Jennifer Lopezis digging into her go-to dessert.
The actress and singer, 52, opened up about her love for cookies while appearing onThe ViewWednesday.
“I have a famous chocolate chip cookie that I eat, this cookie dough that I love,” she explained. “I call it ‘J-dough.’ "
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For Lopez, the sweet treats “have to be fresh out the oven, and they have to have a little bit of salt, the special kind of chocolate,” she said, adding, “It’s amazing.”
HostAna Navarrosparked the cookie conversation while discussing pandemic weight gain.
“We’re two years into the pandemic. Some of us have gained weight. Some of us have not,” Navarro began. “I look at these pictures of you … I want to know, do you ever eat un pastelito de guayaba [guava and cheese pastries]? I mean, what does a person have to do to get this body?”
As recent photos of the actress in ab-baring crop tops and tight-fitting looks appeared onscreen, Lopez replied, “I’m going to attribute this to happiness or something, right now. Because even I am a bit puzzled about it, because I do eat.”
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She insisted, “I eat everything, but I do — because I was doing a movie calledThe Mother… I was training. So I got a little leaned out. I was doing the lifting, and I was doing no carbs with every meal, but then I’d have a cookie at night. Or two.”
When hostSara Hainesasked Lopez if cookies are her “weakness,” Lopez immediately responded, “yes.”
While she won’t deny herself a cookie every now and then, the star said she’s all about sticking to a routine. “I have one or two [cookies], but the truth is, I feel like it’s about consistency. I think everything in life is consistency,” Lopez said.
“If you want to achieve any sort of goal, and if you can, when you are consistent, it allows for moments like two cookies at night if you want, and you really need it,” she shared.
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Although Lopez isn’t shy about her sweet tooth, she’s stayed mum about her specific chocolate chip cookie recipe for years. In a cover story forInStyle’sMay 2021 issue — in which multiple friends of Lopez’s mentioned her love for cookies — the singer playfully declined to share more details.
“One day I’m going to let everyone in on my secret cookie recipe. It came from a secret couple, and these cookies are my favorite,” she toldInStyle. “Someday I’ll give you the J-dough! And, actually, I think that’s what I’ll call it!
source: people.com
