. WELL, WE AND ON WHETHER IT WILL BE A HIT. OR MISS THAT’S TOMORROW WHEN YOU JOIN US AT 10
A.M, MICHELLE. WELL TODAY IS
NATIONAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE
DAY IN HONOR OF THE NATION’S
FAVORITE COOKIE AND ALSO MINE NO
ONE NO MATTER THEIR AGE CAN
RESIST THE WARM, GOOEY CHOCOLATE
CHIP COOKIE WITH A GLASS OF MILK
, AND TODAY WE HAVE A PERFECT
LOCAL SHOP FOR YOU TO CELEBRATE
THE OCCASION WITH THIS IS
JEFFREY PISTON ARE YOUR NAME
RIGHT? COOL THE OWNER OF GOOD
COOKIES AND THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR HAVING US. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING ME WHAT FIRST GOT YOU
INTO BAKING. JUST I MEAN, I’VE
ALWAYS COOKED, YOU KNOW, FROM A
YOUNG AGE, BUT PROBABLY IN OH,
NINE AND 10. I’M A REAL ESTATE
BROKER, AND IT’S JUST KIND OF
STRESSFUL TIME SO I WOULD USE
I’D COME HOME AND BAKE AND I
JUST BAKED BACON. MY WIFE WOULD
TAKE THEM TO WORK. AND THEN
FOLKS WOULD ENJOY THEM, AND THEN
IT JUST STARTED. IT JUST BLEW UP
FROM THERE. SHE SAID. HEY WE
NEED TO TURN THIS INTO A
BUSINESS. SO YEARS LATER, THAT’S
WHAT I DID. YOU KNOW HOW THEY
SAY REAL ESTATE AGENTS PUT LIKE
COOKIES IN THE HOME TO MAKE IT
SMELL? DID YOU USE YOUR COOKIES
THAT I DID? I DID. I WOULD GO IN
THERE AND TAKE SOME OF THE
PRESCHOOL. THOUGH AND I’D PUT IN
THE OVEN IN THERE. IT’S JUST A
DIFFERENT THING WHEN YOU COME
INTO A HOUSE, AND IT SMELLS LIKE
FRESH BAKED GOODS. IT’S VERY
HOMEY. SO WHAT WAS THE WHAT WAS
THE ONE THAT KIND OF KICKED IT
OFF? UM YOU KNOW, MY CHOCOLATE
CHIP AND THEN MY CHOCOLATE CHIP
OVER RAISING AND MY SUGAR LIMIT.
SO THE SUGAR LEMON BECAME A
SIGNATURE ONE FOR ME, SO I
PROBABLY CHANGED THAT RECIPE
PROBABLY NINE TIMES BECAUSE IT’S
ACTUAL FRESH ZEST, FRESH LEMONS
AND LEMON JUICE AND JUST TRYING
TO GET THE RIGHT COMBINATION OF
LEMON AND SWEETNESS WHERE IT’S
NOT TOO TIGHT. NOT TOO SWEET.
BUT CHOCOLATE CHIP CHANGED THOSE
PROBABLY ABOUT FIVE OR SIX TIMES
SINCE WE STARTED THE COMPANY IN
2013, WHAT TIPPED YOU OVER THE
EDGE TO MAKING IT A BUSINESS? MY
CUSTOMERS. CUSTOMERS WOULD
CONSTANTLY SAY SO. WHEN ARE YOU
GOING TO OPEN UP A BRICK AND
MORTAR AND THAT WAS NEVER MY
INTENTION TO OPEN A BRICK AND
MORTAR. SO ULTIMATELY, I KEPT,
YOU KNOW, HEARING IT, AND I WAS
CATERING FOR DIFFERENT EVENTS ON
THE SIDE. AND THEN ONE DAY I
SAID OKAY, WE’LL FIND ONE. SO I
FOUND A BUILDING IN NORTH
ROSELLE PARK IN 2018. AND I
PURCHASED THE BUILDING AND IN
THE PARKING LOT DIDN’T DO
ANYTHING WITH IT. UM UNTIL 2019
, AND THEN WE STARTED BUILDING
OUT AND 20. AND THEN CAME COVID
. WE WERE SHUT DOWN, AND SO WE
HAD A GRAND OPENING. UM JUNE
18TH. 21 SO WE JUST CELEBRATED
ONE YEAR OPEN. CONGRATULATIONS
NOW WE HAVE TO KNOW THIS IS
IMPORTANT BUSINESS. WHAT IS THE
KEY TO MAKING A GOOD CHOCOLATE
CHIP? COOKIE NO. YEAH OBVIOUSLY
. YEAH GET A PROFESSIONAL TO DO
IT FOR YOU. SO FOR ME A GOOD
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE IS
SOMETHING THAT’S KIND OF CRISPY
ON THE EDGES AND SOFT IN THE
MIDDLE. SO IT’S YOU KNOW WHAT
THE SO YEAH, I USED TO HAVE
COOKIES. WHEN I MADE MY COOKIES
AT FIRST. THEY WERE REALLY THICK
. MM HMM. WHICH WAS IT’S NOT A
IDEAL ONE. BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE
LIKE COOKIES A LITTLE THINNER.
OKAY THE INGREDIENTS I PUT IN
THERE IS TO MAKE IT MOIST INSIDE
AND THE OUTSIDE CRISPY CRISPY.
MAYBE A LITTLE EXTRA BUTTER.
LITTLE EXTRA BUTTER OR SOMETHING
ELSE TO GIVE AWAY ALL THE
SECRETS BUT UNDERSTAND THAT IT’S
ALL NATURAL. IT’S NO GOOD STUFF
REALLY QUICK. WHAT ARE SOME OF
THE OTHER FLAVORS YOU HAVE OUT
HERE? SO I HAVE CHOCOLATE CHIP.
DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHIP. UM, I
HAVE OATMEAL RAISIN AND I HAVE
OUR SUGAR, LEMON ZEST. SO YOU
KNOW, I KNEW I COULDN’T BRING
EVERYTHING BUT WE DO. PEANUT
BUTTER. WE DO STRAWBERRY COOKIES
. SNICKERDOODLES WE DO CHOCOLATE
CHIP PECAN, SO WE HAVE QUITE A
FEW DIFFERENT ONES THAT
CHOCOLATE AND BECOME IS A REALLY
GOOD COOKING. IF YOU WANT TO ADD
EXTRA CRUNCH AND MAKE YOU FEEL
LIKE YOU’RE MAYBE BEING A LITTLE
HEALTHY. ABSOLUTELY ABSOLUTELY.
I WILL SAY NICE AND SOFT BROKE
APART VERY EASILY. CAN YOU TELL
US WHERE YOU’RE LOCATED? AS I
TAKE A BITE AT 19007 WEST
MCNICHOLS ON THE CORNER OF SIX
MILES AND SUNDERLAND SO WE’RE
BETWEEN SOUTHFIELD FREEWAY AND
OUTER DRIVE. I MUST SAY I’M
ROSEDALE CHOCOLATE CHIP
CONNOISSEUR. OKAY AND I MADE
CHOCOLATE CHIPS ALMOST ALMOST
EVERY WEEK. GROWING UP. THIS IS
A GOOD CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPROVAL
THERE. APPRECIATE THAT. THANK