Minor Disagreement
Prior to getting married my husband and I thought that we knew all of the important stuff about each other. We're both Catholic, Republican and we both graduated from Texas A&M University. All of the important stuff matched up, or so we thought. The other night I made, what I thought, were the best chocolate chip cookies ever, but my husband had a different opinion. When I bake or cook something that someone doesn't like, I am happy to take the criticism as long as they tell me why they don't like it. My husband's explanation was, "they are just too fluffy." I thought to myself, "that was the point." I love big, airy and soft cookies. My husband likes cookies that are thin and crunchy. Our minor disagreement over what constitutes the perfect chocolate chip cookie made me think of the "Chocolate Chip Cookie Throw Down with Bobby Flay." On the episode Bobby makes a cookie much like the one my husband described and the opposition and WINNER made my ideal cookie. This combined with a recent post by The Foodie Bride, made me curious about people and their cookie preference. Surely the two must be linked to one's personality. For example, is it possible that a person that prefers a variety of chips or nuts in their cookie could be more adventurous in life? I think I could have something here. But I don't claim to de a psychologist or a scientist so I'll just stick with my baking. Regardless of how my husband felt about my cookies, he did take a platter to work. Best of all, one of his co-workers said they reminded her of the chocolate chips cookies her grandma used to make. There's a tally for my side! Anytime that anyone compares my cooking to their grandma's, I take it as a huge compliment. So, I consider this recipe a success, no matter what my husband says. Until I am able to find the perfect cookie to satisfy both of us, we'll just have to agree to disagree on this one.
