Old Candy Critic Articles - Cookies

I've decided to take down several old articles from the candycritic.org and re-post them here on the Candy Critic blog.  This week I'm posting an article I wrote about some cookies that I had discovered.

For years people have asked me how I define “candy”. I tell them... well I never really know what to say.  Honestly the definition of candy is fairly vague and it's really up to you. I have my own rules, and that's how I decide what to review on Candy Critic.  I couldn't actually tell you my rules either, because they seem to change pretty regularly. I have many gray areas on the subject as well. The one gray area that really gets me is cookies, mostly because I really like them and I've always wanted to write about the subject. So I've decided that since I can't really say that most cookies (although there are some exceptions) are candy, here's my special article on cookies and what I think of them.

Fortune Cookies

This first cookie is a strange one, part messenger, part after dinner mint, and part, yes, cookie. The thing about these cookies is you really never find yourself going to the store to buy a bag, and I think that's wrong. I say when you get a cookie craving think about our friends in the East (They're not actually from China but we can use our imagination) and buy a bag of these awesome treats. It's not like you only need a glimpse into your future right after you eat an egg roll is it?

Z'animo

Being a huge fan of shortbread and chocolate does not make it easy for me to say anything about these cookies except, wow! This is the kind of treat that balances a fine line between being a candy or a cookie as well. I mean no one would argue that a chocolate bar with cookies in it isn't candy, but cover a cookie with chocoalte and suddenly it all gets a little fuzzy. The problem is I'm not really sure if I could review this treat as candy, the good thing is I don't really care because these things are yummy.

Petti Dejener

This is the type of treat one might find on an airplane, or waiting in a hotel room. Nicely packaged and pretty yummy. It might be considered candy because of it's small packaging, but most people would probably argue saying it wasn't. Particularly because these often come with your morning coffee. If you ask me though, these don't need coffee or any kind of side dish, they're great on their own.

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