Thursday
Aug282008
Cake Poll: Oops, Make that a Cookie Poll!
Thursday, August 28, 2008 
It's that unique time of year that summer starts to fade into early fall; the skies are a piercing blue, days are getting shorter, and school's back in session. Even those who are long out of school are not impervious to the allure of this season, nostalgically recalling the excitement newness of a new school year, punctuated by freshly sharpened pencils and maybe a brand new trapper keeper. And what else goes better with back to school time than milk and cookies at the end of the day?
And so, this month our Cake Poll is not about cake, but rather cookies--and the winner will get the framed original painting, featuring Cuppie and Robot making cookies, featured above! Responses may be entered in the comments section or emailed to jessieoleson@gmail.com.
The fine print: The poll will be closed at 2 p.m PST on Thursday, September 4 (we're leaving it open for a week since we hope many of you are avoiding your computers over the holiday weekend!). As usual, the winner will be chosen at random. Entries from the US and beyond are welcome. Your info will never be shared and these questions are solely motivated by our nosy spy tendencies. Of course, if you don't win, you can always buy Cakespy artwork and gear at jessieoleson.etsy.com!
- What is your favorite type of cookie?
- Oatmeal Cookies: With raisins, or chocolate chips?
- Dunking your cookies: Deliciousness, or a soggy mess?
- Slice n' bake cookies: Guilty pleasure, or never ever?
- Jumbo bakery cookies: too much, or just enough?
- Bar cookies: are they really cookies, or a different category entirely?
- Which is better: Slightly underbaked or slightly overbaked?
- Eating cookie dough: so wrong, or so right?
The fine print: The poll will be closed at 2 p.m PST on Thursday, September 4 (we're leaving it open for a week since we hope many of you are avoiding your computers over the holiday weekend!). As usual, the winner will be chosen at random. Entries from the US and beyond are welcome. Your info will never be shared and these questions are solely motivated by our nosy spy tendencies. Of course, if you don't win, you can always buy Cakespy artwork and gear at jessieoleson.etsy.com!
Reader Comments (187)
1. Chocolate chip
2. Raisins
3. Soggy mess
4. Never ever
5. Too much
6. Different category entirely
7. Slightly overbaked
8. So right
1. Carmel cups--they are addictive
2. Chocolate chips, please
3. Delicious!
4. Only if I'm feeling lazy
5. too much, but I'll still eat it all
6. a world all their own
7. underbaked gooey goodness
8. oh, so right!
Your polls are always fun--and I want that painting!!
1. What is your favorite type of cookie? After much deliberation, I have to say chocolate chip. But only the soft, chewy kind.
Oatmeal Cookies: With raisins, or chocolate chips? Raisins. Some things are sacred.
Dunking your cookies: Deliciousness, or a soggy mess? Soggy, soggy mess!
Slice n' bake cookies: Guilty pleasure, or never ever? Never, ever EVER will.
Jumbo bakery cookies: too much, or just enough? Perfection!
Bar cookies: are they really cookies, or a different category entirely? Can we say a different category. . . of cookie? Okay, cookies.
Which is better: Slightly underbaked or slightly overbaked? No contest: slightly UNDERbaked.
Eating cookie dough: so wrong, or so right? The only way to go--better than the cookies!!
What is your favorite type of cookie? Vanilla Dreams, from the King Arthur Flour cookie cookbook. A super-crispy sugar cookie with sprinkles.
Oatmeal Cookies: With raisins, or chocolate chips? Raisins.
Dunking your cookies: Deliciousness, or a soggy mess? Ew, gross.
Slice n' bake cookies: Guilty pleasure, or never ever? Good only for getting little kids into the fun of baking. Then use as doorstops.
Jumbo bakery cookies: too much, or just enough? In theory these should be great. In reality they are treacly and should be illegal.
Bar cookies: are they really cookies, or a different category entirely? Of course they're cookies! People disparage them because they require mastery of the technique!!
Which is better: Slightly underbaked or slightly overbaked? Underbaked. Overbaked yields burn-y taste.
Eating cookie dough: so wrong, or so right? If lovin this is wrong, I don't wanna be riiiight.
1. Peanut Butter
2. Raisins
3. Deliciousness
4. Never ever
5. Just enough
6. Different category entirely
7. Slightly underbaked
8. So right
Favorite cookie? Underbaked sugar cookie or white chocolate/ macadamia nut. Or something cake-y. Or anything almond-y or with marzipan. Oh, I haven't met many cookies that I don't love!
Raisins/chocolate chips? Chocolate chips or nothing. NO CINNAMON, either, please.
Dunking? SOGGY MESS. But I must always have a glass of milk on the side to drink!
Slice n' bake cookies? How about occasionally, because I'm a busy (occasionally lazy) mom?
