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April 19, 2026 · Thomas Shipp

On the name "Beyoncé"

My wife Tamika and I were in the kitchen the night I figured out the macadamia ratio. She walked in, took a bite, and said "this cookie thinks it's Beyoncé."

That was that. We never seriously considered a different name.

A cookie should be confident. It should walk into a room. The Beyoncé does that. White chocolate that doesn't apologize. Macadamia that pulls weight. A cookie that knows what it is.

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