# Why do we prefer uncooked cookie dough and hate crusts? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 25, 2014, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-prefer-uncooked-cookie-dough-and-hate-crusts/691589 "2014-06-25T07:05:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-prefer-uncooked-cookie-dough-and-hate-crusts/691589/21 "2014-06-25T17:44:51Z")
I will zillionith that crusts are the best part but as someone else said, the exception is white bread where crusts suck. ---
**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:** [June 25, 2014, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-prefer-uncooked-cookie-dough-and-hate-crusts/691589/22 "2014-06-25T18:30:44Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > I will zillionith that crusts are the best part but as someone else said, the exception is white bread where crusts suck. In that type of bread, I can barely even tell the difference between the brown crust and the interior. (And, yes, I do eat a reasonable amount of that bread, as that’s what I like for toast, grilled cheeses, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, etc.) ---
**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:** [June 25, 2014, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-prefer-uncooked-cookie-dough-and-hate-crusts/691589/23 "2014-06-25T18:38:54Z")
Raw cookie dough is one of life’s great pleasures. There is nothing else like it. Cake batter is better than the cake by far; brownie batter is not quite as lovely as brownies but it comes close. I adore the heel of the bread on home made bread, but purchased bread crust is so bland as to be almost invisible. It’s like it’s not even there. My poor children have been raised on mostly purchased bread (because their mother is too lazy to bake daily and they go through a lot of bread) and they have no appreciation for a good crusty loaf. It’s sad. I feel I have failed them as a mother. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Earth001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a6a055/32.png) [@Earth001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earth001)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-prefer-uncooked-cookie-dough-and-hate-crusts/691589/24 "2014-06-25T20:37:37Z")
I guess cookie dough just taste better where as crust is hard and not chewy. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-prefer-uncooked-cookie-dough-and-hate-crusts/691589/25 "2014-06-25T23:27:59Z")
Raw cookie dough is wonderful and there is also that feeling of getting away with something bad. I can’t stand cookie dough ice cream probably because it’s not a guilty pleasure because you know it’s been pasturized and filled with chemicals and it just doesn’t taste the same. It’s also cold, while good raw cookie dough is warm. I don’t much like cake or brownie batter. As far as crusty bread goes-I don’t like the real crusts. First of all, I cannot master eating them without them shattering and making a huge mess and I hate to have to spend 20 minutes cleaning the counter and floor every time I want a bite of bread and you never get all of the crumbs and then you get ants unless you vacuum every time. In addition, the little shards always seem to go down my cleavage and into my bra and end up torturing me for the rest of the day. I’ll eat a good crusty toasted bagel that doesn’t fall apart, but I cannot master a baguette. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2014, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-prefer-uncooked-cookie-dough-and-hate-crusts/691589/26 "2014-06-26T00:07:53Z")
There’s a reason why cookie dough ice cream exists, whereas bread crust ice cream does not. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2014, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-prefer-uncooked-cookie-dough-and-hate-crusts/691589/27 "2014-06-26T00:13:49Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > There’s a reason why cookie dough ice cream exists, whereas bread crust ice cream does not. LOL ---
**Author:** ![Meloy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@Meloy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meloy)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2014, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-prefer-uncooked-cookie-dough-and-hate-crusts/691589/28 "2014-06-26T08:30:05Z")
I can take or leave cookie dough but the crust or corner pieces of almost every cooked food is generally the best part. Even on a lot of pizzas. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2014, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-prefer-uncooked-cookie-dough-and-hate-crusts/691589/29 "2014-06-27T07:09:57Z")
When my mother makes blueberry muffins, she always holds one back in batter form for me. It is never less than amazing! ---
