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Someone once said, “A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.” Cookies have long been the subject of sayings and pity maxims. People say, “That’s the way the cookie crumbles,” when life dishes out calamity. And, of course, there are other less pleasant euphemisms such as “tossing your cookies” when you’ve had a bit too much to drink. If you love quotes about cookies, sweets and desserts, take a look at these quotes. Everyone from Truman Capote to The Peanuts have something to say about sweets.

Whether you call cookies biscuits or biscotti, love chocolate fondue or Cookie Crisp cereal, you’ll get a chuckle out of these quotes. Why not sit yourself down with a chocolate dipped fortune cookie or six and an iced mocha and enjoy these pearls of wisdom?

Be warned, you might need a sugar free cookie after reading all this sweet stuff.

These verses are in the public domain and can be found at www.quotegarden.com.

Venice is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go. ~Truman Capote

Coffee makes it possible to get out of bed. Chocolate makes it worthwhile. ~Author Unknown

The Vice-Presidency is sort of like the last cookie on the plate. Everybody insists he won't take it, but somebody always does. ~Bill Vaughn

Money may talk, but chocolate sings. ~Author Unknown

Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands - and then eat just one of the pieces. ~Judith Viorst

Everyone has a price - mine is chocolate. ~Author Unknown

We dare not trust our wit for making our house pleasant to our friend, so we buy ice cream. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

There are four basic food groups: milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate, and chocolate truffles. ~Author Unknown

God gave the angels wings, and he gave humans chocolate. ~Author Unknown

If you are not feeling well, if you have not slept, chocolate will revive you. But you have no chocolate! I think of that again and again! My dear, how will you ever manage? ~Marquise de Sévigné

Fruit only angers my need for chocolate. ~Jason Love

Research tells us fourteen out of any ten individuals likes chocolate. ~Sandra Boynton

Forget love - I'd rather fall in chocolate! ~Attributed to Sandra J. Dykes

A little chocolate is like a love affair - an occasional sweet release that lightens the spirit. A lot of chocolate is like marriage - it seems so good at first but before you know, it you've got chunky hips and a waddle-walk. ~Linda Solegato

All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt! ~Charles Schulz

Me and ice cream. Best friends forever. ~Jessi Lane Adams

Chocolate is the answer. Who cares what the question is? ~Author Unknown

Age does not diminish the extreme disappointment of having a scoop of ice cream fall from the cone. ~Jim Fiebig

Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three o'clock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap. ~ Robert Fulghum

One day when he was eating a cookie he offered me a bite. Don't underestimate that. The poor guy's so frightened of germs, it could darn near have been a proposal. ~ Jean Harlow quotes.

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar

• 1/4 cup all purpose flour

• 1/4 cup butter, softened

• 3/4 cup chopped gourmet nuts

• 3/4 cup Semi sweet mini chocolate chips

Combine brown sugar, flour and butter in a medium bowl until crumbly. Stir in nuts and mini chips.

Love Streusel? Try this recipe for Cranberry Apple Streusel Coffee Cake.

Chocolate Streusel Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter, softened

• 1 cup sugar

• 3 eggs

• 1 cup sour cream

• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

• 2 cups all purpose flour

• 1 tsp. baking powder

• 1 tsp. baking soda

• 1/4 tsp. salt

Prepare gourmet chocolate Streusel and set aside.

Cream together the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs; blend well on low speed. Stir in sour cream and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to batter. Blend well.

Sprinkle 1 cup of the Chocolate Streusel into greased and floured 12-cup Bunt pan. Spread one third of the batter (about 1 1/3 cups) in pan; sprinkle with half the remaining streusel (about 1 cup). Repeat layers, ending with batter on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 55 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; invert onto serving plate. Cool completely.

Craving more streusel? Try this recipe for Cranberry Apple Streusel Coffee Cake.