I heard they also provided samples of the cookies along with the recipes/writeup at NIPS.

Yup, they did. They handed them out at their booth.

They didn't.

I am very disappointed. I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords and also want to try their chocolate chip cookies.

Here you go:

https://www.blog.google/technology/research/makings-smart-co...

These are not the vizier cookies.

Oh darn you're right (to clarify, I'm pretty sure those are vizier cookies, just not the vizier cookies). I have the recipe sitting on my counter at home. I thought it was public, but it doesn't' seem to exist online anywhere.

The secret formula is love!