Jezebel: Cookies

OMFG There's A New Girl Scout Cookie!

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:20:00 EST

Girl Scout Cookie season is nearly upon us, and this year there's a new cookie being introduced to celebrate the organization's 100th anniversary: Savannah Smiles. The "cool and crisp lemon wedge cookie" is named for Girl Scout Founder Juliette Gordon Low's home town. The flavor doesn't sound all that exciting, but the Girl Scouts have yet to lead us astray. More »

Cookie Dough: The Newest Scary Food

Cassie Murdoch — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:05:00 EST

Who among us has not turned to prepackaged cookie dough for comfort during some dark or cozy moment in our lives? It's so creamy and convenient and soothing to the soul. Sure, we know it isn't exactly good for us, but it's always seemed relatively harmless. Well, it turns out our old food friend can actually be a pretty dangerous enemy. A study has confirmed that raw Nestlé Toll House cookie dough was responsible for making 77 people sick during an E. coli outbreak in 2009. More »

Girl Scouts Exec Steals $300K, Earns Grand Larceny Badge

Erin Gloria Ryan — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:30:39 EDT

A woman in charge of helping the Girl Scouts organization manage money has stolen a non-Thin Mint from her employer, and now she's Do-Si-Do'd her way into trouble with the law. More »

Kurt Cobain's Cookie Recipe

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:15:00 EDT

While plowing through all the Nevermind 20th anniversary tributes that have been released this week, you're going to need sustenance. So there's no better time to whip up a batch of Kurt's no-bake cookies! The blog Eating The Beats has an illustrated guide to making the (non) baked goods based on a recipe found in Kurt's journals. They sound pretty tasty, and it's clear from the 1993 video above that the man was a cookie enthusiast. More »

The Girl Scout Cookies Americans Love The Most

Whitney Jefferson — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:15:00 EDT

Ah, September: The end of summer. Back to school. Cardigan weather. And we're one month away from October, when Girl Scout cookies are sold! More »

Girl Scouts Sue For Right To Sell Cookies

Anna North — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:00:00 EDT

A pair of Girl Scouts had a booming business selling cookies out of their driveway. Then a neighbor complained — and the city cracked down on them. More »

The Emotional Cost Of Girl Scout Cookies

Lane Moore — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:43:00 EST

Girl Scout Cookies are a very, very personal baked good. Name one other food that is so tied into our childhood psyche; name one other food about which we obsess primarily due to its exclusivity. You can't. I just tried to think of how I could get my hands on some Samoas (my personal favorite) if I really needed to and I came up blank. There will be no Samoas for me. Which only makes me want them more. More »

Girl-Scout Cookies On Endangered Confections List

Sadie Stein — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:35:00 EST

Girl Scouts are pinching pennies by cutting cookie varieties. Don't worry, the Thin Mint is safe. More »

Sarah Palin Defends Innocent Cookies From Alleged Liberal Onslaught

Anna North — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:20:00 EST

Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck are positioning themselves against the anti-junk-food zealotry of people like MeMe Roth. Does that mean every time I eat a cookie I'm supporting the Tea Party? More »

UK County's "Gingerbread People" to Become "Gingerbread Men" Again

Lauri Apple — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:40:55 EST

The county council of Lancashire has decreed that "gingerbread people" was too PC, so it's back to "men" at a local primary school. Take that, political correctness! "They were clearly men—they were not wearing skirts," said one official. More »

Glee Cookies Sound Delicious

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:17:00 EDT

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Sue Sylvester would undoubtedly appreciate a batch of these adorable Glee cookies — she could literally bite the kids' heads off! Check out the recipe here. More »

The Dunk Mug: Fewer Dishes, More Cookies

Hortense Smith — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:15:00 EDT

Some of us are Team Cake, and some of us are Team Pie, but perhaps all of us can find a common ground and hop aboard the Team Dunk Mug bandwagon. Cookies! In the mug! It's brilliant! [InventorSpot] More »

Debunking The Gazillion-Dollar Designer Cookie Recipe

Sadie Stein — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:49:00 EDT

You may have heard the story before: woman goes to Neiman-Marcus/Mrs. Fields, orders cookie, loves cookie, requests recipe, is told it's "two-fifty" and is shocked to get a credit-card statement for $250. For revenge, she shares with the world: More »

Why Girl Scouts Stubbornly Refuse To Sell Cookies In Stores

Anna North — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:35:00 EDT

After we wrote about their logo redesign, a representative from the Girl Scouts got in touch to talk about how the organization has changed since its lanyard-and-merit-badge days — and why they'll never sell cookies in stores. More »

Stop Callin, Stop Callin, I Just Ate My Phone In The Store

Hortense Smith — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:50:00 EDT

Can't decide if you're Team Cake or Team Pie? Perhaps you should avoid the battle altogether and consider pledging your loyalties to Team iPhone cookie, instead. (Not really. You should be Team Cake, of course.) [InventorSpot] More »

Girl Scout Leader Caught With Hand In Cookie Jar

Margaret Hartmann — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:20:00 EST

A Minnesota Girl Scouts troop leader allegedly stole about $8,200 raised by cookie sales to buy sports equipment for her daughters and play blackjack. She says she stole the money to pay family bills because she's unemployed. [MPR] More »

Love Don't Cost A Thing: Valentine's Day At Dean & Deluca

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:00:00 EST

How do I love thee? Let me get my wallet and count the ways. I mean, bills. Shopping at Dean & Deluca is all about the Hamiltons. Still: Let's drool over rich chocolate, melt-in-your-mouth cupcakes and mothertrucking goat cheese. More »

