# Cookie ideas **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 14, 2010, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cookie-ideas/557076 "2010-10-14T02:04:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cookie-ideas/557076/1 "2010-10-14T02:04:15Z")
I am going to enter a local contest and want to pick the category of unusual ingredient cookies. I have a few ideas but does anyone have any cookies they know of with unusual ingredients that are good? ---
**Author:** ![sisu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@sisu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sisu)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cookie-ideas/557076/2 "2010-10-14T03:39:37Z")
Can’t help on the ingredients but I have always wanted to make “Ninja Bread Men” ---
**Author:** ![Kkrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Kkrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kkrose)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cookie-ideas/557076/3 "2010-10-14T03:54:34Z")
I’ve never made them myself, but I have always thought candied bacon and chocolate-chip cookies sound intriguing. ---
**Author:** ![blackhobyah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@blackhobyah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blackhobyah)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cookie-ideas/557076/4 "2010-10-14T03:54:45Z")
> [@BigBertha](#): > > I am going to enter a local contest and want to pick the category of unusual ingredient cookies. I have a few ideas but does anyone have any cookies they know of with unusual ingredients that are good? Chocolate black pepper cookies: [http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/chocolate-black-pepper-cookies](http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/chocolate-black-pepper-cookies) Lemon and black pepper cookies: [http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/chocolate-black-pepper-cookies](http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/chocolate-black-pepper-cookies) Cacoa nib cookies: [http://chocolateandzucchini.com/archives/2006/02/chocolate\_and\_cacao\_nib\_cookies.php](http://chocolateandzucchini.com/archives/2006/02/chocolate_and_cacao_nib_cookies.php) Tahini cookies: [http://www.frenchcookingboard.com/tahini-cookies-139.html](http://www.frenchcookingboard.com/tahini-cookies-139.html) (these are a personal favourite of mine) Brown butter sandwich cookies with rosemary caramel: [http://www.bakespace.com/recipes/detail/Brown-Butter-Sandwich-Cookie-with-Rosemary-Caramel/11876/](http://www.bakespace.com/recipes/detail/Brown-Butter-Sandwich-Cookie-with-Rosemary-Caramel/11876/) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cookie-ideas/557076/5 "2010-10-14T03:56:58Z")
How unusual? Are we talking orange-and-cardamom unusual (not that odd, but not common in the US), or like garlic chocolate-chip weird? I’ve made the former (sometimes without the orange–it’s a Swedish cookie) but never the latter (I just googled it as it seemed like a reasonable idea, and there’s a number of recipes out there that look promising.) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cookie-ideas/557076/6 "2010-10-14T03:57:50Z")
I’ve made Mexican fudge, with coffee, cinnamon, and jalapenos added to the chocolate. You could do the same with a chocolate cookie or brownie recipe. ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cookie-ideas/557076/7 "2010-10-14T03:58:03Z")
I’ve not used this specific recipe, but it seems similar to the one that I have for [Tomato Soup Cookies.](http://www.recipegoldmine.com/cookdropR/tomato-soup-cookies.html) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cookie-ideas/557076/8 "2010-10-14T03:58:04Z")
> [@blackhobyah](#): > > Brown butter sandwich cookies with rosemary caramel: [http://www.bakespace.com/recipes/detail/Brown-Butter-Sandwich-Cookie-with-Rosemary-Caramel/11876/](http://www.bakespace.com/recipes/detail/Brown-Butter-Sandwich-Cookie-with-Rosemary-Caramel/11876/) Oh, that sounds yummy. Rosemary + sweet is a combination I like a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cookie-ideas/557076/9 "2010-10-14T15:54:20Z")
If you could blend lemon with either rosemary or basil, I bet it’d be awesome. I had a semi-freddo in such a combination that was sublime. I bet it’d make a good cookie or bar too. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cookie-ideas/557076/10 "2010-10-14T17:34:24Z")
Make standard chocoate cookie recipe. Add some chopped hot peppers. Cook as usual. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cookie-ideas/557076/11 "2010-10-15T01:21:11Z")
I once had lentil and oatmeal cookies and they were good. Lentils + Oats = Complete protein, but I was surprise how good they were too. You can add chocolate chips too. ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cookie-ideas/557076/12 "2010-10-15T12:33:27Z")
I have a couple recipes using crushed Sun Chips, and crushed potato chips. But in the world of cookie-baking, those aren’t too unusual. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Woodhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@Miss\_Woodhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Woodhouse)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cookie-ideas/557076/13 "2010-10-15T20:41:03Z")
I’ve seen several cookies in the last few years that use herbs with a more savory tradition, basil, rosemary, sage, etc. I’ve even seen a cookie that used instant chai tea powder. ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cookie-ideas/557076/14 "2010-10-15T20:42:11Z")
Does it need to be an unpublished recipe? I’ve made curry refrigerator cookies from the Fannie Farmer cookbook.