**Author:** ![danhanegan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb9ed0/32.png) [@danhanegan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danhanegan)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2014, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-prefer-uncooked-cookie-dough-and-hate-crusts/691589/30 "2014-06-27T08:03:37Z")
> [@Miss\_Woodhouse](#): > > My poor children have been raised on mostly purchased bread (because their mother is too lazy to bake daily and they go through a lot of bread) and they have no appreciation for a good crusty loaf. Have you tried frozen dough? Its way easier than making bread from scratch, but still way tastier than commercial bread. It does take some experimentation, I messed up a few loaves before I figured out the timing and temperature control to get it to rise properly. Cost of the dough is typically less than commercial bread, too. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2014, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-prefer-uncooked-cookie-dough-and-hate-crusts/691589/31 "2014-06-27T14:40:11Z")
I read the thread title totally differently than it was intended. I thought the comparison was uncooked cookie dough to uncooked crust, like pastry crust dough. I was set to defend pastry crust dough, because I’ve always loved eating some of the scrap bits left over after rolling and forming the crust. ---
**Author:** ![CT\_Damsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2014, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-prefer-uncooked-cookie-dough-and-hate-crusts/691589/32 "2014-06-27T14:57:25Z")
I prefer crispy food; so I’ll take your crusts and bake the cookie dough. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2014, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-prefer-uncooked-cookie-dough-and-hate-crusts/691589/33 "2014-06-27T14:59:23Z")
I used to think that crusts were burned. I didn’t start eating them until I was a teenager, at least. ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2014, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-prefer-uncooked-cookie-dough-and-hate-crusts/691589/34 "2014-06-27T15:20:13Z")
Just don’t get confused and eat raw bread dough. That doesn’t turn out well. ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2014, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-prefer-uncooked-cookie-dough-and-hate-crusts/691589/35 "2014-06-27T15:21:05Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > Raw cookie dough is Satan’s crap. There is no reason for any intelligent human to consume it other than fear of starvation when no other calories are available. > > Crusty bread is a gift from God the Father. His beneficence is clearly demonstrated in this loving token to us. > > The OP is plain nonsense. Thank you. This is the best explanation I have come across as to why I am a heathen and athiest. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2014, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-prefer-uncooked-cookie-dough-and-hate-crusts/691589/36 "2014-06-27T16:54:29Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > Raw cookie dough is Satan’s crap. There is no reason for any intelligent human to consume it other than fear of starvation when no other calories are available. > > Crusty bread is a gift from God the Father. His beneficence is clearly demonstrated in this loving token to us. > > The OP is plain nonsense. I agree. I actually shudder when I see women spooning raw dough into their mouths. Now, true, on cheap mass produced bread? I skip the end pieces. But on good bakery bread, crust is tasty. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-prefer-uncooked-cookie-dough-and-hate-crusts/691589/37 "2014-06-27T19:11:10Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Cookie dough is a mouthfeel thing, I think - same reason we like chocolate - it melts in the mouth and our brains know we’re eating fat (which we are programmed to do). The sodium content has a basic appeal, too, in addition to the soft consistency. I like mine all salt and batter-y… ---
**Author:** ![Artemis\_Tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-prefer-uncooked-cookie-dough-and-hate-crusts/691589/38 "2014-07-09T16:59:15Z")
Ok, I must say… I was talking about commercially bought bread. I do love the corners and crispies of home made bread and cake… ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-prefer-uncooked-cookie-dough-and-hate-crusts/691589/39 "2014-07-09T18:02:37Z")
> [@cher3](#): > > I think when people say they hate bread crust, they mean the crust on commercially-baked sandwich bread. But the meme of people in general, especially children, not liking bread crust LONG pre-dates the era of “commercially-baked sandwich bread”. Children have been coaxed or scolded to eat the crusts of bread literally for centuries. And it’s not just among children that crust was traditionally regarded as less preferable, either. The proverb “_if you can’t get crumb_ [meaning the soft interior part of the bread, not scattered crumbs], _you’d best eat crust_” dates back at least to the early 19th century. So no, the OP’s not nonsense. Even if many of us right-thinking people nowadays know that good bread crust is in no way inferior to what it encloses, the OP is right that there’s a long-standing cultural perception to the contrary. (And **Bryan** , I saw what you did there. :mad: 😉 ) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-prefer-uncooked-cookie-dough-and-hate-crusts/691589.md?page=1)