Michelle Obama wins cookie contest

[Tx4obama]

Michelle Obama wins cookie contest

Sorry, Ann Romney. But the cookie has crumbled in favor of the first lady.

Michelle Obama has won Family Circle’s 2012 Presidential Cookie Bake-Off, the magazine reports in its November issue.

Obama and Romney both submitted recipes to the contest, and – after more than 9,000 people weighed in – “just 287 votes separated the two women, our smallest margin ever,” Family Circle says.

Romney’s M&M cookies got 48.5 percent of votes, while Obama’s white and dark chocolate chip cookies won with 51.5 percent.

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Full article here: http://www.politico.com/blogs/click/2012/10/michelle-obama-wins-cookie-contest-137162.html?hp=r11

[Drunken Irishman]

1. Ha...

Family Circle notes that the bake-off, which it’s hosted since 1992, “has been a bell-weather in four out of five elections.”

The exception? Obama lost to Cindy McCain four years ago, despite complaints that the Arizona senator’s wife had cheated.

[trueblue2007]

13. here is MICHELLE'S RECIPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mama Kaye’s White and Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies
Makes 5 dozen cookies
Prep: 15 minutes
Bake at 375° for 12 minutes per batch

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsaltedbutter, softened
1 stick Crisco butter-flavored solid vegetable shortening
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 cup each white chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips and mint chocolate chips (or Andes mint pieces)
2 cups chopped walnuts

1. Heat oven to 375°.
2. Whisk together flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. In a large bowl with an electric mixer, cream butter, vegetable shortening, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract.
3. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. On low speed, beat in flour mixture. By hand, stir in white and milk chocolate chips, mint chips and walnuts.
5. Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto un-greased baking sheets.
6. Bake at 375° for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

[Tigress DEM]

2. Bitter party of ONE vs someone who is loved and loves people back... hmmmm

IN my experience a Mom like Michelle has that thing sealed up because of the extra pinch of "love" that is added.


TOTALLY non-scientific, but it's all subjective when it comes to cookies and Mom's anyway.

[madrchsod]

3. "nothing says lovn` like something from the oven"

[Jamaal510]

4. I have to admit--those M&M cookies sounded tasty.

I always had a weakness for cookies with candy inside them.

[iloveObama12]

5. Michelle Obama 2016!

after all those years barefoot pregnant and in the kitchen u would
think Ann would know how to make a good cookie by now...

[Generic Brad]

11. It must have been the maid's day off

Otherwise Ms. Romney might have done better.

[mrs_p]

6. Both sound fantastic!

Cookies are my weakness.

[11 Bravo]

7. The "M&M" in Ann's recipe stands for mansions and money. Not particularly tasty.

[Cha]

8. Oh, I thought M & M stood for

Mendacious Mitt.

[Indpndnt]

9. No surprise. Willard wishes Ann's cookies tasted like they came from 7-11.

If he insulted an award-winning baker with that remark, imagine what his wife's cookies must taste like to him. As if she ever baked a cookie in her life.

[Cha]

10. Pics of the cookies and Michelle Obama eating one

Recipe at link..
http://obamafoodorama.blogspot.com/2012/10/first-lady-michelle-obama-wins-family.html

[Floyd_Gondolli]

12. The use of white and dark chocolate

In Michelle's cookie is both funny and completely awesome at the same time.

I'll say this: generations from now she will be the template future first ladies are measured by. Shades of Elanor Roosevelt.