Please Pause for a Cookie Poll

As part of their "Lessons in Giving" holiday unit at school, Cubby's and Charlie's classes are putting together gift baskets for senior citizens. They were encouraged to come up with their own ideas of what senior citizens might like that the students could make.

Charlie thought of candy. Cubby's idea was cookies*. Which of course meant that they volunteered me to provide these things.

This is fine, of course. I briefly considering making fudge or something--probably the extent of my candy-making skill--before deciding to just get holiday-themed Snickers and peanut butter candies. I also got some Kit Kats, because that's what Charlie thought would be best.

But I couldn't bring myself to buy cookies. I mean, I don't particularly like making cookies, but at least they don't require a candy thermometer and such terminology as "soft-ball stage."

When I inquired of Charlie's teacher how many baskets they anticipated making, she told me 125. Say what? I was thinking more like a couple dozen. She went on to assure me that I didn't have to make that many cookies, as other people were contributing, too.

But I figure I do still have to make several dozen to have, say, three or four cookies for maybe a third of those baskets.

When I asked Cubby what kind I should make, he suggested oatmeal cookies. Unsurprisingly, that was what I was thinking, too.

Next I asked Cubby if he thought I should make them with raisins or chocolate chips. Oh, definitely chocolate chips, he replied. Chocolate chips are way better.

I must admit that I am also in the chocolate chip camp and always make them that way, which is probably why Cubby has that same preference. However, most older people I know prefer raisins. A. does, too, as those are what he had as a boy.

So I'm making one batch with raisins and one with chocolate chips (the cinnamon, however, is non-negotiable and goes in both kinds), but it got me thinking: What's the clear favorite?

And that, of course, is our poll.

What kind of oatmeal cookie do you consider supreme?

A) Oatmeal-raisin

B) Oatmeal-chocolate chip

C) Either as long as there's a cookie involved

or

D) Pass on the oatmeal cookie entirely (in which case, what do you consider the best cookie?)

* I suspect these were more things they would personally like to receive, but then, we all know kids are the ultimate narcissists.