Jumbo bakery cookies? Perfect for sharing!
Bar cookies? Definately a cookie! If done right, they're amazing. AND size of portion can be determined at will after baking = excellent.
Slightly underbaked or slightly overbaked? OMG overbaked cookies are rancid. Underbaked with a hint of doughiness, please!
Eating cookie dough: So so so so right.
1. Monster cookies!
2. Neither! I like them plain!
3. It's a soggy mess.
4. A guilty pleasure when you are in a pinch
5. Love them! Sometimes I even share.
6. Not sure--they seem like imposters though....
7. Underbaked definitely!
8. Oh so right!
I love Cuppie!!! Thanks for the opportunity to enter!
1.Chocolate
2.Chocolate Chips (lot's of them)
3.No need to Dunk
4.Never slice and bake.
Always homemade!
5.Jumbo is O.K. with me, but the smaller they are the tastier.(I think!)
6.Bar cookies are O.K. but they need to be rich and moist.
7.Slighty underbaked
8.Always taste the dough. Have to make sure it's just right!!!
1. What is your favorite type of cookie?
Black and white cookies
2. Oatmeal Cookies: With raisins, or chocolate chips?
Chocolate chips
3. Dunking your cookies: Deliciousness, or a soggy mess?
Ewww... Soggy mess
4. Slice n' bake cookies: Guilty pleasure, or never ever?
Guilty time crunched pleasure
5. Jumbo bakery cookies: too much, or just enough?
Just enough!!
6. Bar cookies: are they really cookies, or a different category entirely?
Different category entirely
5. Which is better: Slightly underbaked or slightly overbaked?
Underbaked
6. Eating cookie dough: so wrong, or so right?
So, so right
# What is your favorite type of cookie?
2. raisins ... they make it seem healthier
3. dunking - i don't find it necessary
4. A-okay with me!
5. okay to share with a friend
6. eh, this is a tough one. fig newtons, for example, are fruit and cake!
7. UNDER-baked, please
8. so so right (see above)
What is your favorite type of cookie?
CAN'T GO WRONG WITH FRESH BAKED CHOCOLATE CHIP
Oatmeal Cookies: With raisins, or chocolate chips?
OH DEFINITELY CHOCOLATE CHIPS
Dunking your cookies: Deliciousness, or a soggy mess?
HMMM WELL FRESH BAKED COOKIES ALWAYS GET HARDENED BY THE COLD MILK... SO I BITE THE COOKIE AND ENJOY THE WARMTH, AND THEN TAKE A SWIG OF MILK TO COOL OFF
Slice n' bake cookies: Guilty pleasure, or never ever?
GUILTY PLEASURE FOR SURE
Jumbo bakery cookies: too much, or just enough?
NEVER FOUND A BAKERY COOKIE I LIKED
Bar cookies: are they really cookies, or a different category entirely?
DIFFERENT CATEGORY
Which is better: Slightly underbaked or slightly overbaked?
SLIGHTLY UNDER
Eating cookie dough: so wrong, or so right?
MMMM I LOVES ME SOME SALMONELLA - SO RIGHT!
1. What is your favorite type of cookie? Definitely Chocolate Chip
2. Oatmeal Cookies: With raisins, or chocolate chips? I really dislike raisins so bring on the chocolate
3. Dunking your cookies: Deliciousness, or a soggy mess? Only appropriate for Oreos
4. Slice n' bake cookies: Guilty pleasure, or never ever? NEVER EVER!
5. Jumbo bakery cookies: too much, or just enough? Now these would fall under "guilty pleasure."
6. Bar cookies: are they really cookies, or a different category entirely? They're bars...not cookies. A different animal entirely
7. Which is better: Slightly underbaked or slightly overbaked? I'm a chewy girl so underbake please.
8. Eating cookie dough: so wrong, or so right? Always right! No matter what.
1. Any cookie...especially light and fluffy ones...but if forced to choose...Oatmeal.
2. Either but again if forced to choose...chocolate chip.
3. Delicious!! Of course Oreos in milk is by far the best thing in this universe.
4. Never ever. Unless you're making them for others :)
5. Not enough!
6. Different category all together. Not quite a brownie (or blondie) not quite a cookie.
7. Slightly underbaked....mmm...warm and gooey.
8. So right...how can you hold yourself back. When was the last time you got sick from eating cookie dough?
1. What is your favorite type of cookie? Samoas Girl Scout Cookies - I would LOVE to find a recipe to recreate them at home!
2. Oatmeal Cookies: With raisins, or chocolate chips? Preferably none of the above, but chocolate chips if I have to choose!
