The Great Cookie Exchange

Well, I hope you enjoy this. 

One chilly afternoon, a famous and brilliant baker decided he wanted to make a recipe for a cookie like none other. What's better to warm you up than a gooey, fresh-from-the-oven treat on a day like that?

The baker was quite talented. He could make many recipes with very few ingredients. It seemed as if he always had everything necessary to create mouthwatering goodies that stirred hunger in the bellies of his customers. This particularly cold day, the famous baker opened his pantry to retrieve the necessary items. He set everything out which was needed for giving this recipe fresh characteristics, sparing no expense for the highest quality. All the preparation was complete, and now it was time to put the yummy treat in the oven. The entire bakery was filled with the most comforting aroma.

People from outside could tell that something wonderful was being made. Block by block, it was said that the air surrounding the bakery was like breathing in everything you needed to live- and then some! There was much excitement as the patrons waited. Each customer had their imaginations bursting with ideas of all this new recipe would be. From it's appearance to it's flavor, right down to the finest detail, assumptions were made.

The time had finally come! Two of the baker's assistants placed oven mitts on their hands, and clapped a muffled clap, and with wide grins removed the delectable dessert from the oven. They both breathed in deeply knowing how important it was to be careful with the baker's perfected public offering.

Some of the customers snubbed the cookie on display because it didn't appear to be the kind they thought it was. You see, the patrons expected the cookie to have glistening chocolate chips that dotted the outside. Not only that, but this cookie was chewy. It was customary to eat crispy cookies. Those customers didn't like it. To them, it was unquestionably broken, and unfit to consume.

At first glance, the cookie was plain and simple, but the aroma drew customers from far, far away. This one held its warmth, and it surprised those who wondered how it would taste. When asked why, the customers who agreed that it was special said it was because there was more in the first bite than what could be known just from it's outer appearance. What an unexpected, happy surprise!

Now, the baker had planned the recipe for this cookie for quite some time, and waited for just the right time to share it with his loyal customers, including anyone who would be willing to take a taste. He didn't allow the opinions of some of the patrons to change his mind. Even though this cookie was different, the baker wanted to give everyone the opportunity to see it, smell it, and best of all... taste it! After all, loving-kindness was what brought the baker such high regard.

As word spread about this new cookie many became curious. Eventually the bakery had customers from all over the world partaking in what became known as culinary history.