7th Annual Cookie Party Invite

You’re cordially invited to the grandest soiree of cookies,

For the connoisseurs and cookie whores, expert bakers and plain rookies.

On Feb. Satur’s day , the 1^st, Winter’s cold we will endure,

To embrace our cookie dreams deferred, with outrageous cookie couture.

Bake a dozen or so, to be shared, of your top recipe.

Pick the one that makes us scream out loud from ecstasy.

And to be clear, not the chemical MDMA.

But, should you lace your cookies label those with bold display.

Yas, Dr. Feldman shared first place and brought traditional cookies to new highs,

Do you have what it takes to bring home this year’s 1^st place prize?

There’ll be democratic voting, monitored closely by the Cookie Board

For who will win the coveted Best Cookie of the Year Award.

So be inventive with your flavors, transport our palates to new frontiers

Do remember Histr’y favors the bravest cookie pioneers

If you’re feeling flabbergasted or just basic and unknowing,

Below you’ll find some thoughts to get your cookie juices flowing:

If you’re vegan, gluten-intolerant, or anything else in-between,

Why not bake a cookie with a flour made of bean?

Seafood adds a surprising lilt to the average cookie chowder

Might I suggest some blowfish milt or a dash of dashi powder?

For yee older millennials go to insta for baking’s hottest trend

Try some matcha, active charcoal or steamed mugwort to transcend

And for those pinching pennies, eco-friendly, or just have the guts,

Gussy up your offering with bits of offal or other off-cuts.

Should these ideas make you feel woe, or you’re lacking skills required,

Google that shit and bake a hit if you’re feeling uninspired.

And for those of you who only think that baking is for the sub-urban,

Be a dear and bring us here your choice vodka, wine, or bourbon

Do bring an extra tupperware to fill with souvenirs

For when the party finds its end you’ll need cookies to quell your tears.

Oh, and also, the 6th of February, 5 days after the Soiree,

Is the anniversary of my birth, 33 years to the day.

There’s nothing like good comp’ny mixed with fresh-baked cookie aroma,

When our energy levels spike then slide into a sugar-induced coma

Let’s celebrate friends and lovers too, pray to Sondheim for a good show,

Do RSVP and notify me, see the deets down below: