We bake thousands of cookies every year, and every year, something will go wrong. We have discovered what we call Delicious Disasters along the way. For example, Crispy Cheesecake Bites. These are spawned when the pan of mini-cheesecakes is left for an extra hour in the oven. They are no longer creamy, but they still have that distinctive cheesecake flavor, with a crispness that has great mouth feel. Or, although not a cookie, Bacon on a Bone - spareribs left in the smoker just a tad too long, The meat passes through tough into a crunchy, bacon-like texture. They almost make up for the cookie puddles and incinerated lumps.

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