"Insomnia Cookies" vs Frozen Dough

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Insomnia Cookies. So, like I've probably bored some of you with before, in an entirely strange move I decided that I wanted to host a late night music show at my local college radio station. from 10PM until 2 AM I play music in the basement of a college building. So that means I'm driving home at early morning hours by campus. Enter "Insomnia Cookies" This chain has a catchy logo featuring a cookie shaped like a crescent moon. I decided I was curious enough to try it, noticing that it was one of the only things open on my trek home. I went in the store and was greeted by the most delicious scent of freshly baked cookies. The store itself was sparsely decorated. Purple walls, which I approve of, a couple of tables, a cooler with water and milk, an ice cream chest and cookies. That is all they sell. They have only a handful of cookies, and of those I've tried I've only been really impressed with the sugar cookie, which is my favorite anyway. The cookies are served in a pizza style box if you order enough, or a wax paper bag if you have only 1 or 2. They are expensive though at around $2 each. They offer delivery service and I wonder if it is really that popular. Now compare with my first experience with "ready to bake" sugar cookies. They came in a roll or in a tray pre cut into little squares. I opted for the latter. Plunked them out on my cookie sheet and something like 11 minutes later I had warm freshly baked sugar cookies. I was amused at how the little squares of dough morphed into round cookies. Now, were the Insomnia ones better? Marginally. However the cost for the pre-packaged dough was in the neighborhood of $2.50 - for 24 cookies. I think I see more of this in my future :-) Photo: Mine