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First, there was the cronut. Sweet-treat fans everywhere couldn't get enough of the croissant and donut crossover that resulted in a delicious mashup of a classic light, French pastry and indulgent, creamy filling topped with a donut-like exterior. Then came the croffle, which social media found irresistible and easy to make at home with just a waffle iron, your choice of filling, and frozen croissants. And now, in perhaps the most decadent of all the croissant creations: Behold the crookie.
This enticing pâtisserie was introduced at Boulangerie Louvard, located on Rue de Châteaudun in the 9th arrondissement in Paris, but you don't need to fly across the Atlantic to try one.
Once TikTok found out about this chocolate chip cookie dough-stuffed croissant, it wasn’t long before content creators were making their own at home, with mouthwatering results. Creator @naughtyfork posted a brief and simple tutorial on how to make your own crookie, and it's gotten 3.5 million views and 305,000 likes (so far). The comments were, not surprisingly, enthusiastic. “Me using this with Pillsbury cookie dough…this could be addictive,” one user wrote. “This would fix whatever’s wrong with me,” another said.
To make a crookie, all you need is a croissant, a serrated knife, chocolate chip cookie dough, and powdered sugar. Slice your croissant in half, then stuff it with the cookie dough (either store bought or homemade works). Bake until the inside is cooked to your liking, then top with a bit more cookie dough, and pop it back in the oven for another minute or two. Once it's done, dust your creation with powdered sugar, and voila! You’re crookie is ready to eat.
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Gardeners of the Galaxy friend Wieger Wamelink and his research team at Wageningen University & Research and the B.A.S.E. project investigate how we can create a circular and sustainable agricultural ecosystem for food production… on the Moon or Mars.
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