It's not Thursday anymore, but this is a throwback post anyway. These cookies came out...I don't even know how long ago exactly, but it's been a few months. I love all things banana, so even though I've never been a huge Chips Ahoy fan, I still had to give these a try. (Any hey, those Hot Cocoa ones were pretty darn good. Maybe these will be great too?)
After Angie's attempt at a hot Cocoa popcorn left me cold, I decided to try Chips Ahoy's take on the classic winter beverage, because I'm a glutton for punishment and never learn from my past mistakes. In all seriousness, back when I guested on the Nosh show we discussed these cookies in their Nosh or Not segment, and I called them out on being a normal chocolate cookie hiding under a fancy seasonal name. It must just be a chocolate cookie with chocolate and white chocolate chips, right? Just a marketing ploy? Oh how wrong I was.
What is with this birthday cake trend? I don't understand why there is a sudden obsession with things tasting like "Birthday Cake" when it isn't even a real flavor. According to M&M's it's chocolate cake with white icing, Krispy Kreme seems to think it's a vanilla cake with vanilla icing, and now Chips Ahoy is peddling this version with yellow cake. (I blame 50 Cent and Katy Perry.NolinkforyouKatyI'maGagafan.) Enough rambling, let's see if these cookies are worth the hype and if they are as bad for you and they appear to be.
