blue artichoke

OK, folks, we started with 21 cookie recipes and have whittled the competition down to the Sweet Seven: batches #1, 4, 7, 8B, 10, 17 & 20. Batch #9, though a favorite, was disqualified for testing positive for a special ingredient (molasses), so will compete in Ultimate Snackdown Chocolate Chip Cookie Category 3 (Special Ingredients). Recipe #14 will also compete in Category 3, as it has a basic cookie recipe (which failed to qualify in Category 1) with several variations that will be put to the test in Category 3.

I'm planning to make all Sweet Seven recipes at once, for an equal and fair comparison. When that will be is still to be determined. When do I have a big block of time with nothing better to do?

We here at the Ultimate Snackdown show no mercy to losers. All recipes that failed to qualify have been deleted from the JumpDrive, purged from the recycle bin and all paper copies have been shredded. Failure is final.

Dinner tonight: chocolate chip pancakes, cheesy eggs and fake sausage. Breakfast is the new dinner.