Comments on: What Is Your Favorite Cookie?

What Is Your Favorite Cookie?

netbros — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:31:40 -0800

The 50 Best Cookie Recipes on the Internet -- for me, the best food on the planet is an oatmeal raisin cookie. My palate just goes ooohhh! Everything else just fills the hole. For many, it's the good ol' chocolate chip. There's bound to be some cookie gourmet's in the MeFi universe. So tell us, what is your favorite cookie?

By: o0o0o

o0o0o — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:59:51 -0800

I'm sure I'm not the only one that finds it disturbing that there's no privacy policy describing how these cookies will be used.

By: ericb

ericb — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:11:35 -0800

What, no Neiman Marcus or Mrs. Fields Cookie Recipes?^*

By: jeremias

jeremias — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:21:48 -0800

I made these Chocolate Oatmeal w/chocolate chip cookie last month and they've been a huge hit in the family, apparently this is Cooks Illustrated's recipe based on the infamous Mrs' Fields/Neiman Marcus urban myth about the $250 cookie recipe (worth reading if you have no idea what I'm talking about). Anyway, the updated recipe is here, but basically the improvements are to "replace flour with ground oats" and mix melted chocolate into the dough. I doubt they were ever secrets, but the result is pretty damn good.

By: jeremias

jeremias — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:22:53 -0800

^^^ whoa, that was weird.

By: mr_crash_davis

mr_crash_davis — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:25:03 -0800

I like to make chocolate-chip cookie dough and then not bake it - just eat the raw dough.

By: parmanparman

parmanparman — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:27:19 -0800

I can't eat chocolate or raisins and I am desperately looking for a good cookie recipe that isn't some dry, mealy peanut butter concoction.

By: jammy

jammy — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:29:38 -0800

mmm... sour cream softies mmm... joe froggers mmm... ginger snaps

By: loquacious

loquacious — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:35:26 -0800

Worm cookies. Yes, with real earthworms.

By: BitterOldPunk

BitterOldPunk — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:37:24 -0800

Obligatory link to bacon chocolate chip cookies with maple cinnamon glaze.

By: lumensimus

lumensimus — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:38:23 -0800

Metafilter: Everything else just fills the hole.

By: loquacious

loquacious — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:39:20 -0800

Obligatory link to bacon chocolate chip cookies with maple cinnamon glaze. *heart asplodes*

By: loquacious

loquacious — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:40:14 -0800

Also: PUT THE COOKIE INTO YOUR EATING HOLE!

By: idiotfactory

idiotfactory — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:41:23 -0800

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By: bwilms

bwilms — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:41:43 -0800

I'm a fan of the Grundle Chip Cookie, myself (just made a batch).

By: srboisvert

srboisvert — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:05:56 -0800

I can't eat chocolate or raisins and I am desperately looking for a good cookie recipe that isn't some dry, mealy peanut butter concoction. Try some anzac cookies. They're a bit dry but somehow compelling.

By: Countess Elena

Countess Elena — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:26:20 -0800

parmanparman, you should try these pumpkin cookies, with the icing or without -- not really the season for pumpkin, of course, but canned pumpkin is always hanging around in the baking aisle. I love this recipe; I dial up the clove content a little.

By: Tube

Tube — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:32:45 -0800

I like to make chocolate-chip cookie dough and then not bake it - just eat the raw dough. Totally. I wash mine down with melted ice cream.

By: killy willy

killy willy — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:07:58 -0800

sour cream softies: yield: 1 servings. sounds about right.

By: Malor

Malor — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:10:45 -0800

I just had oatmeal cookies with orange and cranberry in them, bought them at the health food store. That's some goooood stuff.

By: blithely

blithely — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:27:00 -0800

This probably has to be the best Chocolate Chip cookie recipe I've come across: The Chewy. I'm quite partial to cranberry white chocolate cookies. Mmmmm.

By: jammy

jammy — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:30:26 -0800

ha! i never noticed that, killy willy let's see, i think the last time i made sour cream softies with that recipe it produced about 3 dozen cookies, give or take - but, yah, since they usually all get eaten in the first day, "1 servings" is pretty accurate omm nom nom nom!

