Chocolate, hands down, is my favorite. And this cookie recipe reads like a dream. I’ll be sure to try it soon, although as a diabetic I must limit my intake of carbs and sugars! Now as to the survey discrepancy, which is preferred chocolate or vanilla? The answer is definitely chocolate! I believe the reason The International Ice Cream Association skews toward vanilla is that virtually ALL products (shakes, malteds, sundaes, splits) are automatically prepared with vanilla ice cream ---UNLESS the customer asks for a different flavor. At least, that was the practice at the large Eastern US ice cream purveyor I worked for in the 1980s. Most people probably don't realize that their strawberry shake is being made with vanilla ice cream. Or that they can change the flavors of the ice cream bases in their sundaes and banana splits. Just ask!

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