Unable to contain my stomach rumbling, I switched from recording the speech to recording the snack. Cookie, cookie, cookie. Were they soft? Were they chewy? Were they as good as they looked? As official after official passed the microphone, I conspired. How could I work chocolate chip cookies into a story about the Tysons Express bus service? The minutes passed, the interviews followed. My feet lead me to my tastebud's desire - the cookie tray.
First bite and a follow-up to make sure - they tasted less delicious than they looked. Not to be twice trumped, my motivation to include the cookies only increased. You'd better believe that beautiful display of sugar, egg, flour, chocolate and butter highlighted my story. Where there's a will...there's a way...so while the cookie may not have been for me, it most certainly made it on TV!