Completely lovable piece within the NYTimes that reveals simply who makes Cookie Monster’s Cookies, plus what the recipe is and the way it was perfected. There’s a few enjoyable superstar anecdotes in there as nicely.

It seems the cookies are actual — type of.

They’re baked on the residence of Lara MacLean, who has been a “puppet wrangler” for the Jim Henson Firm for nearly three many years. MacLean began as an intern for Sesame Workshop in 1992 and has been working for the staff ever since.

And when you’re right here, get pleasure from this Cookie Monster mashup from Sesame Road, which is principally simply plenty of totally different moments the place Cookie Monster eats cookies.

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