Levain Bakery Pam and Connie Make Cookies

Pam and Connie show how they make the world's best Chocolate Chip Cookie.

[@Daveoheight0808]

My wife took me here to try cookies and I was like “meh sure why not” . I ate my first levain cookie (double chocolate chip) fresh out the oven and that first bite took my mind, body and soul somewhere I have not been before. My wife was with me talking to me while I was eating and I did not listen to more than 2 words out of her mouth. During the whole time I was eating this cookie, i gradually shifted my 👀 from my wife and had to be totally focused on how every ingredient in this cookie was possible. These cookies are GOAT status

[@peacemaker7177]

Very humble & friendly ladies..considering their fame. Thank you so much for sharing this, ladies! God bless you 🙌

[@Marissa-ys4qp]

"First we start with some butter"....cut to: 3 tons of stone used to build the pyramids

[@DwainDwight]

Ladies I first started going to your bakery in April 2001 when I moved from London to West 75th Street. I was just there 2 weeks ago (March 2023) & cookies still as good as ever. Well done & thank you. D

[@kevseb66]

I stood in a very long line on a Sunday afternoon (it moved fairly quickly considering the length) a couple of weeks ago to see what the hype is all about. Let me say I would wait in a line twice as long to get my hands on these cookies again. THEY ARE TRULY THAT GOOD!!! I'll be in NYC again in August & Levain's bakery is top of my to do list & this time I'm going to lay that $$$$ on the counter cause I want several to take home with me.

[@adape0884frank]

I live in TX and I would have to wait till December of this year or I would have to wait till the spring of 2020.

[@cowabungaweekly3290]

Lol Thanks for the story 😂👍🏼

[@cyresscarlton5612]

I was sooooooooo underwhelmed

[@kareny5438]

@@cyresscarlton5612 they were better back in the day. I think they they expanded to multiple stores a few years ago and the cookies no longer taste the same.

[@flyflip87]

i try not to eat their cookies too much, but i really want one now! THEY'RE SO GOOD!

[@matchen88]

I've eaten a lot of cookies in my life and these are the BEST.

[@isamarreyes8845]

I have to say it’s a truly delight ❤ I love the texture and flavor of every single cookie I tasted. 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@carolinebarrett4736]

Every cookie video I’ve watched so far (looking for recipe ideas) - say that levain is the best... so I searched for u guys...delighted u have a channel! I subscribed , I don’t live in the states so gonna have a go at making the chocolate and walnut ones myself tomorrow 🙃😆

[@Ursaminor31]

These cookes are beyond. I had one years ago felt guilty and couldn’t believe the size, softness and texture.

[@TehCookieNinja]

Best cookies I've ever had. Hands down.

[@SpriJones]

I hate hyperbole, and in NYC, all people ever do is hype garbage, but these ladies are the real deal. My favorite cookies in the world.

[@musicalsneakersinc.8251]

It is quite the understatement, your cookies are the BEST:. Your cookies are the ONLY "THE BEST COOKIES, EVER". Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah song all day long....😀🎶🇺🇸

[@Musicifye]

I was just there about 2 days ago. The NYT wasn't kidding! *YUM*

[@jakenebs]

These were a game changer 😍

[@HoneyHolliebee]

Live in the uk These cookies are all I think about. Never tried them but they look amazing

[@m0ldy_cupcake]

Such humble people they are...lmao

[@Dannysgurl002]

3:45 LMAO! that look of disgust the short hair lady gives the blonde lady for licking the paddle lol. At least we know that licking the paddles isn't a normal thing over there.

[@IamErikaW]

Monica H lol!

[@DaBank]

Monica H I seen white people do that every where. Go to a fairway where they offer bread with different selection of olive oil. You will see whytes double dipping the bread back in the oil olive

[@DaBank]

Monica H I just caught a white women making pizza dough in wegmans without gloves

[@sleepygirll]

I’m a white woman and I LOOOOOOVE licking the spoon 😂😂😂😂 nah but that’s disgusting! That’s fucked

[@samanthaflorence733]

@@DaBank people make bread dough, pizza dough without gloves all the time. As long as they wash their hands, it's all good

[@DOCT0RT]

I lived in the same street, 4 min away from the bakery and I used to get high on the cookies :) ... but I had to work them out in the gym !

[@lfeco]

A couple of sweeties right here.

[@Ms.Marcus777]

I freaking ❤️LeVain's Bakery.

[@eg348]

Amazing! They look incredible😊 I must try them lol and Connie....you are SO Irish!! If you weren't born here...your people must have left here not too long ago!! 😊💛💛💛

[@danapatilloytf2024]

I baked a cookie similar to thisnin 2020. I caught covid got bored the state was in a shutdown. I made a triple chocolate chunk cookie., Im going tobtry adding caramel chips the next time I make cookies. Omgggg they looked just like these cookies. I had three pans of cookies to hand iut to my family. I forgot we all had Covid. They were just slightly smaller than Levain cookie. Think I will make some this week

[@fueltoblaze1554]

ive just discovered your cookies from youtube, I look forward to trying to make them.

