Peep Show

MINDY'S HOT CHOCOLATE, 1747 N. Damen Ave.; 773-489-1747<br>
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<b>What they came up with:</b> "I started to go crazy with this," chef Mindy Segal said, presenting us with a plate of cookies, each assigned a different color Peep. "I mean, I put hair on them." The unifying idea is that each Peep is peeping from a cookie the green from an Oreo and mint; the purple from a brown butter citrus custard cookie sandwich; the yellow from a fleur de sel cookie packed with caramel butter cream; a hazelnut butter paired with the blue; chocolate raspberry with the pink; and chocolate mousse with the chocolate Peep. "I am a cookie monster," Segal said. "I love them, so it was obvious. To me, a sandwich cookie is dessert."<br>
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<b>What we thought:</b> Best in show. Not radically different from the cookies Segal already serves, but a bite of Peep with each lends a pillowy taste to a dessert already awash in flavors. Plus, they're super fun.

( Chris Walker/Tribune / April 20, 2011 )

MINDY'S HOT CHOCOLATE, 1747 N. Damen Ave.; 773-489-1747

What they came up with: "I started to go crazy with this," chef Mindy Segal said, presenting us with a plate of cookies, each assigned a different color Peep. "I mean, I put hair on them." The unifying idea is that each Peep is peeping from a cookie the green from an Oreo and mint; the purple from a brown butter citrus custard cookie sandwich; the yellow from a fleur de sel cookie packed with caramel butter cream; a hazelnut butter paired with the blue; chocolate raspberry with the pink; and chocolate mousse with the chocolate Peep. "I am a cookie monster," Segal said. "I love them, so it was obvious. To me, a sandwich cookie is dessert."

What we thought: Best in show. Not radically different from the cookies Segal already serves, but a bite of Peep with each lends a pillowy taste to a dessert already awash in flavors. Plus, they're super fun.

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