Store bought cookies for cookie exchange?

[Anonymous]

I can tell that some of you germaphobes have never worked in a commercial kitchen!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There’s a lot of low effort cookies that people like…cake pops or balls made with cake mix, buckeyes, that kind of thing. Just make something like that.

+1 really no excuse to buy gross grocery store cookies for this. If for some reason I can’t bake, I’d at least get good cookies from a bakery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can tell that some of you germaphobes have never worked in a commercial kitchen!

Do they often employ children?

[Anonymous]

Ha!

The woman on our block who fancies herself as the queen bee of... everything.... always gifted these insanely good chocolate dipped biscotti cookies that people raved about. She talked about the proper method to chill the dough, the ultra low melting temp on her Wolf Range, etc.

Three Christmases ago I caught her walking out of the Starbucks on RT 1 in N Old Town with bags and bags of Biscotti. She about crapped her pants when she looked up and saw me smiling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ha!

The woman on our block who fancies herself as the queen bee of... everything.... always gifted these insanely good chocolate dipped biscotti cookies that people raved about. She talked about the proper method to chill the dough, the ultra low melting temp on her Wolf Range, etc.

Three Christmases ago I caught her walking out of the Starbucks on RT 1 in N Old Town with bags and bags of Biscotti. She about crapped her pants when she looked up and saw me smiling.

And then everyone applauded. The Starbucks biscotti are terrible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ha!

The woman on our block who fancies herself as the queen bee of... everything.... always gifted these insanely good chocolate dipped biscotti cookies that people raved about. She talked about the proper method to chill the dough, the ultra low melting temp on her Wolf Range, etc.

Three Christmases ago I caught her walking out of the Starbucks on RT 1 in N Old Town with bags and bags of Biscotti. She about crapped her pants when she looked up and saw me smiling.

And then everyone applauded. The Starbucks biscotti are terrible.

I disagree. They are quite good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s so gross to bring store bought cookies. I don’t even waste calories on those things. They taste awful.

One of my very nice coworkers only brings something store bought like that to the work potluck. She was so upset that not one person tried her pie last time. I didn’t have the heart to tell her it’s because it wasn’t homemade. No one wants that junk! I will eat Costco treats but won’t even try any others, especially not something from Giant.

Meanwhile every other thread on DCUM for years says people won't touch food made in people's homes because people have gross homes with cats and who knows what. So which is it?

There are some people on DCUM that never eat anything except what they prepare in their autoclaves.

[Anonymous]

What is the purpose of a cookie exchange? It seems so antiquated. The only person who I know that participates in one is my 80. year old MIL. I don’t even know what this is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is the purpose of a cookie exchange? It seems so antiquated. The only person who I know that participates in one is my 80. year old MIL. I don’t even know what this is.

It is self explanatory. Don't be daft.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why so rigid about this? A neighborhood cookie exchange is a social event. If you're doing this through a meet-up with a purpose to share homebaked goods and rules that's one thing, but this is just a gathering. Food Network isn't filming you guys. Just throw them away or don't take them, or...you know, chill out and don't make a big deal about it. How are you obligated at all to put out cookies you don't want to put out? Just...dont!

Also, I personally get a major ick eating others' homebaked cookies. The majority are not good and some have questionable hygiene. But to each their own. I'd still go and enjoy the spectacle and be polite and take them....I just almost never actually eat these things.

Maybe the people who want to actually spend some time on their cookies should have a separate exchange from the germophobes who prefer cookies that taste like cardboard and are "just there to socialize." Also, there's tons of mouse droppings, etc. in commercially produced cookies, don't kid yourself that you are getting a sterile product.

[Anonymous]

At least she’s honest about it, no rules against it. It’s not a big deal. The primary aspect of this is the social part which in my opinion is what a cookie exchange is about. I think the cookies are secondary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ha!

The woman on our block who fancies herself as the queen bee of... everything.... always gifted these insanely good chocolate dipped biscotti cookies that people raved about. She talked about the proper method to chill the dough, the ultra low melting temp on her Wolf Range, etc.

Three Christmases ago I caught her walking out of the Starbucks on RT 1 in N Old Town with bags and bags of Biscotti. She about crapped her pants when she looked up and saw me smiling.

And then everyone applauded. The Starbucks biscotti are terrible.

+1 people were just being fake nice. These don't remotely look or taste homemade.

[Anonymous]

I'd rather have store bought cookies as hopefully the kitchen is cleaner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why so rigid about this? A neighborhood cookie exchange is a social event. If you're doing this through a meet-up with a purpose to share homebaked goods and rules that's one thing, but this is just a gathering. Food Network isn't filming you guys. Just throw them away or don't take them, or...you know, chill out and don't make a big deal about it. How are you obligated at all to put out cookies you don't want to put out? Just...dont!

Also, I personally get a major ick eating others' homebaked cookies. The majority are not good and some have questionable hygiene. But to each their own. I'd still go and enjoy the spectacle and be polite and take them....I just almost never actually eat these things.

Maybe the people who want to actually spend some time on their cookies should have a separate exchange from the germophobes who prefer cookies that taste like cardboard and are "just there to socialize." Also, there's tons of mouse droppings, etc. in commercially produced cookies, don't kid yourself that you are getting a sterile product.

I think this naturally happens. If you know your friends hate baking and are going to bring cardboard they aren't going to get invited. Everybody doesn't get invited to everything as they say.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd rather have store bought cookies as hopefully the kitchen is cleaner.

You have never been to a cookie exchange and don't bake. Be honest.