Seattle - March 09, 2007

Little Miss Sunshine

Rococoa Chocolate Cookies

You’re the glass-half-empty type. Take The Secret: If all it really took was ask, believe, and receive, you’d have had JT long before he brought sexy back.

Yeah, a little cynicism is healthy, but you went too far when you started hating on dessert.

Take the road to recovery with Rococoa cookies — rich, all-natural treats that aren’t obnoxiously sweet.

Seattleite Rocky Rococoa (no, not his real name) gets an intense chococolaty taste from a secret recipe (hint: bittersweet cocoa.) Flavors like mocha walnut, toasted almond, and creme d’orange are strong but subtle, making sugar comas obsolete.

Good thing they’re only at a few local spots.

Or you’d have nothing to complain about.

Ballard Farmers Market, Ballard Avenue, between 20th and 22nd Avenues Northwest, Sunday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Nishino, 3130 E. Madison St. (206-322-5800); online at rococoacookies.com.