My 15-year old daughter, totally of her NYC life, who travels by subway an hour each way to school by Lincoln Center and is in many ways way-to-cool for her dad, had a Valentines Day get together at a friend's house. She came home and asked me if we could baked something for her to bring. I know her goal wasn't to have a little quality father-daughter time, but I leapt at the chance. We looked at some of the recipes on your site, and agreed on the KAF tested chocolate chunk cookies, which I've made many, many times before. We used a mix of mini-chip, chips, and chunks, and Avery suggested adding even more than the recipe suggested. She also wanted them even softer than I usually make them, so we kept an eye on the time as they baked. She was right; the result was something wonderful. The cookies were fully baked, so no concern about raw egg, etc. The chips and chunks maintained their shape but were soft to the tooth. They were the best batch I've ever baked, and I even got a hug out of it. No, nothing better than baking with your kid.

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