A football player’s cookies are too big to ignore
A Johns Hopkins athlete's cookie business is selling out faster than a touchdown pass.
The story
A Johns Hopkins football player, Claude Strnad, runs a small cookie business, Claude Cookies, which has become popular in the DMV area. The cookies are large, fluffy, and sold via a drop system with no shipping options.
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Our reading
Claude Strnad, a Johns Hopkins football player, is selling cookies so big they could double as a snack for a small family. The cookies are 170-200 grams, which is more than three times the average size. It’s not clear if he’s training for a different kind of game, but the demand is fierce enough to sell out in under a minute.
Customers in the DMV area have to wait for a weekly drop, which is a logistical challenge that seems more like a secret society initiation than a business model. The fact that he’s balancing football, classes, and baking suggests he’s not just a student-athlete, but a full-time multitasker with a side hustle that’s somehow more exciting than his main job.
It’s hard to tell if the cookies are the real star or the fact that a football player is baking them. Either way, the combination of athleticism and dessert has created a local phenomenon that’s as sweet as it is surprising.
