REcipes at GrownUp Cookies - a manifesto how-to guide

Historically, if you want to make your point in a manner that is loud, permanent, and assertive; a manifesto does the trick. Currently, strong voices advocating for change may evolve from social networking accounts with 400 dozen friends and the recipe of millions of video views. For a long, long time, however, a manifesto said, "this is the deal, stop and listen."

As such, this manifesto guide focuses on one of society's current pastimes; the place of cookies in the culture of food. Let's begin with a quick look at previous manifestos.

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why cookies?

Do you know the favorite cookie of your closest friends? Bet you know their favorite drink or entree.

Have you ever made cookies for someone who was not absolutely cheered by your efforts?

Enough, let's move on to the work at hand. Early manifestos were written on parchment. Bakers have parchment paper. I don't seem to be able to tear it correctly so I'll stay with the keyboard for now.

Manifesto Draft

What are our priorities?

Cookies, as major players in our childhood and culture, play a significant role in community and relationships between generations, hospitality, and cheering each other on.

Cookies taste great, feel good to eat, and are wonderful to share.

Cookies recipes handed down from generation to generation or across from friend to friend connect the past and present and are a nice part of our story.

There aren't too many people who would disagree about the wonder of savory, sweet, or salty cookies. A manifesto advocates rather than supports, so what assertive statements can we make to waken others to the wonder of the cookie life?

• Cookies should be a category on all cooking shows, either in the appetizer or dessert slot.
• Cookies that pose themselves as great need to have a ranking system because although some cookies from the store taste great to small kids; packaging too loosely uses words such as delicious, gourmet, homemade, and fresh. Cheap hamburger doesn't mind labeling itself as such. Cookies should inform the public as to their quality.
• When life seems a bit too much, cookies should be considered, especially cookies with a good friend, as a legitimate avenue for health and welfare.

This is an Open Source manifesto, your ideas are welcome. Email Kelly at GrownUpCookies.com