Comments on: Perfection

By: Mikhail Bragoria

Mikhail Bragoria — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:18:37 +0000

aww, thanks a lot Phil! I’m currently writing my Food List for tomorrow. The last thing I need to look at is a picture of delicious cookies!

By: Greg in Austin

Greg in Austin — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:17:14 +0000

So BA,

What brand of Chocolate Chips did you use?

By: MJBUtah

MJBUtah — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:00:51 +0000

@kuhnigget LOL! Unidentified flying objects indeed!

Also, re:the more flour argument….it depends on personal preference, a couple extra tablespoons to those cookies baked at altitude makes them a little fluffier and softer, but if you want them for dipping in your milk or coffee, crispy like these are the way to go.

By: Detatched Observer

Detatched Observer — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:33:43 +0000

So, are these from Clifford Stoll’s recipe?

By: manda.b

manda.b — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:51:08 +0000

I made chocolate white chip cookies. My oven is terrible. My pans too, even though they are new. I am not nearly stupid enough to think that two minutes in the oven, is enough to COOK a dozen cookies. Yet, things start smoking. So I haul some out early and they’re gooey cakey things. Yum. And some I haul out later and they’re bigger firmer (not crispy) still cake like. Yum.

Either way you toss it, more flour, less flour, elevated or no, cookies are cookies and boy those look good!!!

By: HAL's Dave

HAL's Dave — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:42:32 +0000

****DROOL****

By: arensb

arensb — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:49:12 +0000

By an odd coincidence, I made chocolate chip cookies today as well. They’re misshapen and of all different sizes, and not at all photogenic, but I like them anyway.

By: kuhnigget

kuhnigget — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:11:56 +0000

Click my name for the Truth behind Dr. Plait’s so-called cookies.

By: Rabscuttle

Rabscuttle — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 04:42:24 +0000

mmm.. pareidolicious

By: Will

Will — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:44:47 +0000

I hate you Phil.

Why must you torture me like this?

By: Menyambal

Menyambal — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:22:45 +0000

Golden orbs, flecks of dark matter, and a grid of space-time. It’s another great Phil photo, and it is, as so many before, my new computer wallpaper.

By: Robin

Robin — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:33:06 +0000

Nice cookies :d

By: Paul Maurice Martin

Paul Maurice Martin — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:52:48 +0000

Thanks for letting us browse your cookies – I mean that in a nice way.

By: Scott Smith

Scott Smith — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:24:04 +0000

Oh my. I think that is the first time I’ve ever seen rocks from Titan in that great a detail. However, I seem to be suffering from Cookiedoughlia though as all I can see are chocolate chip cookies. And with my blood sugar all over the place I really don’t need to see those. But once again, thanks for the outstanding photos of the rocks.

By: Kimpatsu

Kimpatsu — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:33:26 +0000

@Ivan3Man, Utakata (How DO you sing, anyway?), and Peter Kok (are you THE Peter Kok, from Calgary?):
What is the problem with someone making cookies shaped like the Buddhist symbol for peace? Or are you mistaking them for swasitakas? Surely not!

By: Kimpatsu

Kimpatsu — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:33:25 +0000

By: Alan French

Alan French — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:17:19 +0000

@John,

“Except we have no cookies; a critically significant oversight.
And the grocery store just closed.”

Just keep semi-sweet morsels, eggs, dark and cane sugar, butter, vanilla extract, and flour on hand and you can have hot fresh cookies in less than an hour.

@Undercover,

“And how are they exactly realated to astronomy or any other serious sciences!”

Serious science just couldn’t run without such goodies! And with the late nights astronomers need treats more than anyone.

Clear skies, Alan

By: PsyberDave

PsyberDave — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:10:32 +0000

Oh! You jerk! Gimmeee!

You didn’t bring enough for everybody here.

By: HombreMoleculos

HombreMoleculos — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:13:02 +0000

Next time try using Lindt Excellence Dark Chili chocolate. Adds a little zing.

By: chesscanoe

chesscanoe — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 12:22:09 +0000

Wonderful cookies are made with eggs.
Vaccines are made with eggs.
Therefore vaccines are wonderful.

I guess I’ll leave the real convincing to Steve Novella….

By: Thomas Siefert

Thomas Siefert — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 12:19:05 +0000

I hope that’s chocolate chips I spot there, only evil people and old ladies like IVAN3MAN’s nanny use raisins.

By: Mike Torr

Mike Torr — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 11:18:08 +0000

(engage Kirk mode)

PLAAAAAAAAAAAAIT! PLAAAAAAAAAAAAIT!

By: earthandbeyond

earthandbeyond — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:29:49 +0000

@pattyann:
8 is a perfect number in China. But these do not look like fortune cookies.

By: Ducost

Ducost — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:23:29 +0000

Clearly fake. Look at the shadows.

By: icemith

icemith — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:05:45 +0000

Cookies, Biscuits, Biscotti. What’s in a name?

Doesn’t matter, so long as they are fresh, tasty, and yummy. And consumed in moderation.

Oh, moderation? That’s another name for SHARING, dude.

Where do I line up?

Ivan.