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Old 03-09-2009, 09:02 PM   #121
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OK, which one of you is the cookie Nazi?
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Old 03-09-2009, 09:05 PM   #122
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*raises hand*

Actually, no I'm not. I just like things to be proper. And named accordingly.
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Old 03-09-2009, 09:10 PM   #123
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Alright, I'm gonna need some sort of citation showing that cookies are supposed to be flat.
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Old 03-09-2009, 09:14 PM   #124
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From Mirian Webster online dictionary:

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1: a small flat or slightly raised cake
Note, slightly raised, not spherical....

Thought I'd dispute the 'cake' part of that definition. Biscuit is very different to cake imo.
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Old 03-09-2009, 09:16 PM   #125
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from here

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Cookies are broadly classified according to how they are formed, including at least these categories:

* Drop cookies are made from a relatively soft dough that is dropped by spoonfuls onto the baking sheet. During baking, the mounds of dough spread and flatten. Chocolate chip cookies (Toll House cookies), oatmeal (or oatmeal raisin) cookies and rock cakes are popular examples of drop cookies.

* Refrigerator cookies are made from a stiff dough that is refrigerated to become even stiffer. The dough is typically shaped into cylinders which are sliced into round cookies before baking.

* Molded cookies are also made from a stiffer dough that is molded into balls or cookie shapes by hand before baking. Snickerdoodles and peanut butter cookies are examples of molded cookies.

* Rolled cookies are made from a stiffer dough that is rolled out and cut into shapes with a cookie cutter. Gingerbread men are an example.

* Pressed cookies are made from a soft dough that is extruded from a cookie press into various decorative shapes before baking. Spritzgebäck are an example of a pressed cookie.

* Bar cookies consist of batter or other ingredients that are poured or pressed into a pan (sometimes in multiple layers), and cut into cookie-sized pieces after baking. Brownies are an example of a batter-type bar cookie, while Rice Krispie treats are a bar cookie that doesn't require baking, perhaps similar to a cereal bar. In British English, bar cookies are known as "tray bakes".

* Sandwich cookies are rolled or pressed cookies that are assembled as a sandwich with a sweet filling. Fillings may be with marshmallow, jam, or icing. The Oreo cookie, made of two chocolate cookies with a vanilla icing filling is an example.

* Fried cookies including traditional cookies such as the krusczyki, rosettes and fattigmann as well as a newer American trend of deep-frying ordinary drop cookie dough.
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Old 03-09-2009, 09:16 PM   #126
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So you would agree that a small, flat cake isn't a cookie?
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Old 03-09-2009, 09:20 PM   #127
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If it's a cake it's a cake, if it's a cookie it's a cookie.
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Old 03-09-2009, 10:07 PM   #128
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BTW, Dana, I almost bought a package of Digestives...I saw them at the World Market Cost Plus store.
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Old 03-09-2009, 10:33 PM   #129
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Oh I love digestives. They're full of crumbly goodness.
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Old 03-10-2009, 12:08 AM   #130
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Russian Tea Cookies are in shape of balls. They are indeed cookies.
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Old 03-10-2009, 02:47 AM   #131
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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.

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Old 03-10-2009, 03:12 AM   #132
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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.

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Swords or pistols?
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Old 03-10-2009, 04:04 AM   #133
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If it's a cake it's a cake, if it's a cookie it's a cookie.
what is this then?

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Old 03-10-2009, 04:43 AM   #134
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Old 03-10-2009, 09:06 PM   #135
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