How a simple cookie recipe tweak led to the death of a NYC ballet dancer, 25, in the ‘prime of her life’

A lawsuit filed this week showed how a simple recipe tweak for cookies sold at Stew Leonard’s led to the death of New York City ballet dancer Orla Baxendale, 25, ‘in the prime of her life.’ A lawsuit filed this week showed how a simple recipe tweak for cookies sold at Stew Leonard’s led to the death of New York City ballet dancer Orla Baxendale, 25, ‘in the prime of her life.’