Mar 08, 2016, Updated Apr 20, 2024 The tiny caramel-y morsels melt into the cookie making teensy pockets of crunch among shards of melty dark chocolate. Need I say more? We’ve been in San Francisco for a week now. Our days have been spent exploring our North Beach neighbourhood, checking on the sea lions at the pier almost daily, shopping at Trader Joe’s like the world is running out of food*, trips to the market at the ferry building, the most magical farmer’s market, snacking at Italian bakeries and delis, and butt-busting walks pushing a massive double stroller (loaded with about a hundred pounds of market/TJ/bakery finds) up hills so high that the air thins a bit at the top. I baked these before we left Vancouver. Our furnished rental home is equipped with a few floppy plastic utensils and a couple of Ikea pans, and a handful of cheap aluminum baking dishes. Cookies would be a definite stretch, but otherwise we’re making it work. *our TJ loot included a very classy $3.99 bottle of wine, coconut chips, freeze dried berries, “riced” cauliflower and so many other goodies. What are your Trader Joe’s faves that I shouldn’t miss?
