Step 1: Acquisition
Acquire a cookie. Any cookie will do, but ideally one that's been baked with love and care.
Observe the cookie's color, texture, and aroma. Take note of its crumbliness.
Next, take a bite. Chew, savor, and analyze the cookie's flavor, texture, and general all-around-ness.
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Step 2: Evaluation
Evaluate the cookie's performance on our rigorous 5-point scale:
- 1 - Not a cookie at all
- 2 - A cookie, but not a very good one
- 3 - A cookie of discerning taste
- 4 - A cookie of great taste, but slight crumbliness
- 5 - A cookie of perfect, sublime, and transcendent taste
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Step 3: Conclusion
Based on your evaluation, determine the cookie's overall worthiness for the Cookie Tasting Team.
If the cookie is worth it, add it to our Cookie Hall of Fame!
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Cookie Tasting Team Members
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