Today, Josh and Nicole are joined by founder of MilkBar and world renowned baker Christina Tosi to talk all things cookies. The best way to make them, what goes into creating cookie recipes, how to actually sell and market them, and why they are getting so damn expensive. Leave us a voicemail at (833) DOG-POD1 Check out all the episodes of A Hot Dog Is A Sandwich: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW8XZTagL0oIGE0YPFlWbxfk332rLzoCy Want more Mythical Kitchen? Check out these playlists: Last Meals - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW8XZTagL0oLPu4rowq_WOqg6nJ_oToRN Food Battles - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW8XZTagL0oKvNweUd0NzXBTUgmVDXbTe Meals of History - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW8XZTagL0oJzDtzkhoE_KeH_macdrpHJ Check out our podcast, A Hot Dog Is A Sandwich! Apple Podcasts: https://mythic.al/ahdias Spotify: https://mythic.al/hotdog CHAPTERS 0:00 Hi, Award Winning Pastry Chef Christina Tosi! 0:39 Founder of Milk Bar Weighs in on If A Hot Dog Is A Sandwich 1:48 Cookie Renaissance 2:55 Is A Brownie A Cookie? 3:57 The Cost Of Great Cookie Ingredients 9:46 The Labor Cost Of A Great Cookie 12:00 Brick & Mortar Vs. Delivery 18:20 Cookie Margins 21:18 You Won't Learn This in French Pastry School 23:33 We Needed A Cookie Scooping Machine 28:39 AI & Cookies 31:40 Opinions Are Like Casseroles 32:08 Are Hawaiian Rolls Are Dessert? 34:17 Are Desserts Best Served Cold? 37:27 Pros & Cons of Fondant 41:17 Does Frosting Hide Bad Cakes? 43:02 BBQ Sauce Cookies Pick up official Mythical Kitchen merch at https://mythical.com/collections/mythical-kitchen Check out Sporked, Mythical's new website dedicated to helping you find the best food on the shelves! - http://www.sporked.com Submit your Dreams Become Food photos here: https://forms.gle/cBopySaTXdzG7RFr5 Join the Mythical Society: https://www.mythicalsociety.com Follow Mythical Kitchen: Instagram: https://instagram.com/mythicalkitchen Facebook: https://facebook.com/mythicalkitchen Mythical Chef Josh's Instagram: https://instagram.com/mythicalchefjosh Check Out Our Other Mythical Channels: Good Mythical Morning: https://youtube.com/goodmythicalmorning Rhett & Link: https://youtube.com/rhettandlink Ear Biscuits: https://applepodcasts.com/earbiscuits Good Mythical MORE: https://youtube.com/goodmythicalmore In the spirit of minimizing food waste associated with the filming of this series, Mythical is donating to the Hollywood Food Coalition who provide daily, nourishing meals to underserved communities in the Los Angeles area. Closed Captioning provided by Rev