Cookie Club

We have asked for hours upon hours of help and support from our family and friends as we undertake the starting of our own bakery, and we are now going to ask for it once again, but you get free cookies for this one! As some of you may know, Lovin from the Oven will be offering three different cookie of the month club memberships: Cookie Club, Deluxe Cookie Club and Biscotti Club. Cookie Club: 12 different varieties of classic cookies, chocolate chip, snickerdoodle, peanut butter, shortbread, etc. a bakers dozen of each cookie will arrive between the first and fourth of every month for a year $15/month. Deluxe Cookie Club: Cookie Club plus 12 different varieties of cookies such as smores in hand, rocky road, etc. a bakers dozen that will arrive between the fifteenth and nineteenth of each month for a year $30/month. Biscotti Club: 12 different varieties of biscotti such as chai spice, lemon pistachio, chocolate dipped, etc. a bakers dozen that will arrive between the seventh and eleventh of every month $15/dozen.

We need help with testing our shipping and shelf life of all 36 varieties. I need friends and family to sign up to receive cookies and be our test group. This is not just a way to get free cookies. This is a very important step in our bakery and there are certain rules that will need to be followed to be a part of this test audience.

Testers will need to:

-have a refined palate, if you don't like something, please be able to describe and pinpoint what it is, you must be able to pick up on nuances and slight differences in taste and texture.

-test two cookies, one biscotti, to cut down on shipping costs, we will ship three varieties in one box, this means you must taste test one of every variety cookie every day for seven days, in other words three cookies a day. You may choose to have different members of your household test different cookies, whomever fills out the questionnaire must taste the chocolate chip cookie every day for seven days. By no means do you need to eat three whole cookies every day, but you do need to have a bite.

-have the time to fill out a brief questionnaire every day.

-Be able to stick with this for seven days.

A sample questionnaire: Write the date of arrival on the questionnaire.

1. How did the box look upon arrival? Any large dents, stains, peeling labels, etc. on the box?

2. How did the cookies and cookie bag look? Are any cookies broken or smashed? Does the bag have cookie smeared on it?

3. Taste the cookie. How is the texture, how does it compare to the description on the questionnaire of what the cookie should be like?

Days 2-7: same question as #3: with addition of how does the cookie compare to the day before?

To be a part of this cookie test audience, please send me your address and any allergies that you may have that have to do with nuts to lovinfromtheovenbakery@yahoo.com