For Michael Pinckney, cookies were never just a dessert. Growing up in New York in a household where junk food was banned, he and his brothers learned to bake at their mother’s side, turning out pies, ...

(NEXSTAR) – Aside from Big Bird or Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster is probably the most aptly named character on Sesame Street. If indeed “Cookie Monster” were his actual name. First, some history: ...