3. Dunking your cookies: Deliciousness, or a soggy mess? A soggy mess
4. Slice n' bake cookies: Guilty pleasure, or never ever? Potluck Fodder! Not for home, though.
5. Jumbo bakery cookies: too much, or just enough? too much.
6. Bar cookies: are they really cookies, or a different category entirely? Different category entirely
7. Which is better: Slightly underbaked or slightly overbaked? Slightly overbaked - I like 'em crunchy!
8. Eating cookie dough: so wrong, or so right? Oh, so right!
1. Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip
2. Chocolate Chips
3. I only dunk Oreos. Nice home baked cookies don't need any help =)
4. Guilty Pleasure
5. Just Enough
6. Bar cookies I think are more like Brownies.
7. Slightly underbaked.
8. So very right.
1. Just regular old chocolate chip
2. Between the two: Chocolate chips, but I prefer plain
3. Deliciousness, if the cookie holds up
4. Guilty, yes. Pleasure, eh. Since I'm not a huge fan of sugar cookies, I tend to go for those break and bake ones instead.
5. Too much
6. Totally different
7. Overbaked. If I want to eat raw cookie dough, I'll...
8. Eat raw cookie dough! Right!
1 What is your favorite type of cookie? Snickerdoodle
2 Oatmeal Cookies: With raisins, or chocolate chips? raisins!
3 Dunking your cookies: Deliciousness, or a soggy mess? yicky (i mix mine with ice cream!)
4 Slice n' bake cookies: Guilty pleasure, or never ever? i just buy mine made (ie: oreos)
5 Jumbo bakery cookies: too much, or just enough? yum!
6 Bar cookies: are they really cookies, or a different category entirely? part brownie, part cookie = delish!
7 Which is better: Slightly underbaked or slightly overbaked? i like mine with brown edges
8 Eating cookie dough: so wrong, or so right? i like a nibble, but not too much. i'm scared of salmonela! LOL
1 snickerdoodle
2 raisins (and crasins)
3 soggy
4 i take the 5th
5 too much
6 their own party
7 under
8 so wrong!
I love your polls and your artwork is amazing!
1. Classic Chocolate Chip, crispy on the outside and gooey on the inside.. yumm
2. Have to go with C. None of the Above- why have an oatmeal cookie when you can have a chocolate chip cookie!!
3. Deeeeeeliciousness.
4. Guilty pleasure- Good to have, especially since I'm not going to be able to recreate santa hats and 4-leaf clovers inside my cookies anytime soon.
5. Can't get enough! I tried Levain Bakery in nyc and it was a whole weekend's worth of awesome.
6. I'd call them bars, or in some cases more like brownies.
7. Slightly underbaked, although a good dunking with the overbaked ones wouldn't hurt.
8. An absolutely necessary part of the clean-up process :-)
Your artworks are gorgeous!
1. Macaron, that's considered as a cookie right? If not, then white chocolate chip macadamia cookie
2. Chocolate chips
3. Deliciousness
4. Never ever
5. Too much
6. A different category
7. Slightly underbaked
8. So wrong
I could never miss out on a chance to win free cakespy art! PLus I love cookies...
1. chocolate chocolate chip with some kind of nut
2. chocolate chips, raisins are such a disappointment!
3. Dunking is definitely acceptable
4. homemade is just as easy I swear
5. just enough to eat some now and save a little for later ;-)
6. well if you wanna be picky, i guess they're different
7. Underbaked.. I love gooey soft cookies
8. So right when they are vegan cookies (no salmonella, yay!)!!
1. white chocolate macadamia
2. chocolate chips
3. depends on the type of cookie
4. never ever, I'd much rather have homemade
5. Just enough. When it comes to desserts, bigger is always better!
6. different category
7. Underbaked :)
8. So right
1. What is your favorite type of cookie? Peanut Butter
2. Oatmeal Cookies: With Raisins
3. Dunking your cookies: Deliciousness
4. Slice n' bake cookies: Never even
5. Jumbo bakery cookies: just enough
6. Bar cookies: a different category entirely
7. Which is better: Slightly underbaked
8. Eating cookie dough: so right
1. Chocolate chip, of course!
2. Oatmeal cookies: with chocolate chips, but raisins will do in a pinch
3. I don't dunk! A soggy mess.
4. Slice & Bake...You mean STORE BOUGHT? Really? NEVER!
5. Jumbo bakery cookies: The more the better, actually!
6. Bar cookies...I just call them squares, so a different category altogether.
7. Slightly underbaked - always.
8. Eating cookie dough: It's so right because it's so wrong! It's the best part of baking cookies, but you know you shouldn't be doing it!
1. Chocolate chip (with dark chocolate chips)
2. With raisons. Chocolate chips are for chocolate chip cookies.
3. Soggy mess.
4. Never ever.
5. Er, can I answer "guilty pleasure" from the choices in #4?
6. Probably really cookies.
7. UNDERBAKED! UNDERBAKED!
8. I would rather eat the raw dough, but then see #7.