You know the experience – a nice plate of chocolate chip cookies catches your eye. You grab one and take a bite…only to discover you’ve been fooled by an impostor – it’s an oatmeal raisin cookie! They look so similar at a casual glance, but the taste difference is undeniable.

I’ve begun to wonder if anyone really likes the oatmeal raisin variety. Sure, they’re still cookies, but don’t you really want a chocolate chip cookie? Perhaps oatmeal raisin would never have earned its prominent place in the cookie hall of fame if it hadn’t ridden the coattails of the chocolate chip.