It's called the Treats Truck, and when the truck pulls up, the lines form. The Treats Truck has been around for nearly a year and usually makes several stops a day in Manhattan, from NoHo to the Flatiron District to the Upper West Side.
"I was in the middle of a conversation with a friend, and all of a sudden, I was like, the Treats Truck!" Kim Imo said. "I can't imagine anything better. And that was it."
And out of that "ah-ha!" moment, the Treats Truck was born. It runs on compressed natural gas, and Kim drives it through the city five days a week.
It's sort of like a traveling bake sale. Customers come with lists and orders from friends.
And each neighborhood tends to have a certain sort of sweet tooth.
"I don't know what it is about Midotwn, they love peanut butter," Imo said. "Upper West, better have cinammon and lemon cookies."
All the treats are baked daily in Brooklyn. And one of Kim's favorites is the caramel cream sandwich cookie. Both the dough and the filling call for browned butter.
Kim uses a machine to roll out her dough, then cuts circles. The dough is baked. Once cooled, the browned butter filing is piped on and a sandwich is made. But whether it's the caramel cookies or something else, the Treats Truck provides an opportunity to induldge.
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Recipe for Caramel Creme Sandwich Cookie:
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Depending on the size of cookie you prefer, you will have 20-30 sandwich cookies. Enjoy!