"Thank U Berry Munch" For New Girl Scout Cookies

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:30:00 EST

On Friday, Girl Scouts across the country started taking orders for cookies, including Thank U Berry Munch, a new cookie filled with cranberries and white fudge chips. Check when your local troop is selling here. [Girl Scout Cookies, Paris News] More »

Harry & David's Merry, Mouth-Watering Christmas With A Crunch

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:40:00 EST

The fruit in the Harry & David catalog may not appeal to you, but what about cookies? Cheesecake? Peppermint bark!?!?! Ugh. So hungry right now. More »

Stick A Fork Your Face In It

Anna Holmes — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:40:00 EST

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National Cookie Day. Read that again: National. Cookie. Day. In honor: A photo of our favorite cookie-loving children's character, the better to inspire the posting of cookie pictures in the comments. (A request: Peanut Blossoms!) See you Monday. [The Nibble] More »

Wal-Mart Sells Knock Off Girl Scout Cookies

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:20:00 EDT

Wal-Mart is selling imitations of Thin Mints and Tagalongs, the Girl Scouts' two best selling cookies, in test markets at discounted prices. Though the "real" cookies are pricer, they make up most of the organization's income. [Authentic Organizations, Image via] More »

How To Bake Cookies In Your Car

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:20:00 EDT

What's better on a swelteringly hot day than warm, gooey chocolate chip cookies? With this recipe you can bake a batch of cookies on your dashboard in just three hours. [Baking Bites via Buzzfeed] More »

"I Learned Color Doesn't Matter, And The Senate Is Really Important"

Katy Kelleher — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:20:00 EDT

A Girl Scout troop from Louisiana took a day trip to listen in on Sotomayor's confirmation hearing, financed by the sales of their famous cookies. "This is history," said troop leader Virginia Castle. "We are sitting in on history." [DoubleX] More »

"Cookie Pushers" Flout Girl Scout Honor Code

Sadie Stein — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:20:00 EST

The dirty little secret of the Girl Scouts? Of the 200 million boxes of cookies sold annually, many are actually being pushed by aggressive parents! More »

Chika Shimada: Rice Dream

Anna Holmes — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:50:00 EST

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Emotional Eating

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:40:00 EST

A new study by Dr. David Vanata, associate professor at Ashland University asked 240 young adults to look at a list of 62 foods and rank each on happiness, excitability, pleasantness, and comfort. The top-ranked foods for emotional response, combining all four categories, are ice cream, chocolate, and cookies. The lowest-ranked are avocado, tofu, and soy. No word on where Tofutti Cuties sit on the scale of happiness vs. disgust. [WebMD] More »

Awesome Human Being: Kathreya From Big Brother UK 9

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:00:00 EDT

I've never been one to watch Big Brother, and certainly not any of the versions from other countries, but today I met Kathreya, a housemate in the current season of Big Brother UK 9. Between her love of cookies, her fashion sense and her general, giddy ridiculousness, she's like a living cartoon character. I could watch this woman all day and night. Truly wonderful casting. Oh, and when I said her "love of cookies," I mean she really loves them. (She simulates an orgasm when talking about them.) Try watching this and not get the urge to scream, "Cookies!" at people. More »

Worrying About Death Makes You Eat Cookies

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:00:00 EDT

According to a story in New Scientist, a study has found that thoughts of death make us eat more cookies. Naomi Mandel at Arizona State University, and Dirk Smeesters at Erasmus University in Rotterdam asked 746 students to write essays on one of two topics: their death or a visit to the dentist. The participants also filled out a questionnaire designed to gauge their level of self-esteem. Cookies were made available. The subjects with low self-esteem who wrote about death ate more cookies. Apparently consuming is a distraction (or salve?) for thoughts of death. "When you indulge in shopping or eating, it helps you forget yourself," says Smeesters. Surely right now you are thinking: Duh. More »

Bittersweet

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 19 May 2008 10:45:00 EDT

A truck loaded with 14 tons of Double-Stuff Oreos overturned this morning on Interstate 80 near Morris, Illinois. The driver fell asleep at the wheel and slammed into the median, sending cookies all over the highway. Two lanes of traffic remain closed as authorities clean up the spill. The job would probably go a lot faster if they had some help. Any volunteers? [AP] More »

Just Desserts

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:30:00 EDT

We aren't the types who think that desserts are "sinful," but the recipes on Porn Bread kinda are. It's a site that gives DIY instructions on how to make sexed-up treats like Dirty Sanchez cookies, Viagra cupcakes, penis pretzels, "Jiggly Gelatin Boobs", Kama Sutra gingerbread cookies, and much more. [Porn Bread] More »

Cookie Monster

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:45:00 EST

An unknown couple paid for Girl Scout cookies with a fake $100 bill, reports USA Today. When the Scouts asked why it looked strange, the couple told them it had been washed. The girls gave the pair of con artists $93.50 in change after the purchase, and the exchange eradicated the Scouts' earnings that day. A local resident ended up donating $100 to the troop, but is there a patch for "Feeling Stabby"? [USA Today] More »

Pepperidge Farm Teaches Cookie Lovers About Female Friendship, The Internets

Jessica — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:30:00 EST

Are you desperate to join a social networking site, but find that Facebook is missing that all-important mass produced snack foods connection? Pepperidge Farm has the website for you! Artofthecookie.com, Pepperidge Farm's "official" site, has started a campaign called Connecting Through Cookies, in which women are encouraged to keep in touch with friends by "send[ing] a short e-mail every week with news, funny anecdotes and random thoughts. And attach digital photos (of you, your kids, your vacation) as often as possible." The site also provides links to recipe-sharing sites, web videos and blog buddies, and reminds us that "we live in an age in which technology makes long-distance connections much easier to maintain than in the past." Wow, technology? Who knew? We're still stuck on our rotary phones and ice boxes! More »