
Empire Diner
Celebutoque Amanda Freitag doles out homey—but well-executed—cookies befitting a neighborhood dinette: a chunky-peanut-butter variety, buttery cardamom-sugar rounds, and oatmeal treats generously studded with chocolate chips and Special K cereal. 210 Tenth Ave at 22nd St (212-596-7523). $6.
Usually relegated to after-school snacks or sweet bribery for ol’ Saint Nick, the cookie plate is getting a cachet boost around town. Top chefs like Food Network regular Amanda Freitag and empire builder Jean-Georges Vongerichten are offering spreads of cookies on the dessert menus of contemporary diner Empire Diner and Latin hot spot ABC Cocina, while the Gramercy Tavern crew pulled out all the stops at the New American favorite. Sate your sweet tooth with New York’s newest cookie plates.
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