Baking

"Baking cookies is inherently orderly, even if the spatter pattern of batter left on your countertop begs to differ. The best cookies come from good recipes, and good recipes prescribe a defined list of ingredients and order of operations to assemble them. When we follow a cookie recipe, we acknowledge not only the inherent goodness of order but also that each action we take produces a consequence. Too little baking powder, too flat. Too long in the oven, too crispy. Double the recipe, double the yield."