CRAPPY COOKIE CRUMBLES....AND YOUR WEEKLY DIGESTION OF FOOD NEWS TO CONSUME

I was strolling down Market Street when I passed by The Market, that new amalgam of grocery store and mini-food service spots in the ground floor of the Twitter building. I wasn't really hungry, but I thought since I was in the hood I would at least check the place out to see what all the buzz was about. It is a market, mostly for grab and go stuff, but it also has places to get quick bites to eat circling the shopping part. It reminds me of a smaller, diverse version of Eataly in Chicago. After rounding the store I came across what I believe is their coffee shop at the front and spotted this cookie in the case. Now, I'm all about a big ass cookie and this was definitely it. I know it is hard to tell from the pic but it was bigger than my hand and thick around the middle too. At $3 (plus tax) it was a decent price considering the size. I took my prize and sat at a nearby counter to see if it tasted as good as it looked. Without drawing out the suspense here, my answer to that question is, no, no it didn't. Doing big cookies can be difficult if not done right, but they are possible. My favorite at Cafe Madeline is a good example of a big tasty cookie. While the look and the browning on the outside were nice, the inside of the cookie was dry, dry, dry and thick, thick, thick. It's like they thought because it is thicker in the middle they needed to cook it a little longer, leading to over baking and a crumbly, not very tasty mess. And to top it off, it could have used a little better chocolate dispersement. Ultimately, after a few bites, I just couldn't finish it. Maybe if I'd also had a giant glass of milk or scoop of ice cream to trade off the dryness, I could have soldiered through it but, alas, I could not. Oh well, lesson learned, bigger is not always better, at least where this particular cookie is concerned. 

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