[@othoapproto9603]

Truly my heroes, thank you for sharing the love. I will be making a batch on MY birthday, all for me, 8o

[@aretta7]

I Love you ladies !

[@Kizzmycntryazz]

I love the consistency of your dough that is how I remember my moms cookie dough just cant find a recipe to match yours look closer help

[@marialab1292]

no way are they going to give away their recipe

[@comeatmebr0o]

Way better then the modern buzzfeed like videos

[@obedan3990]

Sports persons still in shape. Beautiful them...

[@tramany7]

Omg I have got to order these on their site😍🥰❤️💕

[@celesteacrivane8113]

Wait did they refrigerate the cookie first? Or just pop it straight to the oven? Please some one answer

[@jerrycurl637]

I don't think they refrigerated the dough. Usually the dough is refrigerated if the butter is "browned" or melted first. It is said that they use cold butter, so I doubt they refrigerate the dough before baking it. The only way you'll know what actually tastes better is to experiment yourself, that's what I'm doing.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Freeze the cookie balls for 90min before baking

[@YummyBaking]

ohhh!!looks so yumm

[@xhottestpink]

When she licks the beater, the other girl looks disgusted lmaoo! health code regulation needed asap 3:42 😂😂😂😂😂😭

[@k.9752]

ahahahaha

[@benarddor]

WHAT'S THE RECIPE?

[@olaheather]

Hi ladies, omg I would love to come over there and see you make these beautiful cookies, I’ll be honest, iv have made these but yours do look better , yummy yummy, it’s a shame England is so far away 😢xx

[@elisiaw5515]

If you're ever in London, go to Crème in Soho... they are unbelievable & inspired by Levain I believe xx

[@patrickadams7120]

Crumbs and Doilies in Soho...owned by Cupcake Jemma make replicas as well...and they also do a red velvet and white chocolate chip cookie as well

[@JAI45624]

There right regular size cookies just dosnt do it, I can eat those cookies EVERYDAY.

[@pablomorales1237]

1,37 que ingrediente es???

[@faust3077]

I need to try these cookies, too bad I dont live in New York!😭

[@tramany7]

Faust order them on their website

[@sasielb8922]

@@tramany7 they're so expensive to buy online

[@dorisvelmani5103]

The best cookie 🍪 in the world in the best city in the world 🗽I am missing you 😞 can’t wait to be back !

[@defAngel]

How many locations is this bakery in? And where?

[@ramongonzalez3608]

defAngel 3 locations. 2 in uptown Manhattan and 1 in east Hampton Long Island.

[@defAngel]

Ramon Gonzalez ok cool. I'm going to try to get to one of them soon. Thanks.

[@808Tita]

Omg im so hungry!! I wish I could get some❤

[@stormatrix]

3:46 oops that is a mistake as that is not hygenic at all!!!

[@judyfleming6269]

Actually not a problem as long as she does not use the paddle or her hands again before washing them. I would imagine as well that she only did that for the camera.

[@Jaymo_Class5]

@@judyfleming6269 exactly

[@jovanndzaky653]

that's the secret ingredient

[@eyeonart6865]

Does it have baking soda in it?

[@BiankyGirl]

The fact that they don’t roll it into dough balls I think is one of they key reasons it’s airy and cakey aside from the traditional creaming method and possibly aerating the batter when the eggs are in

[@luzgomez2843]

I don’t think they use any baking soda or baking powder either.

[@orbeat6557]

@@luzgomez2843 they do use baking soda and baking powder or else it wouldn't come out the way it did.

[@luzgomez2843]

@@orbeat6557 I don’t think so, if you recall the cookie was made to fuel their trainings, so they needed more protein or energy or gluten, it could be the flour.

[@pb.pb.pb.pb.]

@@orbeat6557 its just baking powder

[@orbeat6557]

@@luzgomez2843 what protein? If they use protein or more gluten the cookies will be dense and hard lol. If they need the cookie to retain the shape, like big and tall like that and not flat like most cookies, they do need to use both baking soda and baking powder. If only baking powder the cookies won't come out the way it did.

[@jaelyu9238]

do you rest you dough b4 you bake???🤨🤔

[@donaldemery7827]

you gals are amazing!!!

[@mjl7810]

So whats the recipe if I were to make it at home?

[@ericarey64]

Just found you today, August 27 2023. Wowwwwwwww!!!!

[@ummahmedca]

No vanilla added?

[@OoohWeeeDoe]

I worked a block from this location and literally had a cookie EVERYDAY.

