I’m elbow-deep in mixing bowls and shortening, trying hard to get my holiday baking done. Sidetracked by a ill-advised stay back east with family and a dreadful journey home, I’m also suffering from a very bad case of bronchitis, which my doctor says is borderline pneumonia.
Ah, the holidays!
Anyway, I was busy screwing up the gingerbread when The Poo asked me for her favorite cookies.
“Mommy, can we make cookie-dough cookies?” she asked, dragging her chair over to the counter.
I already destroyed the kitchen, so I told her yes, we could. By the way, she was asking me to make chocolate-chip cookies. She much prefers the batter to the actual baked result, but I’m always willing to eat her leftovers.
We finished up, and I decided to go ahead and make cookies for my husband, which he asked for rather piteously the night before. I haven’t baked in awhile, and I hardly ever make oatmeal-raisin cookies, which he loves.
Because, you see, The Poo and I don’t really care for oatmeal cookies.
I was spreading the oatmeal batter in a 9-x13-inch pan when it occurred to me that it was a real pain to work with. Sticky and hard to manage, I finally resorted to using my hands to distribute it easily. And 30 minutes to bake! The chocolate-chip bars only take 20.
That’s when it occurred to me that there are two kinds of people in the world - oatmeal and chocolate-chip.
Me and The Poo? Totally chocolate-chip. Fluffy, soft and full of sweet, melted chocolately goodness, not to mention low-maintenance.
My husband? Salty and chewy, difficult to manage, a little on the fussy side. And the raisins get caught in your teeth.
But you know what happens when you put oatmeal-raisin and chocolate-chip together? You get the most divine combination of sweet and salty, chewy and soft, a symphony of tastes designed to make you swoon.
Just like my family.
So what are you? Raisin? Chocolate? Peanut butter? Gingerbread?
by A.L. Hatch
[tags]kids, children, parents, cooking, cookies, recipes, preferences, personalities, combinations[/tags]
Photo graciously provided by blmurch, through a Creative Commons license, some rights reserved
8 responses so far ↓
All Adither // Dec 11, 2007 at 8:28 am
You’re a saint. All those cookies. While sick. Yikes.
Leeanthro // Dec 11, 2007 at 9:27 am
I haven’t met a cookie I didn’t love!
My favorite is chocolate chip right out of the oven and a little underbaked.
My husband loves oatmeal raisin because (falsely) thinks they are healthier. But he will eat ANY cookie as well.
My daughter loves making them, especially making them for someone else. Any kind. And since she doesn’t get a lot of sweets, she will eat any type. I don’t think she has a favorite yet.
Stu Mark // Dec 11, 2007 at 9:34 am
I can’t get my cookies to stop burning on the bottom. Any hints?
Megin Hatch // Dec 11, 2007 at 12:28 pm
Stu- turn the temp down and raise your rack
My all time fav. is oatmeal chocolate chip. What does that mean??
Lisa Milton // Dec 11, 2007 at 4:04 pm
Oatmeal raisin, all the way baby. Love them!
{You are quite the dear for baking all those cookies…}
I also love snickerdoodles, this time of year.
flutter // Dec 11, 2007 at 9:39 pm
I am those peanut butter ones with the kisses on top
oh and also?
I am rumballs, because clearly I am a lush.
Missus T // Dec 12, 2007 at 5:06 am
I love oatmeal chocolate chip. I pick out the chocolate, and then eat the rest. I also do that with cookies n cream ice cream. yes, I pick out the cookies. I am clearly OCD with my sweets.
Kimberly // Dec 12, 2007 at 6:03 pm
How funny! I’m all about chocolate chip, but my husband likes oatmeal raisin. We both, however, adore iced sugar cookie cutouts. They’re both of our favorites around the holidays.
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