TWD: Poop Sandwiches and Natural Light

My father always calls milkshakes "Chocolate Malteds" and it drives me crazy. But when I saw that Rachel of Confessions of a Tangerine Tart chose Chocolate Malted Whopper Drops, I envisioned a really cute set with the old school 50's milkshake glass and I would cast Archie, Veronica (or, as I like to lovingly call her, Ronnie), and Betty look-a-likes to share the chocolate malted milkshake at Pop Tate's Chock'lit Shoppe whilst eating these chocolate malted whopper drops. But then I thought, who am I kidding? Where am I going to find a bubbly blonde girl, a beautiful, stylish raven-haired vixen and a lovable, redheaded guy with freckles?

But most importantly, where do you find those old school milkshake glasses?

My dreams were crushed.

My sweet, little old Italian grandmother requested that I make cookies for her birthday. I didn't want to let her down. I baked the cookies. I tasted the cookies. These cookies got a big, fat POOP SANDWICH from me! Too much chocolate!!! Could it be? That too much chocolate has ended my weakness for chocolate?

It is life's greatest paradox.

But then these cookies disappeared. My sweet, Italian grandmother loved them. My mom loved them. My dad scrunched his nose at them (he is very supportive). Soft and chewy, they declared! Please make a second batch! A second batch? Please, God, NO! But I did. And I heeded my mom's advice (she is quite a cook/baker, although she never does either anymore).

"Cook them for a minute or two less so the chocolate flavor is not so strong."

ZING! She was right. I hurried and took these pictures outside on a beautiful sunny day before my second round of cookies disappeared (it took two days for two batches of cookies to disappear).

Can I just say that natural light makes all of the difference? All. Of. The. Difference. The cookies don't look yellow and sweaty! That is how they actually look! Unfortunately (but fortunately in all other senses?), I have a huge tree in front of my window of my apartment so, even on the balcony, I have no sunlight. And in NYC, where the sun does not shine, I will never have sunlight. It's true.

I guess when I get back to NY, I'll have to bake all of my TWD challenges at my parent's house on Long Island.

And then they can do my laundry, too.

Check out TWD for more Whopper Drops!

No natural light.

Oh Yeah.

(On a side note, if you couldn't tell, I am a very nostalgic person. Why does modern... well, everything ruin my childhood memories? The new Betty and Veronica? DOUBLE POOP SANDWICH!)

Comments

[Heather Peskin]

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[Shari]

Laundry for cookies sounds like a fair deal!

[Judy (Judy's Gross Eats)]

My dad called them malteds, too, and that was decades ago. He's the one who got me hooked on malted milk balls, but I don't know where he got them, since I'm pretty sure they weren't Whoppers. Glad you tried a second time.

[Kelly D]

Two batches? I think I would weigh one thousand pounds. Well, maybe not if I kept referring to them as poop sandwiches.

[Liz]

I totally agree, natural light makes all the difference in the world! I went from having all of my pictures tinged an unhealthy blue to having more presentable pictures when I figured that out. Also check your camera if it has a 'white balance' setting--that can really help if you have to take pictures under artificial light.

[Esther]

We were not a big fan of these either! Your not alone:)

[Erin]

New Betty???? Sounds like your second batch were a hit, thanks to some advice from mom. I wish I could always photograph with natural light, but I'm telling you I get all my cravings late at night and then we eat it all before the natural light is back.

[Mari]

This is such a funny cookie, because it seems that everyone who thought they'd like them, didn't and those who thought they wouldn't, did. Srange...

Helpful cookie tip: to avoid what I call "the spread" chill scooped cookies for a minimum of 15 minutes before baking.

[Maria]

You captured the perfect light for your photos! They look great...and I am pretty sure they taste WAY better than poop sandwiches! Ha!

[Lauren]

wait till you see next week's cookies. they seriously look like turds. they are great, but look like turds. also i wonder how taking the cookies out makes them taste less chocolatey? i'm glad it worked, i just wonder how?

[steph (whisk/spoon)]

mums always know best! and the old betty and veronica were sooo much cuter!

[Christine]

Oh I think I would love your sweet Italian grandmother, would remind me of mine! Glad everyone enjoyed the cookies!

[Heather Peskin]

Your name for the Chocky Whoppers is quite appropriate! But they do make up for their looks by tasting good.

[JacqueOH]

What the....?!?!? where did that new Betty and Veronica come from? Nobody asked me when that change was made.

So, if you thought these were too chocolatey, you might want to skip the chocolate chunkers... they are even more chocolately. Almost too much for even me!

One thing I did recently is to pull out my camera's owner's manual and figure out the "white balance"... it definitely helps when you're stuck indoors. At least it helps get rid of those yellowy pictures (or bluish in my case).

Anyway, nice job and way to rise to the occasion :)

[Di]

Your posts always make me laugh. =) I agree with Liz--check to see what settings your camera has. Mine is a point and shoot, but my pictures got a lot better when I discovered that it has an "indoor" setting. Very few of the pictures on my blog are taken with natural light.

[Laura]

Had to chuckle reading your post! Glad your family enjoyed them so much. And I totally agree about the new Betty and Veronica - so disappointing!

[Karleen]

Hahaha mine looked like poop cookies too! My friends saw the pic of the batter on my camera and thought I took a picture of something else...

At least they tasted delicious!

[pamela]

Wow! I never noticed how TINY Veronica and Betty's waists were! Cute post, by the way!! All of the cookies look great.

[Mary Ann]

Two batches? That is dedication. I agree, natural light makes a huge difference

[Lauren Simon]

Milk Shake glasses are found at Sur La Table. As for malteds, in Brooklyn where I grew up, that's what they were called. Loved your post!