Today was “hump day” of “Fire, Forge & Feast” camp…
and we always like to celebrate the middle of the week with a little sweetness.
Somehow, the kids always “come up with the idea” to have a chocolate chip cookie bake-off.
Okay, maybe we do a little hinting, but somehow we can flip it so they seem to think it was
“all their idea.” And then they make the cookies at home and bring them in for us to try!

My co-teacher Pam Robinson made a yummy batch of cookies… that I had to sample for
breakfast before the kids began to show up. And then imagine my surprise & excitement
when Mac showed up with this tray of cookies he had made with chocolate-filled, toasted
marshmallows on top! His own concoction – kinda like a chocolate chip cookie s’more…
and you know how I just “hate” s’mores!… kidding!!!

So I separated the cookies out so everyone got a plate of cookies to taste, sample & vote on.
We had seven different varieties & entries in the contest. Some traditional, some with a little
variation like white chocolate or even cinnamon chocolate chips!!!

So here’s our plan. Make the kids bake cookies. Bring them in for us to eat.
We make them work in metal all day. Then load them up with sugar & send ’em home!!!

For the record… cookie #4 won the contest. A fairly traditional chocolate chip cookie.
Soft on the inside, crispy on the outside with some nice semi-sweet chips inside!
Nothing fancy. Just yummy cookies. Congratulations Julian… looks like you win the
cookie “trophy” plate that I made for the winner!