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tarts spilling out of a red plastic cup, the
caption reads, “Fill it up again! Fill it up
again! Once it hits your lips, it’s so good!”
(“Old School,” anyone?)
Silly captions feed into Aliperti’s overall
goal as a baker.
“The power of food is insane,” she said.
“It shapes the entire experience of social
events.” This connection between sweets
and socializing has revealed itself in her
friendships, as her friends’ enthusiasm
helped her to launch this passion project.
From the very start, Aliperti has always
had one primary goal: to make sweets
that “give people so much joy when they
choose to indulge.”
So which sweet would the Queen recommend
for initial indulging? The Oreo
sea salt cookie is a “game changer,” she
insisted. The original iteration of this cookie,
called the “Origi-nelly,” is her best seller.
In its first form, it’s made with chocolate
chips and M&Ms, so adding Oreo into the
mix is next level.
Whether filled with chocolate chips or
covered in sprinkles, Aliperti’s signature
cookie is a crowd pleaser. In addition
to the spherical shape, a few other, um,
recognizable images emerge in Aliperti’s
sweets. Some are NSFW, but are pretty
perfect for a bachelorette soirée.
Formulating these cookies, she admitted,
“was a real ‘B’ for about a year.”
“I thought I was making them the
same every batch,” she recalled, “but
some fell flat.” This literally led her to
tears, but taught her a vital lesson. Aliperti
learned to be exact about her ingredients
— egg size, butter temperature
and specific flour brands have made all
the difference.
For an indulgent treat, try the double
chocolate “Brow-nay-nays,” or the “Blackout
Barbies” — cocoa-packed and made
with walnuts and cranberries. Looking for
a dessert on the lighter side? Oatmeal,
coconut, walnuts, raisins, chocolate chips
and cinnamon “Kitchen Sink” cookies
might be for you. Can’t decide? Might be
best to order a dozen of each.
To taste some of the joy for yourself,
throw @queenbsweetsny a follow on
Instagram and DM her an order. All of
her sweets menus are available on her
profile (along with those gut-busting captions,
too).
Dessert
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