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21. Because This Is What a French Michelin-Starred Chef Does With a Chocolate-Chip Cookie

  • By Sierra Tishgart
  • Published Dec 14, 2014

(Photo: Bobby Doherty/New York Magazine)

Famed French chef Armand Arnal, of Centre Street’s Maman, starts with generous portions of sea salt and a top-secret �French chocolate,� then adds macadamias, almonds, and walnuts. The trick, says Arnal, is to take the cookies out a little raw and let them finish cooking on the hot tray. The result is an almost-perfect baked good.

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