Every year, I host a cookie-baking party over the holidays. (Works just as well for Valentine's Day, too.) It's messy, but it's a crowd-pleaser.
Each time I host it, I find myself asking one question: Which type of cookie is the best? In doing so, swords are drawn. Trust, broken. Friendships, ruined. People are dead serious about their favorite cookies. I'm not one to make trouble, but oh wait: I totally am.
These are some of the best cookie flavors of all time that I'd happily debate with anyone up for the challenge.
Pros: Fun to decorate
Cons: Usually taste bland
I know people love sugar cookies, but why? Decorating them seems like the biggest draw. Make them from a package, and they're so-so. Buy them from Albertson's, and it's like eating a piece of stale cardboard with sickeningly sweet icing plastered on top. Make them truly from scratch, and they're not half bad but still pretty boring all the same.
Pros: Crunchy, great with coffee
Cons: Without milk, will break your entire mouth
Biscotti has grown on me. Alone, I don't get it. It's like trying to bite into a brick. Dunked in milk or coffee, and biscotti transforms into a mouthwatering miracle. It's as if someone optimized a muffin specifically to dip in coffee. The variety of flavors adds points in its favor, too.
Pros: Coconut
Cons: Coconut
This one is self-explanatory. If you love coconut, you'll love macaroons. If you hate coconut, you'll hate macaroons. I happen to love it, particularly when baked and covered in chocolate.
Pros: Objectively the most attractive cookie
Cons: Expensive and hard to make
French macarons are the most influencer-friendly cookie because ... look at them. They're like a posh French poodle, only edible. Bakers usually specialize in macarons, making them in all different adorable shapes and colors.
Popular flavors include vanilla, strawberry, lemon, coffee, red velvet, pistachio, matcha and so many more. The only downside is that they take practice to make, and buying as many as you'd want to gobble up isn't cheap.
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