It should come as no surprise that our entire team takes cookies (and anything containing sugar and gluten, for that matter) very seriously. In fact, a common interview question we ask is "Where is your favorite chocolate chip cookie in Los Angeles?" I'm not going to say it's the most important interview question we ask, but it definitely holds some weight... In preparation for the holidays, we decided to hold a Team Cookie Bake-Off in our office (watch the full Instagram Live we posted on Thursday, here). We prepped with some ground rules (it had to be a clear 'classic' chocolate chip cookie recipe, no added nuts or oats), and invited three guest judges:

1. Adrianna Adarme of A Cozy Kitchen
2. Stacey Kane (Jess's sister, who's baked at arguably the world's best chocolate chip cookie bakery, Levain, in New York and now bakes at Bub and Grandma's Bread)
3. Jenny Olson (of Sweet Martha's Cookies in Minnesota).

The judges evaluated each cookie based on appearance, then taste. Read more about the top five cookies and their recipes, counting down to the winner here: https://cupcakesandcashmere.com/food/...