Locals and tourists flock here for the world-famous cookies.

當地人及遊客為了這間世界有名的餅乾蜂擁而至。

I've heard they have the best cookies in all the world.

我聽說他們有全世界最好吃的餅乾。

I've got the goods, and I am ready to eat all the different kinds of cookies.

我已經拿到商品了，準備好要來吃看看不同種類的餅乾。

We all know that the chocolate chip walnut cookie here is the best chocolate chip cookie in New York City, but how do the other three cookies taste?

我們都知道這裡的巧克力核桃餅乾是紐約市最好吃的巧克力餅乾，但是其他餅乾嚐起來如何呢？

Are they equally as good as the chocolate chip walnut?

它們也跟巧克力核桃餅乾一樣好吃嗎？

These are all questions that I have posited in my brain, and I'm here to answer those questions.

這些是在我腦海浮現的問題，我現在要來解答了。

You can find the cookie on multiple best-of lists, and it even got our vote as the best chocolate chip cookie in New York City.

你可以在許多排行榜上找到它的身影，它甚至被票選為紐約市最好吃的巧克力餅乾。

There are four types of cookies.

總共有四種餅乾。

Chocolate peanut butter, double chocolate, oatmeal raisin, and chocolate chip walnut, which is Levain's top seller.

巧克力花生醬、雙倍巧克力、燕麥葡萄乾，及 Levain 的銷售冠軍巧克力核桃。

Every day, the cookie dough is made in Levain's Harlem location, then shipped to every other location to be freshly baked.

每一天，餅乾的麵團都是在 Levain 位於哈林區的地點所製作，之後再運送到其他分店進行烘烤。

We get two people to get the bowl, because it's so big and heavy with all that dough, and carry it over to the table.

裝了麵團的容器很大又重，所以我們讓兩個人一起搬，然後搬到桌子上。

We weigh each cookie by hand to be sure that it's 6 ounces, and then we put them on a tray and wrap them with plastic wrap and put them in the refrigerator until we're ready to bake them.

我們用手秤量餅乾的重量，確保每一片都是 6 盎司重，之後再將它們放在托盤上，然後用保鮮膜包裹起來，將它們放入冰箱，直到我們準備烘烤為止。

Every cookie that you get when you come to Levain Bakery is probably gonna be less than an hour out of the oven.

你在 Levain 烘焙坊拿到的每一片餅乾大概都剛從烤箱拿出來不到一個小時。

Pam Weekes and Connie McDonald are longtime friends.

Pam Weekes 跟 Connie McDonald 是老朋友了。

While training for the Ironman Triathlon, they created the ultimate chocolate chip cookie to fuel them through workouts.

在訓練鐵人三項時，她們製作了終極的巧克力餅乾來為訓練的過程補充體力。

In 1995, they left their jobs in fashion and finance to open the first Levain Bakery in the Upper West Side.

他們於 1995 年離開時尚及金融的職場並在上西城區創立第一間 Levain 烘焙坊。

The bakery quickly became a neighborhood favorite, and the massive cookies were the most beloved item on the menu.

它很快地就成為社區民眾的最愛，大塊的餅乾是菜單上最受歡迎的品項。

In a time with no social media, the cookies' popularity grew by word of mouth, stretching from New York City and beyond.

在沒有社交軟體的時代，這些餅乾是靠著口耳相傳而受歡迎的，從紐約市開始傳到其他縣市。

We're an overnight success of after 24 years.

我們是歷經 24 年的一夕成功。

Fast-forward almost 25 years, and you can find perpetual lines of tourists, marathoners, and seasoned New Yorkers at all six Levain Bakeries.

快轉至 25 年後，你可以在所有 Levain 的六家烘焙坊找到源源不絕的遊客、馬拉松選手和經驗老道的紐約客。

It's very good.

非常好吃。

My mom, I think, makes really good chocolate chip cookies, and this is very, like, thick and doughy, which is what I love.

我覺得我媽媽做的巧克力餅乾很好吃，我很喜歡這厚實且黏稠的口感。

It's no surprise many bloggers and YouTubers have attempted to imitate these famous cookies.

難怪很多部落客跟 YouTuber 都試著模仿做出這些有名的餅乾。

But the original Levain cookie recipe is top secret.

但 Levain 的原始食譜是最高機密。

Let us start with the chocolate chip walnut.

