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Cookies instead of grooms cake?

I am having a traditional, 3-tiered wedding cake for our reception, but my FI isn't a cake eater. In fact, he's not really a desserts person at all. The only exception to this is chocolate chip cookies. So we were thinking instead of having a groom's cake, having a big display of chocolate chip cookies. It would also help cut some costs, especially since we're on a budget! I just want some feedback about this idea, does it sound like it would work out well, or better in theory?

Thanks everyone!

Re: Cookies instead of grooms cake?

  • edited December 2011
    I think that would be great!  I LOVE chocolate chip cookies!  Plus, it is nice to have something other than cake to give your guests more options... you could always stack them up to resemble a cake as well!
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  • emmmbeeeemmmbeee member
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    edited December 2011
    I think that's a great idea!  We're nixing the groom's cake as well and doing pies because FI LOVES pie.  We're also having fudge, a chocolate doughnut tower, and a candy bar.  We love sweets!
  • edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_food-cakes_cookies-instead-of-grooms-cake?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:23Discussion:f46e8720-0527-4339-8f10-e5f9297233abPost:e3f5537d-df7c-445d-a8dc-139b087a83a4">Re: Cookies instead of grooms cake?</a>:
    [QUOTE]I think that's a great idea!  We're nixing the groom's cake as well and doing pies because FI LOVES pie.  We're also having fudge, a chocolate doughnut tower, and a candy bar.  We love sweets!
    Posted by emmmbeee[/QUOTE]


    A donut tower that sounds great!! Is the candy bar like a candy buffet?
  • edited December 2011
    This is a great idea! It's your wedding, do what you want!

    Not everyone likes cake anyway, embrace the cookies :]
  • edited December 2011
    We are also doing a 3 tier cake and some cookies - choco chip, oatmeal and sugar.
  • jerseydeviljerseydevil member
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    edited December 2011
    Why not? I haven't even heard of a groom's cake before the knot, so in my area it would be weird to have one.
  • edited December 2011
    We are trying to do the same thing, the only problem is that we are working with a very tight budget, so we are not going to ask our bakery to do the cookies, I am doing them myself, which is also a problem because we don't have a caterer, my future mother in law and I are cooking everything ourselves. We have a few people that have medical diets (my stepdad is diabetic and my fiance's niece has chronic pancreantitis) so we don't want to take any chances. I think its a great idea, because like you said some people are just not cake people.
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  • edited December 2011
    we're doing cookies too!
    FI doesn't like cake, so i'm getting cupcakes for the main cake and cookies(from the grocery store) for the groom's cake.
    the way i see it, you can grab both a cookie and a cupcake. or just a cookie or cupcake. whatever you want.
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  • edited December 2011
    I love it! I saw a picture of someone who did cookies served with glasses of milk! cookies and milk, yum! Just an idea!
  • arf3420arf3420 member
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    edited December 2011
    Great idea!  I come from Pittsburgh where a cookie table is an absolute MUST at any wedding!  People come to weddings here expecting an enormous table filled with cookies.  I'm probably also going to have a groom's cake, just because my FI is in love with Hulk Hogan, and he would be really excited to be surprised with a Hulk cake.  Lol.  But I'll definitely be having tons of cookies, as well.  You can never have too many sweets :-)   The norm around here is to have many different family members all bake cookies to contribute.  That way you get a great variety and aren't overwhelmed with doing all of the baking yourself.  But if you just want to do chocolate chip, you shouldn't have any trouble making those yourself!
  • nana8301nana8301 member
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    edited December 2011
    We are doing milk and cookies too! My FI's only weakness is Oreos so it ws not a hard decision...waaaay cheaper too!!
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