julebanville Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Looking for people who know a good cookie from a bad one to wax on about or dis either the Salted Oat as D.C.'s cookie or the Black & White as NYC's. Even better if you have ties to both DC and NYC and are familiar with both varieties and have a strong opinion. Which would you want on an island? Or maybe it's Baltimore's Berger cookie? This is for a cookie vs. cookie column in Washington City Paper (trying to give our own Tim Carman a break). I'd love to talk with anyone so inclined: 202-332-2100, ext. 456. Jule Banville Asst. Managing Editor Washington City Paper jbanville@washcp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 No contest IMO between the mysteriously delicious salty, currant-y, oat cookie and a boring old cakey B&W. I first had a salty oat cookie at Marvelous Market way back when. The ones at the Market aren't that great any more, but I make them at home to get my fix. They are what led me to experiment with various salty desserts like caramels and fleur de sel brownies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genericeric Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 I mean this is no contest - take a regular salty oat cookie, eat with a chocolate salty oat cookie - takes out the only competitive advantage of the b/w. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSE Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Or maybe it's Baltimore's Berger cookie?Yup. No contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sthitch Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 I have never had any of the cookies mentioned in this thread, but I am a sucker for sweet and salty together. Where might I find a decent DC Salted Oat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 I have never had a Salted Oat cookie, so I cannot comment on that. However, nothing is better than a good Black & White cookie (unlike Jerry Seinfeld, I eat the vanilla first, then the chocolate). Unfortunately, nothing is worse than a bad Black & White cookie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synaesthesia Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 What about a salty oat/black & white cookie mashup? Mmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdt Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 I have never had a Salted Oat cookie, so I cannot comment on that. However, nothing is better than a good Black & White cookie (unlike Jerry Seinfeld, I eat the vanilla first, then the chocolate). Unfortunately, nothing is worse than a bad Black & White cookie. Are there any good ones locally (not going to NYC anytime soon)? I agree with Heather on the boring comment as it describes the ones I have had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertyy Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 I have never had any of the cookies mentioned in this thread, but I am a sucker for sweet and salty together. Where might I find a decent DC Salted Oat? Teaism. Get thee to Teaism--the salty oat is a cookie worth the trip. The restaurant fiercely refuses to give up the recipe, but DCist tinkered and played with it until they came up with this facsimile, which I think is pretty darn good. (The rice flour is the secret to the texture, I think.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Boy Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 My wife has concocted her own version of a salted oat cookie, originally inspired by the Teaism version, that IMO is better. She's entered this a few times at the MD State Fair with not a single ribbon though. We keep entering it in the oatmeal cookie category and call it a salted oat cookie and I think that makes the judges go 'Huh?!' so they pass right by it. This year we'll just call it something without using the word 'salt' in the title and see how we do. And I'll take a salted oat cookie any day over almost any other cookie. Except maybe the Ginger Spice cookie. Whoa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Are there any good ones locally (not going to NYC anytime soon)? I agree with Heather on the boring comment as it describes the ones I have had. Unfortunately, I haven't found any good ones around here, so when I visit my family in NJ I get my fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiveturk21 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Although it has absolutely nothing to do with this discussion and is not a scientific study at all on my part, but the sliced almond macaroon that Vaccaro's makes is simply the best cookie that I have ever had in my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laniloa Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Unfortunately, I haven't found any good ones around here, so when I visit my family in NJ I get my fix.Me either -- I wait for trips to family in NY. And while I like the salty oat cookie, the black and white is tied to so many childhood and family memories that it is just no contest. I alternate bites from the chocolate and vanilla sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhberk Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 I don't know anything about NYC's cookie, but the Salty Oatmeal Cookie at Teaism ROCKS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheezepowder Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Link to the Washington City Paper article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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