If Obama were a cookie...
Ok, I have a little confession to make. On November 4, 2004 I made a batch of Laura Bush's Cowboy cookies and took them to work. I didn't tell anyone that the cookies had a political affiliation and, as we all know, Mrs. Bush's husband has ruled the country ever since. So, I think it's pretty obvious I have some sort of political cookie power. And in this election, I'd like to wield my power for good instead of evil.
So, I'm asking other Serious Eaters for help in coming up with an Obama cookie. Yes, I know Michelle Obama makes shortbread, but I'm looking for something a little cheeky. You know, maybe a play on black & white, hawaii, chicago, etc.
What kind of cookie would you make to support Obama? Or, to be bi-partisan, what kind of cookie is the Maverick?
I'll start. The first few ideas I had for an Obama cookie are:
- Sugar cookies with cream cheese icing, decorated with "Obama" "Change" and "Hope"
- Black & White cookies
- Whoopie pies
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28 Comments:
Fudgy Chocolate Cookies with White Chocolate Chips and Coconut. No nuts, please - reserve those for the Republican cookies..On January 21.
therealchiffonade at 11:34AM on 10/28/08
I'd probably remove the race affiliation as it could be taken wrong, but I can see that it's too easy a baking idea to ignore. :)
Donkey...I can't help you there, except that I think of animal crackers.
You know...I just thought of it. Big Island Candies makes shortbread cookies that are awesome. Ooh, as a kid I loved going to Kauai and getting macadamia nut cookies from Tip Top Motel Cafe too. Anyway, umm well...ironically...a big seller at Big Island Candies is their rectangular shortbread cookie that is half dipped diagonally in dark chocolate or their chocolate macadamia nut (or Kona coffee) cookies diagonally dipped in white chocolate. :P
I guess there's always shortbread (or whatever) cookies with preserved, unsweetened pineapple chunks and whatever Chicago is famous for. When I think of Chicago, I think of deep dish pizza and the mob, much like people just think of Hawaii as coconuts, pineapples, coffee, and macadamia nuts.
Cassaendra at 12:33PM on 10/28/08
I would say one of those all-American chocolate chip cookie recipes with stiff coffee as one of the ingredients for 'kick'--Kenyan coffee of course!
HeartofGlass at 1:42PM on 10/28/08
I dunno what cookie would best represent Obama or any of the candidates. All I'm sure of is that all those #@$* cookies are stale. Bah.
Kiwords at 2:16PM on 10/28/08
Bah humbug?
LizNYC at 2:39PM on 10/28/08
Mocha chocolate chip
BITTER at 3:43PM on 10/28/08
Obamanana- cuz it sounds cute. Like a banana bread cookie. With macadamias, maybe.
Kerosena at 4:18PM on 10/28/08
If he were a cookie I'd step on him :D
Mom24Babes at 5:05PM on 10/28/08
Something organic, gluten free, or low carb. With some arugula?
McCain would be short bread or gingersnaps, something kind of old fashioned.
ag3208 at 5:22PM on 10/28/08
Okay, sadly, I'm about to get all sentimental, but oh, well, here goes:
Obama has inspired a great deal of hope in me, and I have to say that a chocolate chip cookie does the same. I bake like a fiend, making French tarts with fig cream, white-peach/black raspberry pies with a splash of rosewater, and multi-layer cakes with homemade lemon curd, but a good chocolate chip cookie is something that brings me indescribable joy. I'm hoping that an Obama presidency will not only turn this country around from the (sorry, Dubya-supporters!) infernal mess of the last eight years, but also help to truly start liberating us from the curse of racism that's plagued us since the nation's early days.
So, yes, the humble chocolate chip cookie - a perfect confection that never ceases to bring me delight.
