecans.
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Salted Butter Chocolate Chunk Shortbread
smittenkitchen.com
Can there be a cookie of the year?
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Tate’s-style Thin and Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies
seriouseats.com
If you love the chocolate chip cookies from Tate's Bake Shop, this copycat recipe delivers loads of buttery flavor and a delicate crunch.
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Original Plum Torte
cooking.nytimes.com
The Times published Marian Burros’s recipe for Plum Torte every September from 1983 until 1989, when the editors determined that enough was enough. The paper was flooded with angry letters.
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Rao’s Meatballs with Marinara Sauce
cooking.nytimes.com
This is one of the signature dishes at Rao’s, the East Harlem red-sauce joint that is best-known for a loyal, boldface-name clientele that makes it difficult to get a table.
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Jollof Rice
saveur.com
SAVEUR kitchen assistant Yewande Komolafe, a native of Lagos, Nigeria, gave us her family's recipe for this celebratory rice dish. Serve it with fried plantains, stewed greens, and meat or fish.
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Eleven Madison Park Granola
cooking.nytimes.com
At the end of every meal at the restaurant Eleven Madison Park, in Manhattan, guests are presented with a small gift: a jar of granola for tomorrow’s breakfast.
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Magnolia’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
smittenkitchen.com
People often ask me if it is difficult living near a trendy NYC bakery, the kind with the mind-bogglingly long cupcake lines outside at what seems like all hours.
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