Today's Case:
Viktor Benes Bakery Chocolate Chewy Cookies
Re: Victor Benes chocolate chewy cookies
From: Sharon
Date: 2/8/2024, 11:04 AM
To: Phaedrus
On Feb 7, 2024, at 5:25 PM, Sharon wrote:
They are found at Gelson’s markets. Only found at one other bakery.
At the time was in Lake Forest. A mother and daughter ran it.
They did the same cookies. They originally came from Huntington Beech.
I think with extra egg whites has a crunchy outer but soft chewy with nuts interior.
My favorite thing!
Would love to have this recipe.
You are the top of my list if you can get this recipe.
Thanks for trying!
Sharon
Hi Sharon,
I'm a little bit puzzled. As best I can tell, Gelson's is a somewhat large upscale grocery chain that is found only in California, and every Gelson's has a "Viktor Benes" European style bakery within it - 19 locations. They don't appear to be closed, so I guess you are saying that they stopped selling this particular cookie. I looked at several "Viktor Benes Bakery" menus, but none of them had a "chocolate chewy cookie" on them.
I could not find any mention at all of "Viktor Benes chocolate chewy cookies" except for a request on Reddit that was very similar to yours. Really, all you are giving me is your description of the cookie. I can't do much searching with so little. What was it called on the menu at "Viktor Benes Bakery?" Since they sell European pastries, then what is the European name for this cookie?
Under "locations" on the website page for Viktor Benes Bakery, there is a list of all their locations. See: Viktor Benes Bakery
For the Viktor Benes location at 13455 Maxella Ave., Marina del Rey, CA, this contact information is given:
Phone: (310) 578-6553, Fax: (310) 578-1611, louisepichette@charter.net
Perhaps your best path is to call them at that number or email them at louisepichette@charter.net. Maybe you can get the actual name of the cookie that way - maybe even more information about them. If so, then send it to me and I will try to find a recipe for that kind of cookie.
I will post this for reader input.
Phaed
Re: Chocolate cookies
From: Janet
To: Phaedrus
Date: 2/28/2024, 3:59 PM
On 2/28/2024 2:47 PM, Janet wrote
Hi,
The menu shows a chocolate meringue cookie with nuts.
Meringue cookies don’t have to be dry and crumbly
they can have a soft center like a pavlova.
Janet
Hello Janet,
I guess you mean the "Viktor Benes Bakery Chocolate Chewy Cookies?"
I suppose she might mean the "Chocolate Meringue with Nuts" cookies that are listed on the menu. It's possible, but it's just speculation. She didn't respond to my email reply to her request and say that those are what she meant. Plus, I had no success finding any recipes at all from "Viktor Benes Bakery" - none with any name so it isn't any help in finding her requested recipe. If, when I was searching, I had found a recipe titled "Chocolate Meringue cookies with Nuts like those at Viktor Benes Bakery," then I would have sent it to her, even with the different name.I gave her a phone number and an email address for the person who runs that bakery. If she called them, they would likely tell her that the cookie she liked was called "Chocolate Meringue cookies with Nuts."I was hoping that she might find that those cookies had a European name. If so, I might be able find a recipe under that name. If someone requests a recipe from a specific restaurant or bakery, that's what I search for - I don't like to guess.
I did find a recipe today called "Chocolate Meringue cookies with Nuts", but it doesn't mention "Viktor Benes Bakery." It's at: 101 Cookbooks
Since you mentioned "Chocolate Meringue cookies with Nuts" as being on the bakery's cookie list, I'll send that link to her. There's a photo of the cookie on that page.
Phaed
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Re: Victor Benes chocolate chewy cookies
From: Phaedrus
Date: 2/28/2024, 4:14 PM
To: Sharon
Sharon,
Did you call that phone number or send an email to that person?
Someone suggested to me that your "chocolate chewy cookies" might be the "Chocolate Meringue Cookies with Nuts" that is on the Victor Benes Bakery's menu. I did find a recipe today called "Chocolate Meringue cookies with Nuts", but it doesn't mention "Viktor Benes Bakery." It's at:
101 Cookbooks
There's a photo with the recipe
Phaed
