# Mmm ... Poo Cookies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 5, 2008, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmm-poo-cookies/475803 "2008-12-05T02:57:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmm-poo-cookies/475803/1 "2008-12-05T02:57:29Z")
I bought a recent issue of Cooking Light and was a bit surprised when I saw [this recipe](http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1860054). My first thought was that they look like turds. They may be quite tasty but they look like soft-serve type poops. Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad if they weren’t brownish. It does say that you can make them as drop cookies instead of piping them, which may look better. I just wonder why no one at the magazine said, “hey, those look like crap!”. Seen any other unfortunate looking food anywhere? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmm-poo-cookies/475803/2 "2008-12-05T03:22:02Z")
It’s on purpose but [goatse cookies](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RGDNNT1PUVI/RSS472EPABI/AAAAAAAABMo/5YsPAl0Jt_M/goatsecookies.jpg) is pretty disgusting. Perfectly SFW. ---
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmm-poo-cookies/475803/3 "2008-12-05T03:22:25Z")
I’m sure those are yummy little meringues, but how could they not realize that they look like little piles of poo? When I was a youngun, my mom used to cook healthy (but usually not very tasty) recipes from books like “Diet for a Small Planet.” She made a hamburger thing one time that looked suspiciously like dog poop. It actually didn’t taste too bad, but it was hard to get past the dog poop-looking outside. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmm-poo-cookies/475803/4 "2008-12-05T03:23:01Z")
Yeah, that is just dumb. My wife is a chef and I dabble at home in the culinary arts. We watch cooking shows together and are constantly amazed at how often professional or aspiring chefs make this obvious mistake. DON’T MAKE YOUR FOOD LOOK LIKE POOP! It should be on the wall, banner-style, in every kitchen. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmm-poo-cookies/475803/5 "2008-12-05T03:35:08Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > It’s on purpose but [goatse cookies](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RGDNNT1PUVI/RSS472EPABI/AAAAAAAABMo/5YsPAl0Jt_M/goatsecookies.jpg) is pretty disgusting. Perfectly SFW. I was really worried about clicking this link but I thought “it’s Biggirl, she’s been around here for a long time, I can trust her.” then I got a 404 error and I was a little relieved. Anyway, the cookies: They call them “kisses” so why didn’t they shape them more like a Hershey’s kiss? It might still look a little dubious but it might be a bit less poo-like. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmm-poo-cookies/475803/6 "2008-12-05T03:39:52Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > I was really worried about clicking this link but I thought “it’s Biggirl, she’s been around here for a long time, I can trust her.” then I got a 404 error and I was a little relieved. It’s really just cookies. I get to see 'em when I click the link. I guess I’m just lucky that way. ---
**Author:** ![Euryphaessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Euryphaessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euryphaessa)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmm-poo-cookies/475803/7 "2008-12-05T04:11:35Z")
Copy and paste the link into the address bar, that works for me. Also, those are hilarious and disgusting. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmm-poo-cookies/475803/8 "2008-12-05T04:17:26Z")
I bet you they serve platters of both those cookies at protologist conventions. ---
**Author:** ![kath94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmm-poo-cookies/475803/9 "2008-12-05T05:33:50Z")
…but they’re \*cute \*little piles of poo. I’m tempted to make them for the next office pot luck! ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmm-poo-cookies/475803/10 "2008-12-05T05:38:18Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > I was really worried about clicking this link but I thought “it’s Biggirl, she’s been around here for a long time, I can trust her.” then I got a 404 error and I was a little relieved. [For the curious](http://picasaweb.google.com/evans.kristin/HumorRandom#4982310426043678738). (They just lack a little lemon icing for wedding bands.) ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmm-poo-cookies/475803/11 "2008-12-05T06:24:08Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > It’s on purpose but [goatse cookies](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RGDNNT1PUVI/RSS472EPABI/AAAAAAAABMo/5YsPAl0Jt_M/goatsecookies.jpg) is pretty disgusting. Perfectly SFW. 404 for me, but just do a google images search (safe search OFF) on goatse cookies, and there are several… Joe ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmm-poo-cookies/475803/12 "2008-12-05T11:30:57Z")
[Kitty litter cake](http://www.fabulousfoods.com/index.php?option=com_resource&controller=article&article=17836&category_id=109) ---
**Author:** ![Bootis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmm-poo-cookies/475803/13 "2008-12-05T11:44:09Z")
> [@Tuckerfan](#): > > [Kitty litter cake](http://www.fabulousfoods.com/index.php?option=com_resource&controller=article&article=17836&category_id=109) Ha! They actually warn you, multiple times, and in all seriousness, never to use a used litter box or pooper scooper ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmm-poo-cookies/475803/14 "2008-12-05T14:32:34Z")
The Penny Arcade guys are doing their second Dickerdoodles contest. I can’t find the comic that started it, but it spawned a contest where you send in pictures of you making and/or enjoying cookies that look like penises. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmm-poo-cookies/475803/15 "2008-12-05T14:53:34Z")
> [@wheresgeorge04](#): > > 404 for me, but just do a google images search (safe search OFF) on goatse cookies, and there are several… > > Joe Safe search OFF? That seems risky. Anyway, I got to see them last night by the copy and paste link method. Without the addition of the “fingers” they would look like harmless jam cookies I have seen many times. I wonder how many people would get what they are supposed to be without being told in advance? The poo cookies may actually be tasty, no reviews had been posted yet. I could see making them in that shape for friends or family all in good fun, but the magazine suggests handing them out to carolers. I think that might send the wrong message. “Your singing is crap! So have some crap cookies!” But if you have the right group of people I suppose you could have fun with these. I can envision a table setting with goatse cookies, poo cookies and kitty litter cake. Hmm, there seems to be a theme, “Have a shitty Christmas!” ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmm-poo-cookies/475803/16 "2008-12-05T15:05:52Z")
Star tip for brown meringues, people! [Star tip!](http://picasaweb.google.com/jenhanley/Venice#5229142294851244802) ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmm-poo-cookies/475803/17 "2008-12-05T15:25:22Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > Safe search OFF? That seems risky. Why’s that? All it does is show all the offensive images - with it on, it filters the results for offensive material. Joe ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmm-poo-cookies/475803/18 "2008-12-05T15:28:27Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > It does say that you can make them as drop cookies instead of piping them, which may look better. I just wonder why no one at the magazine said, “hey, those look like crap!”. I just got the same issue, and both my husband and I had the exact same reaction. They’re POO. They’re even brown! ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmm-poo-cookies/475803/19 "2008-12-05T15:28:57Z")
> [@wheresgeorge04](#): > > Why’s that? All it does is show all the offensive images - with it on, it filters the results for offensive material. > > Joe Because I never ever ever want to accidentally see that original image ever again ever ever. **WhyNot** : Star tip? Where’s the fun in that? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmm-poo-cookies/475803/20 "2008-12-05T15:45:02Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > The Penny Arcade guys are doing their second Dickerdoodles contest. I can’t find the comic that started it, but it spawned a contest where you send in pictures of you making and/or enjoying cookies that look like penises. This reminds me. If your son offers to make meatloaf and then laughs himself silly while he’s making it, be prepared for [this.](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/Biggirl/meatloafmeat.jpg) It was delicious, btw. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmm-poo-cookies/475803.md?page=2)