[@pablomorales1237]

How can I make cookies thick, as long as I put them inside the oven they are flattened?

[@lilianatimofte64]

@Papa Jose do you think they refrigerate them at that bakery?

[@gabriellacavallucci9635]

Use bread flour commonly known as flour00, it'll hold better the shape because of the high amount of protein

[@jerrycurl637]

add more baking soda or try using baking powder. see which one gives you a better texture. Try refrigerating the dough for 1-2 hours (up to 24 hours) before baking.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

They freeze them 90 min first so they don’t flatten

[@ratchl]

Can we get the measurements for the ingredients 😅

[@pablomorales1237]

Rachel K hola me podías decir qué ingrediente es este??? 1,37

[@pablomorales1237]

Rachel K azúcar marrón???

[@Dudeonwheels]

Looks like a large brick of butter, a sack of sugar, a bigger sack of flour, like 2 cartons of eggs, a sack of brown sugar. And some walnuts if you want them.

[@maribellagdamen5466]

me either im a fan of your Chocolate chips i have tried my own recipe almost like your cookies.. i hope i can Visit your bakery im from the Philippines.. I do love your cookies im craving for it everytime i see your cookies in you tube

[@mayas6260]

Maribel Lagdamen .

[@umamabintanaser229]

Just imagine cookies in baskets

[@susiewenner4215]

Their chocolate chocolate chip is fantastic BUT I also love their pizza

[@frankenstein8599]

Hi I m from india ...I have a big bakery as yours .goodwill of its own

[@carrimacf]

Do you cool the dough before baking? People say that helps them not to spread. How do you stop them spreading?

[@jerrycurl637]

add more baking powder so they rise up instead of spreading flat (baking soda)

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Freeze them 90 min before baking

[@frankenstein8599]

Can u tell me a secret recipe.....I will tell u one if u tell me

[@kitananameko9110]

well done give those women a raise xd

[@skyy5584]

They are the owners. They make millions.

[@Jetenginejenny]

This video makes me hungry. MMMM. I love a good classic chocolate chip cookies.. But of course I love tons of other cookies.=)

[@jeanetteduallo7902]

what is the recipe please?

[@artistryswati]

GreAt, r they using baking powder or soda?

[@imelda70]

figured out they don't. didn't see they did. used eggs for leavening. amazing ha?

[@pastelstargaming7453]

What is dry ingredients ?

[@jerrycurl637]

flour, salt, baking powder/soda, cinnamon, etc. as opposed to the "wet" ingredients like eggs, butter, milk, oil, vanilla extract, etc.

[@abdulsalam32x]

Are they using butter or shortening?

[@positivelypluto]

Abdulsalam Al-Abdulsalam butter

[@tomhanxs]

To see that they dont even chill the dough and straight to the oven making me perplexed coz so many chocolate chip cookies recipes will tell you to chill the dough for few hours or even up to 24hrs

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Freeze the cookie balls 90 min first

[@soniaaaa3811]

“Try to make it at home,” hmmm, they’ll never give out their secret Lavain recipe!

[@bamdude3]

You guys need to add a bit more salt to your cookies, I tried them and they were amazing and gooey but just a little more slat would push them over the edge.

[@ceecee8757]

Slat or salt?

[@zorhaax]

its been months of me trying to figure out how da hack can their cookies stood up thick and not becoming old CDs without freezing them before baking yet the inside is kinda half-baked with all the melted chocolate and the outside turns to beautiful crisp land of hills

[@luzgomez2843]

No baking soda

[@zorhaax]

@@luzgomez2843 really??? i know it mightve contributed on making it sunk after cooling but i thought baking soda at least helps to give it a lift?

[@luzgomez2843]

@@zorhaax baking soda expands only baking powder lifts and bread flower holds

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Use baking soda but u freeze the cookie balls for 90min before baking

[@deadpool-wp1eq]

Why are American's so nice? This question will haunt me till my death.

[@JimmiAlli]

Lovely

[@harrank2786]

Could you please show how to make the fluffy cinnamon butter brioche?

[@whymindsetmatters]

Hair nets optional?

[@shaunay5391]

And not mention NO ONE IS WEARING GLOVES. No thanks!

[@ceecee8757]

@@shaunay5391 Do you think your mom and your granny wore gloves and hair nets every time they cooked for you? Yet your ass is still alive.

[@denisejohnson1281]

@@ceecee8757 That's not the point, they are dealing with the public and they should have on hair nets, mask and gloves dealing in food service. Also some lye soap, it kills everything. It's also a choice knowing this lady is licking the paddle to the mixer. I don't eat at restaurant and choose not to. Everyone has that right. I'm not replying out of disrespect.

