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Plus: the arcane and deeply misleading science of Google recipe ratings

Made myself hungry scrolling cookie stock art // Photo by Sandra Wei on Unsplash

This week marks the start of a stressful, expensive and more-or-less beloved tradition in my house: It’s when I cue up British Bake Off, bust out my trusted cookie spreadsheet and start baking like this shortbread will see us through a blizzard.

To celebrate, I’ve updated a v…