Just in time for Mother's Day, Levain Bakery introduces their first-ever Lemon Cookie. Scrap the flowers and chocolates in favor of this chewy, lemon-y, not too sweet and even a bit refreshing cookie. She's a bright sign of spring and the perfect gift. Levain Bakery founders Pam Weekes and Connie MacDonald didn't plan on creating one of the most popular and influential cookies the world has ever seen – but they did! When they opened their tiny bakery on New York's Upper West Side back in 1995, they initially intended on only selling fresh-baked breads. But when they decided to whip up a batch of giant chocolate chip walnut cookies, a phenomenon was born. "The cookie," as it came to be known, soon took on a life of its own. Crowds began to line up for a taste, and the buzz hasn't died down since.