Rogue Bakery Says…

WTF is a cookie…?

May 9th, 2013

Uh…are you asking what a cookie is?

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I’m not so sure about that definition. A cookie is a cake? Pssssh. Oh, but yes, WTF is a Rogue Bakery cookie. As in, that’s its name: WTF. I think people think it’s a joke. but how can a joke taste so delicious?

I SAID, “HOW CAN A JOKE TASTE SO DELICIOUS???”

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How did the WTF come into existence? It’s partially because everyone kept asking me to make a cookie “with a bunch of stuff in it. The other reason is because…why the hell not?

“WTF is in the WTF?”

It’s stuff that’s not currently in any other Rogue Bakery cookie:

-Ruffled potato chips: ruffles make them tasty
-Butterscotch chips: no one ever gives them the spotlight
-Super-special salted pretzel sticks: so why are they super-special? Because they go through a super-special process. It’s kinda of a secret, but the super-specialness makes them crunchy and salty and, well, special ;)
-Chocolate marshmallows: the weird sibling of the normal marshmallow. It’s very cocoa-y.

“WTF kind of cookie is that?”

This cookie isn’t for everyone. If you’re hung up by the strange ingredients, if you’re weirded out by salty snack foods in a cookie…you’re just going to have to trust me that they actually work quite well together in this cookie. It’s the ultimate combination of salty and sweet, which, as you know, Rogue Bakery quite likes.

So really, this cookie is nothing out of the ordinary for Rogue Bakery. It’s actually fairly tame compared to some other Rogue Bakery cookies. but it may be out of the ordinary if you’re used to cookies from Subway. Come on, who buys those? Buy the WTF here and here, instead!

 

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KARMA TIME Update!

April 25th, 2013

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KARMA TIME: MARCH 27-APRIL 30

As you know, it’s KARMA TIME right now, and you guys have been giving like crazy! Thanks to everyone for nominating people to receive cookies, and thanks to those that have had cookies delivered to someone, or have given tips! You guys are great, and there have been a lot of surprised individuals who have received unexpected cookies! So who have gotten cookies?

-nurses in charge of a possibly grumpy older hospital patient

-a food service worker who spilled a container of salad dressing, but didn’t get angry about it

-a new mother with a sick baby

-someone’s wife…just because

-an awesome small local business owner who someone said “gives more than she receives”

And let me tell you, each one of these people were so happy to receive such a surprise! :)

Not sure what KARMA TIME is? Here’s a recap! [You can read the original blog post here.]

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Rogue Bakery will give cookies to people that you think should have cookies. Maybe you know people who are having a hard time in life, and could use some cookies. Maybe you want to surprise someone…just because. Maybe you want to give a total stranger cookies. I want to know who you think should get cookies.

1) Fill out the contact form on the website, and tell us who you think would like to receive cookies. Every week, until the end of April, we will pick two candidates for a free cookie delivery or mail-order.

2) Every order of cookies that you place, to be delivered to someone other than yourself, will earn you a $5.00 coupon code that you can use in our online store.

3) Every person who submits the name of a cookie candidate, places an order for someone other than themselves, or gives a tip of any amount by purchasing the tip item in the online store, will be entered into a drawing for a free Rogue Bakery Cookie Club 6-month membership, an $85.00 value. The winner will be announced May 1st, 2013.

All three of these work for both local deliveries and mail-orders. Enter as often as you would like. Or I should say, give as often as you want to give.

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There have been a few people who have purchased cookies for other that are not in Columbus, or in Ohio, which is AWESOME. We should spread the cookie love all over the country. :) That being said, I’d like to see more of this, one last push before KARMA TIME comes to an end.

From now until 12:00AM May 1st, all Rogue Bakery Cookie Club memberships are 20% off.