我們先從巧克力核桃餅乾開始。

I mean, look at....

你看。

Ooh!

哇！

Look at that.

你看看。

It's everything you want in a cookie.

這就是你期望的那種餅乾。

It's like molten and gooey and almost cake-like in the inside, the outside is this beautiful golden brown and has this crunchy exterior shell, and there's speckles of little chocolate chips inside.

它的內部就像融化的粘糊狀，幾乎像蛋糕一樣，外面是美麗的金棕色，外殼很脆，裡面有一些巧克力碎片。

And then you get the nuttiness and crunchiness from the walnuts.

然後你會從核桃中嚐到堅果和酥脆的口感。

Walnuts? Yeah.

是核桃嗎？沒錯。

It's everything you want.

就是你想要的那樣。

This is the dark chocolate peanut butter cookie.

這是黑巧克力花生醬餅乾。

That almost looks like a brownie.

它幾乎看起來就像布朗尼。

That tastes like a candy bar.

吃起來像巧克力棒。

Honestly, this tastes better than a Reese's cup.

老實說，這比 Reese's 好吃。

Like, dare I say that? It tastes better than a Reese's cup.

我可以說嗎？這比 Reese's 好吃。

Next up we have oatmeal raisin.

下一個是燕麥葡萄乾。

Because of the molten interior, it's just a far adult version of the oatmeal raisin cookie that I grew up eating that I know and love.

因為融化的內餡，我覺得這是我小時候知道且很喜歡的燕麥葡萄乾餅乾的一種大人版本。

So as of right now, three out of the four cookies in, this will have to be my least favorite just because it's not what I'm used to.

目前為止，這三種餅乾裡，這是我最不喜歡的，不過這只是因為我不習慣。

But still, very delicious cookie.

但它還是很美味的餅乾。

Last but not least, the dark chocolate with chocolate chips.

最後但同樣很受歡迎的，黑巧克力搭配巧克力碎片。

Is this gonna be too much chocolate?

這個巧克力會不會太多？

Isn't like, brookie a thing?

不是有布朗尼餅乾這種東西嗎？

A brownie-cookie mash-up?

布朗尼跟餅乾的混搭？

If it isn't, I would describe this as closely to a brownie-cookie hybrid.

如果沒有的話，我會形容它接近布朗尼跟餅乾的綜合體。

Of the four that we tried, this one is the sweetest.

我們試吃的這四個裡面，這是最甜的。

It also is the chocolaty-est.

這也是最有巧克力味的。

If you are a chocolate lover and you love to indulge in rich, sumptuous desserts, this is the one for you.

如果你很愛巧克力而且喜歡沈浸在濃厚、奢侈的甜點中，那麼這就是你的最佳選擇。

Now that we tried all four, I will give you the breakdown.

我們試吃完四個了，我來給你們排名。

I am a creature of habit.

我是個不太嘗試新事物的人。

I know what I like, and I'm gonna stick to them.

我知道我喜歡什麼，就會堅持喜歡。

Therefore, the chocolate chip walnut is my favorite.

所以，巧克力核桃是我的最愛。

Always has been, always will be.

一直以來都是，以後也都是。

Runner up, the chocolate chip peanut butter.

接下來是巧克力花生醬。

Oh, my God, it is so good.

天啊，好好吃。

And then, third would be the oatmeal raisin.

然後，第三個是燕麥葡萄乾。

Still very good.

還是很好吃。

I like a chewier oatmeal raisin cookie.

我喜歡比較有嚼勁的燕麥葡萄餅乾。

And the double dark chocolate, I'm not too much of an avid chocolate lover, so the overall sweetness and everything makes it the fourth.

然後是雙倍黑巧克力，我沒有很熱愛巧克力，所以因為整體的甜度跟全部細節把它排名第四。

If you want to try the cookies yourself but don't live in New York City, Levain can ship its cookies to you.

如果你自己想吃餅乾但不住在紐約， Levain 可以將餅乾寄送給你。

But if you ever find yourself in the Big Apple, make sure to step into one of Levain Bakery's stores, because New York City's favorite cookie is best enjoyed fresh and warm.

如果你來到大蘋果，記得來 Levain 烘焙坊任一家分店，因為紐約市最受歡迎的餅乾是最新鮮美味的。

It's so good.

真的很好吃。