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Sunday Special: ’Tis the Season for Cookies

December 7, 2025·44 min·5-min readconversationalculture
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On this festive episode of The Sunday Special, host Gilbert Cruz welcomes food experts Melissa Clark and Vaughn Vreeland to celebrate the New York Times’ Cookie Week, diving into creative cookie recipes, holiday baking hacks, and the great brownie-is-a-cookie debate—all while sampling g

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Melissa Clark

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Gilbert CruzMelissa ClarkVaughn Vreeland

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Cookiesby Vaughn Vreeland

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gluten-free chocolate chip cookies

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BooksCookingFood SciencePop CultureRecipes

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