What’s great about RBCC memberships to people who aren’t expecting them is that…they aren’t expecting them! They’ll get cookies (in the mail, if they’re far away), and they’ll probably call you up, and thank you. And then, some time later…BAM. They get cookies again. I’ve heard from many people who have often forgotten that they are getting cookies every week, or every month. And when those cookies come in, it’s like their first delivery all over again! We all know how awesome it is to receive a package in the mail. A Rogue Bakery package is even better, because, come on, you have cookies. ;)

Thanks again for everyone who has helped give Rogue Bakery cookies to those deserving people out there. And remember, all it takes is you nominating someone, giving a tip, or having cookies sent to someone to be entered to win a 6-month Rogue Bakery Cookie Club membership! I guess if you think about it, maybe that seems a bit selfish? Giving something for a chance to win something? Maybe. But in my opinion, if it gets you to even think about someone else, in any capacity, then that’s good. So, if you don’t want to enter this drawing, if you don’t want to nominate someone for cookies, or give cookies to someone, or leave a tip, I have no problem with that. All I ask is that you help someone out, maybe a stranger. Or call up an old friend. Or just smile when you see someone you don’t know. You’d be amazed at what a simple gesture can do.

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The Trouble With Chips

April 16th, 2013

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The DCC [Dark Chocolate Chip + Sea Salt] is a cookie loved by all [well, personally, I prefer the MCC [Milk Chocolate Chunk + Sea Salt], because I think it’s a better cookie…but hey, that’s me…]. But just the other week, a first time experience with this cookie single-handedly turned someone off of Rogue Bakery cookies FOREVER. The person bought the cookies at The Hills Market, and while they loved the store, they didn’t love the cookie. This person’s experience with the DCC was so bad, that the person said they would never buy Rogue Bakery cookies ever again. I know, that’s quite sad and disappointing. But what was it that was so wrong with the cookie?

The person said there were only two chocolate chips found in each cookie.

I was crushed reading that. Then I thought, “Wait, how is that possible??” In the 3 years of baking and delivering delicious cookies, I have never had a complaint that there were less than an adequate amount of chips or ingredients in any cookie. Also, in the first year of baking, did you know that I made sure that each DCC had at least 5 chocolate chips in each cookie? I am totally not joking. I would make sure that, before each ball of dough was baked, it had five chips in it. This was back in the day, when the DCC only had one kind of chocolate chip. I then moved to having two kinds of chocolate chips in the DCC. Why the change? Because SCIENCE. Read the rest of this entry »

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New cookie, new digs, new recognition

April 3rd, 2013

Let’s work our way backwards, shall we?

Rogue Bakery Wins Some Poll-thing!

YOU MADE ROGUE BAKERY WIN! YOU'RE AWESOME!

 

HOORAY!!! Rogue Bakery won Columbus Alive’s Best of Columbus 2013 for the category “Best Brand Without A Storefront”! Thank you so much for your votes, because, hell, that’s how you win, with votes…from people. I can’t thank myself because I didn’t vote for Rogue Bakery. I know, that sounds weird, doesn’t it? But it just feels wrong when you vote for yourself in a poll. And voting for myself makes me feel like an attention whore. No one likes to feel like an attention whore. Or maybe you do. I don’t know. But I don’t judge. You can do whatever you want. But yeah, thanks for voting, because winning was a complete surprise. :) Thank you thank you thank you!

 

Not just on Sundays…if you can drive/bus/bike/run/walk

Did you know You can get Rogue Bakery cookies in single packs at Shadowbox Live’s Backstage Bistro in the Brewery District? Of course you do. Did you know that you can get the very special SBCC [Spicy Bacon Corn Cheese] cookie exclusively at Ace of Cups Bar? Yeah, you knew that too, because you’re smart. But did you know there’s a new supermarket downtown, aptly named The Hills Market Downtown at 95 North Grant Avenue? Maybe you did.

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BUT did you know that you can get Rogue Bakery cookies at The Hills Market Downtown. Yes, yes you can. Just head over to the bakery section, and there you go: a nice selection of Rogue Bakery cookies. Oh, and did you know you can get the same selection of cookies at The Hills Market in Worthington? I know, that’s crazy talk, but it’s true! Let me paint a scenario for you: you order cookies for Sunday delivery, because you love cookies. But then it hits: the craving. It’s only Wednesday, and you don’t know if you can wait until then. So you head over to either of The Hills Markets, Backstage Bistro, or Ace of Cups, and grab some cookies. Now you’re good for a few more days, until your Sunday cookie delivery arrives. That’s how it can work!

