OK, which one of you is the cookie Nazi?

*raises hand*

Actually, no I'm not. I just like things to be proper. And named accordingly.

Alright, I'm gonna need some sort of citation showing that cookies are supposed to be flat.

From Mirian Webster online dictionary:

Note, slightly raised, not spherical....

Thought I'd dispute the 'cake' part of that definition. Biscuit is very different to cake imo.

from here

So you would agree that a small, flat cake isn't a cookie?

If it's a cake it's a cake, if it's a cookie it's a cookie.

BTW, Dana, I almost bought a package of Digestives...I saw them at the World Market Cost Plus store.

Oh I love digestives. They're full of crumbly goodness.

Russian Tea Cookies are in shape of balls. They are indeed cookies.

While the idea that controversy could arise from the cookie exchange is not a complete surprise, I have to admit that I didn't think it would come from the shape of the cookie.

;)

Those are fighting words, you rascal.

*slaps Beestie with a soft leather glove*

Swords or pistols?

what is this then?

http://www.greatamericancookies.com/...rge/B-609a.jpg

*head explodes*

caokie?

Great job handling this exchange Choco! I think all in all it was extremely successful. Thanks guys!

Hear, hear! All hail Choco - Queen of the Cellar Cookie Exchange!

Yeah! It was fun and I would definitely do it again.

It's YUMMY! :frog:

::bow, bow:: I have enjoyed my tenure as Cellar Cookie Boss! It was a lot of fun, and very yummy. The Cellar sure has some master bakers in residence. I just wish I had taken more pictures before eating all the cookies. :o

LJ/Choco, thanks for the info. I was getting a little paranoid.

Yes, most excellent job, cookie nazi!! ;)

Anybody wanna try this with pies?

Choco, you didn't handle the UK end of the cookie exchange, but kudos to you for the organising you did. And further apols to Limey for having a breakdown in the middle which meant no photo documentation.

Pies? Oh yes! But I can only send them in the UK, for refrigeration reasons. And UK Dwellars know what kinda pies we eat here anyway. What a shame. I'd love to send & receive region-specific pies. Region, not country of course, because we're smaller than many States...

Steak & Kidney, Scotch Pies, Cornish Pasties etc. You get a lot of pie in a small place if you're cut off by water.

I don't know how to make a pie that would survive shipping... although I'm open to suggestions... and trading food in general.

I'm in for a food exchange, too. I missed teh cookie one.

We could do non-cookie things like lemon bars and scones and stuff. Anybody up for a random shipping-friendly baked goods exchange?

Another good option would be cured meats.

Hmm.... I've got corned beef and cabbage in the crock pot if anyone wants to swing by...

Melton Mowbray pork pies would survive shipping lol.

Pork pie? You have to be high to eat that right?

High...or at any picnic or party with buffet food.


I had one this evenin, as it happens...'twas rather nice.

Yeah, yeah... pictures or it never happened.

Bah! my camera has gone on strike.

must be fuckin french

good....

I'm HONGRY

Savory pies are delicious. It's gotta be the massive amounts of fat.

Just getting an edible batch of cookies out the door was a herculean task for the likes of me.

Pies? [\head explodes]

Yes, but to be fair, you did go above and beyond... dipping in chocolate and everything.

I think the assorted/mystery baked good is a great idea, Perry.

What about, like, not-baked things? I'm kinda not so good with the baking of things. At all. I'm trying to think of what food I would be able to send instead--is it cheating if it's regional, but I don't prepare it myself? Like if I sent my favorite brand of local salsa?

Why not? Might even end up spurring a bit of demand for a regional product...

They will survive the coming apocalypse.

Hmmm....wonder if cockroaches eat pastry?

What else would they eat at the end of the world?

not our rotting corpses because we would all be charred into the ether....maybe twinkies and hot pockets.

I saw Hot Pockets in the HUGE Asda supermarket in Milton Keynes.
It amused me no end,
My telling of the Jim Gaffigan skit fell flatter than Wile E Coyote being run over by a van though. Shame.

I still grinned all the way home singing, "Hot Pockets! Hot Pockets!" Wish I'da bought me some...

dead pockets

I love Jim Gaffigan.....he never feels good about eating those Hot Pockets, does he?

He likes them lava hot on the ends and frozen in the middle...ahhhhh....

Directions: Remove Hot Pocket from box and place directly in toilet.

caliente pocket

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