Last weekend. Cruzzie and I spent the weekend in Montecito / Ojai / Los Angeles AKA HEAVEN. All three of those places are my favorite places in the world — they are beyond beautiful and I just love the area so much. So when coming home, I knew I needed to bring a piece of Montecito with me. This trip, it meant cookie dough from Merci — the best coffee, cafe, food (but let’s be honest, everything in Montecito is “the best,” because, truly, it is. But yes, back to cookie dough, yes, I traveled across the country with cookie dough, and lord, was it worth it.
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Ah, California. I love you so much.
This cookie dough is the best thing I have ever tasted.
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Perfect compact to bring on my carry on.
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Peanut butter cookies, too, because I can’t ever turn away anything with peanut butter.
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I only got six cookies — and I wish I had bought way more.
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And six peanut butter ones? I need to call and see if they ship to the east coast! They are that delicious.
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Look at the chunks of chocolate.
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So good to eat as dough, too.
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But warmed and baked — MY GOODNESS, heaven.
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Perfect.
Happy weekend! Definitely check out Merci if you are in the area. And follow them on insta, too. So delicious.