 

Something new…

If you travel to either of The Hills Markets, you may notice that, among the CMCs, TLCs, DCCs, gfvCLs, you see something that you don’t recognize.

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It’s the first in a new line of Rogue Bakery bar cookies, named Bar.  Born from the hellfires of the Tester program, and exclusively baked for The Hills Market, the Bacon Pecan Blondie is a substantial bar, with rich browned butter, Hills’ Own Ohio Bacon, pecans, and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Also, it’s the first Rogue Bakery item that I endorse as a meal replacement…because that means a lot. I mean, It has protein, and nuts, and it’s pretty filling. But if you have it just for lunch or dinner, don’t tell your mom. Moms just don’t understand how cookies can be meals. And don’t try to reason with her. Just say, “I’M AN ADULT, MOM! YOU CAN’T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!” and then go slam your bedroom door.

The Bacon Pecan Blondie is the first Bar. There will be another cookie in the Bar line-up that will be coming soon to the online store. Keep your internet-eyes peeled…

 

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Instant karma’s gonna get you…

March 27th, 2013

The other night, I took my friend Zheng , who was in town for a couple weeks for work, to the store, so he could buy some soda to keep in his hotel fridge. I ended up buying a can of Red Bull Blue Edition because a) the can looked nice b) it’s blueberry flavored c) did I mention the can looked nice?

At the check out line, there was an older hispanic woman and a hispanic teen in front of me. The teen was translating for the woman, and was asking the cashier to scan a bottle of Nice & Easy hair coloring, to see how much it would be.

*beep*

“$7.44 with tax…”, the cashier replied. The older woman shook her head, and the boy turned to her, and pulled out some wadded up bills and some change. The boy counted $6.50. The woman said something to the boy, and shook her head again. “No, we don’t want it, “ he said. You could see the embarrassment in his face, or maybe it was disappointment.

“I have a a dollar. Here.” I pulled out a wadded up bill from my pocket. I handed it to the boy, who just stared at me. I handed it to the cashier. She just stared at me. “It’s cool. Here, take it,” I turned to the boy, “You have $6.50. Take this dollar, and you can get it!” I pleaded with my eyes to the older woman now looking at me, to take the dollar bill. It’s only a dollar, after all. What’s a dollar to me? Read the rest of this entry »

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Looking for a few good Testers

January 7th, 2013

The last Tester program ended a few months ago, and many good things came out of it, thanks to the participants’ thoughts and opinions. Feedback from you guys is always welcome, even if it comes in the form of a rant that ends with “JUST MAKE REGULAR COOKIES, YOU OAF!” Don’t worry, “regular” cookies will always be around.

But it’s a new year, and a new year comes with new ideas, and that’s where the first Tester of 2013 comes in.

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I have some ideas for some new products in the pipeline, and I kind of need your help. But there are some qualifications I’m looking for in the next Tester participants. Read the rest of this entry »

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Get excited: it’s Holiday Cookie Time, days 3, 4, & 5

December 14th, 2012

Ooops…I totally missed posting stuff on Wednesday and Thursday. So this post is going to be one of those all-in-one, accelerated posts. Kind of reminds me of the accelerated Spanish 103.66 I miraculously placed in at OSU, even though I hadn’t taken a Spanish class for 2 years, since high school. I walked into the class, and the teacher was a woman from Peru…who couldn’t speak English well, as in it was her second language. And the class was full of people like me, who last took Spanish years ago, and somehow got into this class, thinking “Well, it cuts down the number of quarters I’ll have to waste on Spanish.” Yeah, it was bad. We didn’t understand what the teacher was saying for a good 3 weeks.

Okay, this post is actually nothing like that experience. But it does involve cookies! Or galletas! [I had to look that up.] Let’s cut to the chase, shall we?

