blue artichoke

I looked at all the cookies, three cooling racks worth, and felt ill. I had already tasted several from each batch, made careful notes and determined which ones would advance to the next round. But still I had almost five dozen cookies left. I put them into ziplock bags, labeled each bag and put the bags into a bubblewrap-lined box. I taped up the box and the nausea vanished. Out of sight, out of mind. I went on about my business, until Gentleman Caller returned home with a friend, back from a show and a few drinks, with his tooth set for some cookies. "Where are they?" "Gone. They left." I untaped the box and let GC and friend sample the cookies. When they were sated, I retapted the box and applied an address label. Early the next morning, I mailed the box to the Cookie Disposal Service, otherwise known as Red Momo.

What follows is a partial transcript of the review:

“As for me, I would have to say that 8B was my favourite. It covered all the cookie prerequisites, and while not necessarily the world's best (I think there might be better ones and I look forward to them). 9B was actually good, too. I enjoyed it, even with its crispiness. I did realise, however, that I craved different cookies throughout the day. Sometimes I wanted the less-baked and other times I wanted the crisp.

Anyway, I can also report on transportation issues. 8A was crumbs. 8B was crumbly but some major cookie-sized chunks still made it. 9A, about the same. 9B and 8C were perfectly cookie shaped. Definitely those when long-distances are in order.”
--Red Momo
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8A - Not my favorite
8B - Good but a little crunchy
8C - Too crunchy but good taste
9A - Too sweet and crumbly
9B - Nice and soft but not my favorite taste.

I think 8C was the best taste but 9B was the best as far as texture goes.

Thanks for sharing!!

-- Purple Chicken & Bacon BBQ Pizza on Thin Crust
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The consistency is very important. 9A wasn't too soft like 8A, or oily like 9B, and it also wasn't to crumby like 8B or flaky like 8C. The taste of the dough was not too rich, which is important since the chocolate chips are rich, and by god we don't want an over-bombardment of richness.

-- Blue Cheddar
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I can taste the baking soda in 8A.

-- Green Green Chili
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My favorite was batch 8A. I think with the molasses, batch 9 is a little too sweet, and I really like them chewy, so 8A is my favorite

-- Blue Peanut Butter Cup
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For the flavor, I liked the 8B, even though I prefer a crispier cookie.

-- Blue Cabbage Roll
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8B is my favorite.

-- Pink Ribeye

Big thanks to Red Momo and his tasting team.