First Year: Fudge Brownie Cookies

During my first year at UGA, I lived in the dorms, specifically Myers, and had the unlimited dining hall pass. My dorm symbolized the warmth that freshman year had; it was where all my friends would take naps, laugh, and watch TV shows. The dining hall was also a special place: my friend and I would have debrief sessions, study when we were sick of the libraries, and eat until our pants felt like they would pop off. Every time we walked out of the dining halls, we would drop off our stacks of plates and head to the dessert section. Our mission was clear: like the stacks of our empty plates, our goal was to grab stacks and stacks of the fudge brownie cookies. Getting consensus amongst hundreds of college students is difficult; still, it is a well-known principle to claim that the fudge brownie cookies were superior among all the dining hall desserts. 

Ingredients:

1/4 cup of water because that’s all I drank ever 

4 teaspoons of going to the dining hall to get just a single cookie

2 cups of embarrassment because I got locked out of my room 

1 cup of huffing and puffing up the UGA hills 

1 teaspoon of fearing for my life as I get up on my lofted bed

1 cup spontaneous adventures with my friends 

1/4 teaspoon of rotting away in the science library 

3 tablespoons of going to my first-ever football game 

1/8 teaspoon of struggling to find my people 

I choose fudge brownies cookies because of the memories they represent: the warm memories of my friends, the ease of life and lack of responsibility, and the vibrancy of my perspective.