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SPRITZ IS BACK! Yes, you can now shove handfuls of these small, delicious butter cookies in your mouth, as early as Sunday [if you live in Columbus]. SPRITZ! [not to be confused with Spitz] will be available for local delivery in Columbus on Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »

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Get excited: it’s Holiday Cookie Time, day 2

December 11th, 2012

It’s only natural that along with the Silver Box, Rogue Bakery offers another precious metal-themed box. Is it platinum, the precious metal found in automobile catalytic converters?? Nah. But maybe it should be. I mean, platinum is more expensive than silver. Hell, palladium (also found in catalytic converters) is more expensive than silver. Why didn’t I name the box from yesterday the Palladium Box?? Eh, can’t go back and change it now. But I can introduce the other noted themed box named after a metal we probably think about whenever someone says the word “silver.”

The Gold Box is the “just a bit fancier” sibling of the Silver Box. It has a ribbon, and a card, and all that jazz. And it has all the exclusive holiday cookies from the Silver Box, which are as follows: Read the rest of this entry »

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Get excited: it’s Holiday Cookie Time!

December 10th, 2012

It’s been pretty busy the last few weeks here at Rogue Bakery. The Stuffing cookie from the Limited Edition Thanksgiving Collection 2012 was featured on Anderson Cooper Live [and you can now watch the clip here, Rogue Bakery AND the city of Columbus is mentioned about 10 minutes into the segment.] Also, when watching that clip, check out the face of Kyle Richards when she bites into the cookie. That is the EXACT look I expected from anyone who doesn’t believe that cookies could be savory, or just weren’t prepared. ;) But Andy Cohen said he liked it, so that’s all that matters, right?

And then the Columbus Dispatch Holiday Cookie Special came out about a week ago, where I submitted my family’s Almond Crescent recipe. Warning: those cookies are really addicting, like “right out of the oven and into your mouth”-addicting.

And now it’s Christmas in 2 weeks…and then it will be the New Year…then Valentine’s Day…then The Fourth of July! Time is moving so fast! What kind of cookies will Rogue Bakery make for Independence Day???

*deep breath*

Okay, time’s not moving that fast. First things first: The Limited Edition Holiday Collection 2012 is here! And we’ll be announcing all the Rogue Bakery holiday stuff available this season each day this week! What’s up first? The Silver Box.

The Silver Box is the perfect gift for…gifting…? But really, it is. First off, it’s a pretty nice silver box [obviously] with a ribbon around it. If that doesn’t say “Hey, is that a present?”, I don’t know what does. Second, the box includes a card! Yep, you order the Silver Box, and you tell us what you want the interior card to say, and we will print it up, stick it in an envelope, and put it in the box. You don’t have to do anything! Oh, and one more thing: THE BOX CONTAINS COOKIES. Because an empty silver box would be a really crappy present. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Thanksgiving Collection: Strangest. Cookies. Ever.

November 12th, 2012

The best eating holiday will be here in 10 days. Yet everywhere I go, there’s no real evidence of it…well, besides seeing frozen turkeys at supermarkets. All retailers seemed to have skipped over Thanksgiving, and have moved right to Christmas. How we moved from Halloween right into Christmas is beyond me. Well, here at Rogue Bakery, we take Thanksgiving very seriously. First off, Thanksgiving is when I almost died delivering cookies. So yeah, that was pretty serious. But it’s cool, I’m okay. :) But let’s take this moment to remember my 1984 Audi Coupe GT: the first, and best, Rogue Bakery delivery vehicle ever.


Now, back to cookies. Yes, Thanksgiving is a serious holiday for eating. People come together and gorge themselves on…whatever. I know a lot of families who do non-traditional Thanksgiving dinner, which is kinda cool. But in my family, we MUST have turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, et al. All the staples. Oh, and we also have steamed white rice, because all Asians must have steamed white rice with just about every meal. ;) But what about a traditional Thanksgiving dinner…with a slight twist? This is where Rogue Bakery comes in. Whenever anyone does Thanksgiving-themed cookies, it always ends up being some sort of dessert thing, like a pumpkin pie cookie. Or a cookie in the shape of a turkey. I mean, that’s great and all, but does it really say Thanksgiving? Is it really an integral part of the Thanksgiving meal?

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