in the know This has been a big year for chocolate chip cookie lovers!
pyramid-shaped version that melts more evenly than other chips. Find it at dandelionchocolate.com.
City bakery Levain now sells fully baked versions of its giant doughy cookies in the freezer aisle.
Raw cookie dough fans have a new option: Pillsbury modified its recipe to include heat-treated flour and pasteurized eggs so it’s safe to eat right from the package.
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Takeout cocktails might stick around. Raise your plastic cup: More than 30 states have allowed bars and restaurants to sell alcohol to go during the pandemic, and in June, Iowa became the first state to pass a bill that will permanently permit takeout drinks. Ohio followed in October, and Nellie’s Limited Edition Eggnog The company is turning its free-range eggs into a holiday drink! $4.50
Duncan Hines Swiss Miss Creamy Hot Cocoa Frosting This frosting tastes just like hot chocolate. $1.50
Soda isn’t a bad word anymore. With sales of the sugary drink falling flat, companies have started rethinking the meaning of soda. Poppi recently launched a prebiotic soda made with apple cider vinegar, Health-Ade has a kombucha and fruit-juice soda called cans in flavors like strawberry basil and lemon verbena.
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Hershey’s Sugar Cookie Kisses These white creme morsels include real pieces of sugar cookie. $3.50
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When the pandemic shut down bars in Ireland, Guinness donated unsold stout to Christmas tree farms…to use as fertilizer! Dark beer contains potassium and calcium, so it’s good for the trees. If you want to give your own tree a pint, go ahead: Cornell University plant pathologist Brian Eshenaur says it’s a good use of stale beer.
