A 3rd Grade Class Has Gotten A Bill To The House To Name Ohio's State Cookie.....The Sugar Cookie?
House Bill 235 states “The cookie with the main ingredients of sugar, flour, butter, eggs, and vanilla, commonly known as the sugar cookie, is adopted as the official cookie of the state.”
The bill is sponsored by Representatives Jessica Miranda (D-Forest Park) and Brigid Kelly (D-Cincinnati). Third-graders at Sycamore Township Catholic School helped create the bill. The students spent months researching state cookies and which would fit Ohio the best and approached lawmakers with their idea.
3rd graders are so stupid. This is why the voting age is 18. A sugar cookie? First of all, I don’t know if it falls under the category of “cookie”, but the official dessert of the state of Ohio is the Buckeye. I don’t care if it’s been voted on by the House of Representatives. It’s an unwritten rule. The Ohio State Buckeyes mascot made out of peanut butter covered in chocolate? I can’t imagine anything better than that.
But regardless, the point of this blog is not to discuss the clear best dessert in the state of Ohio, it’s to discuss the prospect of naming the sugar cookie the official state cookie of Ohio. And apparently these 3rd graders decided to go with symbolism over taste when it came to making this proposal.
In their research, they found pioneers in southwest Ohio traded sugar as a commodity.
Who cares? I don’t want my state represented by a cookie that has FOUR clear superior options. Starting from the top:
1. Chocolate Chip
If you disagree with this then I am sorry for the fact that grew up in a home without a mother or grandmother. I am not talking about that Chips Ahoy garbage, either. A homemade, warm chocolate chip cookie with a glass of 2% milk is the best option in the industry and I refuse to even listen to the naysayers.
2. Oreo
A staple of the cookie game. And while Nabisco is now shelling out what seems like 100 different flavor options, I personally feel the original is still the best. Would I turn down a fudge dipped, or a birthday cake, or a golden vanilla? No, not at all. But once again, double-stuffed original Oreos with white milk are far and above anything else on this list.
3. Snickerdoodle
Some rookies might call me out and say this a Sugar Cookie, but a true expert understands that traditional sugar cookies are often rolled in white sugar whereas snickerdoodles are rolled in a mixture of white sugar AND cinnamon. Read a recipe book for me one time. That’s like saying that milk and chocolate milk are the same thing. Not a chance.
4. Peanut Butter Blossom
Peanut butter and chocolate might be the best combination in the history of combinations, and these cookies throw them together with a bunch of added sugar. Tasty and healthy! Around the holiday season, these little guys crowd the plates of the good cookie-plate givers. I don’t think I’ve ever been too full to have one of these.
From there, everyone has their own opinions on how to round out the Top 5. I wouldn’t be mad at a sugar cookie, or an M&M cookie, or even an icing cookie. The only complaint I would have is anyone that says oatmeal raisin. Oatmeal raisin cookies are gross, and anyone that likes them should be put in an insane asylum. I wouldn’t be surprised if Michigan made their state cookie the oatmeal raisin in the coming years.