By: Jakey

Jakey — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:56:35 -0800

A mean* chocolate chip cookie recipe *(arithmetic mean)

By: bluesky43

bluesky43 — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:00:08 -0800

mmmmm, love cookies! One of my current favorites: homemade oreo cookies

By: Lucinda

Lucinda — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:22:00 -0800

Self-link to my favorite cookie recipe. I need to make these more often.

By: nadawi

nadawi — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:26:32 -0800

this might be good for you, parmanparman - my favorite recipe is nestle toll house. now, i realize those are chocolate chip cookies - but they're just as good (if not better) with no chips added. i usually make the dough with no chips and then separate it into a bunch of different bowls and mix in whatever seems good that day. anything from the different flavored chips (chocolate, reeses, mint...) to nuts to dried fruit. to improve the recipe add double or triple the vanilla and at the end of mixing, right before you scoop out your cookies, add a splash of milk. also, to finished cookies, put a slice of white bread in with them. it'll keep things moist.

By: peep

peep — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:52:58 -0800

Hey parmanparman, try these but sub butterscotch or peanut butter chips for the chocolate. They are bar cookies. Also, never use nuts. Gag.

By: jeblis

jeblis — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:22:20 -0800

I made the fake "Needless Markups" recipe in college. Meh...

By: Greg Nog

Greg Nog — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:57:44 -0800

Whoa, those homemade Oreos look key. Unlike those homemade "Samoas", which look like your grandmother was trying to teach you that Cookies Should Not Look Appealing, Dear.

By: bjgeiger

bjgeiger — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:28:27 -0800

Self link. I do not care for fruitcake but these cookies are very good. Holiday Fruit Drops

By: skyper

skyper — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:14:07 -0800

Seconding Jeremias's substitution of ground oats for (half?) the flour; then I recommend adding capuccino chips alongside the chocolate chips and either marshmallow bits or use the smallest mallows you can find. Their combination with the oaty flavor is heavenly.

By: Slithy_Tove

Slithy_Tove — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:16:09 -0800

These are the best cookies I know: Sand Tarts. [self-link] Do not include sand, and are not tart-like. They require some effort, and the use of a pastry cloth and rolling pin cover. But they're worth it. I have tried many cookie recipes, and discarded most. The ones here are the ones I thought good enough to make again and again. Oh, yeah, and I'm shocked that the '50 Best' list doesn't include Pecan Tassies.

By: QuestionableSwami

QuestionableSwami — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:23:43 -0800

For my money, the best are salty oat cookies.

By: Fupped Duck

Fupped Duck — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:11:13 -0800

baking degrades perfectly delicious cookie dough

By: BrotherCaine

BrotherCaine — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:49:35 -0800

Walnut meringue cookies. Shortbread-like base, layer of currant jelly, and meringue with walnuts folded in on top.

By: Metroid Baby

Metroid Baby — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:51:18 -0800

Andes Mint cookies have always been my most popular cookie. This recipe is similar to mine, but not identical. Seven-Layer Bars and Oatmeal Scotchies are really common recipes, I know, but I still love them. Silver Palate's Molasses Cookies are also fantastic.

By: rmless

rmless — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:10:14 -0800

I'm usually a fan of snickerdoodles or chocolate chunk, but I recently made some cookies with dried cranberries and pistachios that flew off the plate so fast I only got 2.

By: sugarfish

sugarfish — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:16:15 -0800

I made these as part of my Christmas cookies last year and they were very well received. It's a nice drop cookie base, too -- you can add stuff other than the peppermint bark.

By: miss-lapin

miss-lapin — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:09:55 -0800

I'm fond of these printer spice cookies, which a friend baked and brought to a party. The recipe is from 1752! They are easy to make and very popular, so I always have a plate on hand for entertaining....although it is difficult for me to resist devouring them myself.

By: adamwolf

adamwolf — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:54:07 -0800

Already posted the best oatmeal chocolate chip cookies ever.

By: obiwanwasabi

obiwanwasabi — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:25:36 -0800

Try some anzac cookies. Cookies? COOKIES? They're BISCUITS. ANZAC BISCUITS! Anyway, my missus made these two recipes from Ultimate Recipe Showdown, and they were fantastic. I mean seriously, seriously good. Just wow. Exotic Spice Cookies with Ginger, Cardamom and Rose Water Radical Rob's Chocolate Chip Cookies