This whole theming thing for my posts has been completely unintentional. I start out writing one thing and before I know it my brain has made connections to other things I already have. My last post busted through my Oreo backlog (I think I am all caught up on those now), and this post covers items I recently bought to celebrate a coworker's birthday. (Except the black and whites, those were all for me.)
Having themes has helped me bust through my stash faster, which is awesome, but it's not something I am going to be rigidly sticking to from here on out. So be prepared for me to go back into super random nonsense pretty soon. In the meantime, here's my thought on 3 different cookies purchased at Costco.
Chocolate Chip - A classic, in mini form. These cookies are very soft and chewy, with a lot of semi-sweet chocolate flavor. I normally prefer crispy cookies, and tend to like my own baking better than store bought, but these were really addicting. I ate 7 before I even knew it. My coworker remarked that they were a lot like the soft cookies from Entenmann's. These were pretty darn good, and they're a decent value. You get 60 mini cookies for $9.99. Wegman's also has a 60 count Family Pack of mini chocolate chip cookies. I haven't had theirs, but when I saw them in-store, the Wegman's cookies looked less soft, and visually has less chocolate chips, but they're only $8.99. A dollar less, and you don't need a membership. These Costco cookies are getting a 4/5. (And I'm not even a soft and chewy cookie person.)
Butter Sugar Cookie with Sprinkles - I bought these because they looked more Birthday/Celebration-y. As soon as I saw the tub of these in person I knew I wasn't going to like the taste of them. Many of you are probably aware of Lofthouse cookies, they're quite popular. They're big soft cookies, usually topped with icing, that are sold in most grocery stores. I have never been a fan of those cookies. I feel like they lack flavor and have a tangy baking soda/powder after taste. That is exactly what these look like. Big, soft, baking powder-tasting cookie-pucks. I took a bite, and they're soft, pleasant texture, and a lovely vanilla aroma...with that chemically baking powder after taste. If you like Lofthouse, the pricing is pretty good ($9.99 for 24 cookies) and you'd probably be into them, but they're definitely not for me. 2/5
Joey's Black & White Cookies - I love Black & White cookies, almost exclusively for the white icing. The signs of the "good" vanilla icing is that it's thick, almost fudgy in texture, with a tiny hint of lemon. When I saw these, they were one of the only Black & Whites I had seen where the chocolate icing actually looked just as appealing. I had to take these home. As soon as I took a bite, I was in love. This is my new favorite Black & White cookie. The "cookie" portion is soft with a lovely cake flavor and texture, but the icings are the stars of the show. The white has the sweetness and the texture I love, but instead of lemon, these taste a little like anise. That licorice adjacent flavoring was something I hated as a kid, but grew to love as an adult. It combines well with the cookie, but the chocolate icing blew me away. Normally the chocolate topping of these cookies is smooth and dark, very similar to the vanilla but with cocoa. This is soft and creamy, more like the chocolate frosting you'd find on a yellow cake. It's sweet, and fudgy, and soft. They have the cookies in layers with parchment in between to prevent the sticky chocolate icing from making a mess, which I really appreciate. I was so impressed with these that I had to look up Joey's Fine Foods. Apparently they're made right here in Jersey, and they're available in a lot of locations. Everywhere from Shop Rite to Walmart. So this isn't a Costco exclusive item, BUT Costco did seem to have the best deal. This was $6.99 and I think there were 20 cookies in this container. (I already dug into them well before I counted.) A serving size is 3/4th a cookie, and it says there is roughly 23 servings in the container....but I can't imagine there were actually 30 cookies in this tub. If so, I ate these WAY too fast. 4.75/5The sprinkle cookies were all over my feed (meaning Youtube/Instagram, I'm a Millenial after all). Costco cultists were really hyping these things up, but they were easily the worst of the lot. The mini chocolate chip are perfect for any school or family events, but the Black & Whites were the stars of the show and completely won me over. I highly recommend grabbing them if you can.
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