Chocolate chip cookies were a disaster waiting to happen. They had annoying little clumps of chocolate that always manage to smudge onto your fingers (and in turn your cup and your face, marring your day) and some even add sharp nuts to the mix. God help us, some wildcards contain even more chocolate.

But somehow it all comes together when the biscuit gets submerged. The chocolate mixes brilliantly with the cookie itself to a point of perfection and just when you think this is getting too soggy, the optional nut pieces retain their hard texture. A design marvel.