[@shinyhunterj2961]

@@denisejohnson1281 Calm down Karen

[@denisejohnson1281]

@@shinyhunterj2961 Thats why you fools are wearing mask now bc you know nothing about how things are transferred. Don't let the name fool you

[@d.t.w2920]

I hope they still ship anywhere. I wanna order😭

[@JunaidKhan-pq8ji]

That's a huge mixer.

[@diana_saurus]

I want it so so bad but I'm so far away rn :")

[@wardahtungekar2243]

PLEASE Can you show the written recipe for this absolutely the BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE 😋 ,

[@Speakupok]

Yeah right 🤣🤣

[@wowwow7959]

Is it just cookies with more flour and bigger than regular? Do I understand right?

[@amandaruth593]

BUTTER, a much greater ratio of butter than a normal recipe.

[@mzmz9798]

1:00 What’s the dry ingredients 😅🙈

[@jamouje]

👍👍👍😋😋😋

[@pakistanmarijaan2650]

Nice work

[@christieomojo]

hmmmmmmmmmm their cookies are so good

[@wardahtungekar2243]

Please can you just tell at least one thing that what type of flour you are using to make this absolutely amazing cookie, 😇😇😇

[@ZP40404]

From my own experience recreating them, it seems to be a mixture of all-purpose flour and cake flour

[@foodplant3713]

@@ZP40404 Do you have a recipe you use? Please share if you can thanks!

[@rubylioness727]

These cookies are good but they are NOT the best I’ve had. But i will say i think it’s just a matter of preference. I’m happy that many people love them but it’s too thick for me and I’m not a fan of so much dark chocolate strong taste with the semi sweet. I like semi sweet and milk chocolate together. And i prefer a flatter crispier edge with the chewy gooey center. ❤

[@everlydelmo5186]

Can u share your recipe?so I can try it at home.I’m from the Philippines!I just wanna taste it,know how this supestar Levain cookies are known all over the world

[@wysiwyg8971]

Same, im form the ph. I want to badly try it too

[@carric9962]

What kind of flour do you use for your cookies?

[@mayamaya-ry3eg]

Yess, cz their dough consistency is like doughy but stretchy??

[@ceecee8757]

@Papa Jose cake flour.

[@davidschinckel6569]

Those lady's are on something

[@ceecee8757]

Yeah, they're high on life and cookies!! ;)

[@suprio_gonefishing]

❤

[@crystalholder2213]

They probably run 6 miles daily before work..or have a great metabolism. I could Not work there....at all I love, love,love carbohydrates way to much.😣😣😒😒😒😔😔

[@phionaruwona5361]

Pls do a recipe for 12 cookies 🍪 I live in the uk

[@ghenderson6717]

In the universe

[@rainec2106]

Anyone got a no nut version recipe of these things?

[@denisejohnson1281]

Just omit the nuts

[@rainec2106]

@@denisejohnson1281 The structural integrity of the cookie depends on the nuts. If there are no nuts the cookie doesn't hold its shape when baked.

[@amandaruth593]

@@rainec2106 Not true, just add more candy!

[@rainec2106]

@@amandaruth593 thanks will try that.

[@egunami]

@@rainec2106 they say in the video add nuts if you want to. I think that kind of implies that they are optional and not needed.

[@crisshasdesserts4015]

Who's up this 2022?

[@porkypig26]

I want my own bakery. Can you all open one up in Michigan and let me run it.

[@jennifersavage8682]

You parents should be contacted and I hope utube will do this

[@surekhaoommen3690]

Recipe please ??? Just kidding 😘😘😘

[@adeebmomen4541]

I see short hair Jennifer Garner and skinnier Emily Blunt lol

[@nicolabarnes1787]

Recipe please 😂

[@kikihowe4799]

No gloves no hair nets .?

[@ceecee8757]

No! Obviously. This video is old.

[@mirifiquebeauty]

Gloves! Never worked in a single kitchen in my life where you need to wear gloves to weigh raw ingredients. Hats i will give you though

[@MrPaulsPantry]

@Mascara I've been a baker for more than 60 years and never worn gloves to handle raw food. If you don't like it bake your own

[@MrPaulsPantry]

@Mascara You may not realise it, but almost every kitchen only use gloves to handle food that's ready to eat, not for things that have to be cooked. So be careful if you eat out.

[@melanieharvey2549]

yeah I would like to know why they are showing the ingredients but not the instructions are we suppose to figure that out for our selves this is very misleading.

[@micah864]

thats intentional - the recipe is secret!

[@luzgomez2843]

Yes, and I’m almost getting there!

[@mufidamaya6874]

@@luzgomez2843 Have you figured it out yet?

[@swebber9862]

I'd probably do the same thing, but I did find it kind-of gross that she took a bite of the dough right off the paddle...if a food inspection officer saw this...it wouldn't end well I'm sure...