La Divina at 6:04PM on 10/28/08
I'm thinking oatmeal chocolate chip. tastes good, is good for you (well, as good as cookies get)
AliceBlue at 7:01PM on 10/28/08
Butterscotch chip in oatmeal batter-- because that's my favorite. :)
smile at 7:46PM on 10/28/08
No question--it's the black and white! :-)
Curlz at 8:07PM on 10/28/08
It doesn't matter. You'd only get a bite and the rest would be taken away and redistributed to someone else.
yankeesgal at 8:43PM on 10/28/08
Chocolate chip oatmeal with nuts, cinnamon, and coconut. He's some of everything.
beth1 at 9:12PM on 10/28/08
yankeesgal - LOL...
I was thinking that if he were a cookie, there'd be a U.S. federal Department of Cookie Distribution Oversight requiring that you received the same lousy government-baked-and approved cookie as everyone else, regardless of need, tastes or interest. The single recipe would be created by committee (all appointees, dontcha know, and only after years of bickering, lobbying and endless polling which ultimately would mean nothing), with ingredients "paid" for with tax dollars, but which were actually confiscated from farmers "for the common good", and then baked by labor unions and shipped through distribution centers to citizens capable of baking their own danged cookies all along, thanks very much.
moibec at 9:46PM on 10/28/08
"Barackolate Chip" with toffee chips, macadamia nuts and coconut or "Obamocha Almond Fudge Cheescake Brownie Bars" with chocolate chips, cappuccino cheesecake topped with ganache and crushed macadamia nuts.
cookie95 at 12:46PM on 10/29/08
It would be a complex cookie with smooth chocolate on the outside, made up of many quality ingredients, but when you bit into it, you'd find phoney baloney on the inside.
PerkyMac at 12:51PM on 10/29/08
@beth1 - You just described Laura Bush's Cowboy Cookies, the ones that won the last election! :)
LizNYC at 1:46PM on 10/29/08
AliceBlue's oatmeal chocolate chip gets my vote -- and so does Obama!
CookiePie at 1:57PM on 10/29/08
He would be friends with the cookie monster and the deny knowing him.
NYBITECLUB at 2:46PM on 10/29/08
First of all, I love cookie95's idea of "Barackolate chip" cookies. So cute.
I have a question though, were the Laura Bush cookies from last election her recipe? Or were they inspired the same way you're asking us to come with Obama cookie recipes? If they were her recipe, I think our random ideas are sort of irrelevant.
Hillary
Chew on That
P.S. In case you didn't know, Obama already IS a cookie :)
Chew on That at 2:53PM on 10/29/08
The Laura Bush cookies were actually her recipe, from the white house website. But I think in a hopeful election, an inspired recipe is called for.
Plus, I just wasn't all that psyched about Michelle's shortbread. Sorry Michelle!
LizNYC at 6:22PM on 10/29/08
yankeesgal & moibec, you two are officially my heroes for the day. =)
kfarrel3 at 7:00PM on 10/29/08
Chocolate with espresso & macadamia nuts. I'd rather use chocolate chip cookie dough, but I'm not sure how the espresso would taste.
NuJoi at 8:29AM on 10/30/08
Hmm. Something seemingly a bit wholesome that people like--though not everyone. It has to be tasty, but not too much in your face and not an impersonator of some other cookie. Multifaceted and complex, some will question the cookie as to whether or not it should be digested--and perhaps made again sometime in the near future.
That being said, I say oatmeal raisin cookies. A bit of wholesome oats, but with raisins that not everyone will like. Tasty, and more original then its impersonator--the oatmeal chocolate chip cookie(only for those who can't stomach the raisins). For that reason, some people question whether or not the raisins are worth giving a chance.
My thought? Give that oatmeal raisin cookie a shot! Is it worth it? Can't hurt to try it! It'll surely taste much better than some other foods you've had in the past...
luswim06 at 9:27AM on 10/30/08
@luswim06 - What a well thought out response! I love it. I am totally giving the oatmeal raisin cookie a shot.
LizNYC at 10:55AM on 10/30/08
Haha, thanks Liz...I'm giving that oatmeal raisin cookie a shot too :)
luswim06 at 2:24PM on 10/30/08