The Secret Life of Chocolate Chip Cookies: Exciting New Ways to Enjoy Everyone's Favorite Dessert

by Marissa Rothkopf Bates

Overview

America’s Favorite Cookie Just Got Even Better

Did you know that the most popular cookie in the country was created at a tiny inn in eastern Massachusetts? And that the recipe may have only sold for $1? Marissa Rothkopf Bates, professional chef and host of The Secret Life of Cookies podcast, showcases these fascinating facts alongside a collection of delectable recipes that pay homage to the classic butter cookie. Recipes include:

- The Crun-Chewy
- Brownie Chocolate Chip Thins
- Brown Butter and Honey Chocolate Chip Cookies
- S'cookies
- Lemon White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
- Rainbow Sprinkle Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Raspberry Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Cookies

Recreate classics with recipes for The Original Toll House Cookie and The Original Nut Tea Wafers, then take your baking to new heights with 60 innovative treats. Whether you like your cookies crispy, chewy, cakey, or crun-chewy, you’ll marvel at all of the possibilities.

No matter what page you land on, you’re guaranteed to fall back in love with an old favorite (and discover a new one!) while learning all there is to know about America’s favorite cookie.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798890033307
Publisher:	Page Street Publishing
Publication date:	09/16/2025
Sold by:	Macmillan
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192

About the Author

Marissa Rothkopf Bates is the creator and host of The Secret Life of Cookies podcast. A professionally trained chef and journalist, she writes for The New York Times, Newsweek, Food52, and Publishers Weekly. She lives in Montclair, New Jersey.

Editorial Reviews

Everybody loves a chocolate chip cookie. And who better to write about it than the cookie maker par excellence, Marissa Rothkopf Bates?”

— Simon Majumdar, Food Network host and judge

“Marissa is brilliant, clever and creative. Combined with her passion for cookies, her book is like none other.”

— Rose Levy Beranbaum, author of The Cake Bible

“Did you not know that you need infinite recipes for chocolate chip cookies? Because you do, and the inimitable Marissa Rothkopf is at your service.”

— Mollie Katzen, author of Moosewood Cookbook

“Marissa Rothkopf is the world’s first public intellectual devoted primarily to the subject of chocolate chip cookies.”

— David Kamp, author of The United States of Arugula

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