Margaret Chen · March 23, 2026
For the longest time, I rolled my eyes at peanut butter oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. I know — I know. Looking back, I cringe at my own baking snobbery. I had convinced myself that combining three already-beloved ingredients was some…
Margaret Chen · March 18, 2026
It was a rainy Tuesday afternoon, my third batch of the day, flour on my elbow and a cold cup of coffee on the counter, when I finally pulled out what I now consider the best peanut butter oatmeal cookies…
Margaret Chen · March 2, 2026
I pulled my blondies out of the oven, did a little victory shimmy across my kitchen floor, and then promptly dropped the entire pan face-down on my dog’s head. That is a true story. That is also somehow not the worst part of that particular baking afternoon — but we’ll get there. What matters is … Read more
Margaret Chen · December 29, 2025
It was a Tuesday evening in November, and I had promised my daughter’s entire third-grade class that I would bring homemade cookies to the fall harvest party the very next morning. I preheated my oven, pulled out my butter, and heard a loud pop followed by absolute silence. The oven was dead. No heat, no … Read more
