Chris, Why Would You Eat That?!! - Cheese Filled Chocolate Cookies

 If you love cheese and you love chocolate cookies with cream in them, then you might be a little disappointed.

All In The Package?

When I first started candycritic.org I had a slight rule that I wouldn't judge a candy by its package. In the last few years I've really changed my tune on that rule. For one thing, the package is often the first reason I buy almost any candy from a store shelf. Unless it's suggested to me by people like you, I almost always inspect the package to figure out what I might be getting into. The package has to not only attract the eye, but it should also explain what might be inside. There can be a element of surprise, but in the case of this week's new review, some package are so surprising that they're down right confusing.

Check out my latest review featuring a package that just doesn't make sense at all.

Different Names For The Same Cookie

I'm sure you've come across the great debate "is it called a cookie or a biscuit" before, but have you ever considered the word cracker as well. You might be arguing that a cracker can't be put into the category because it's savory. I argue that there are many cultures that have sweet/sugar crackers. Now you might think that's crazy, but then I argue "graham crackers". This then begs the question, can you have a savory cookie too?

Check out my latest treat labelled as a cracker, but it's not savory at all.

Why Do We Call It Dark Chocolate

This week's featured review got me thinking about the words "dark chocolate". While it is a fine enough description, it doesn't really tell the whole story. The koala cookies from this latest review describe it as both "black" and "bitter" chocolate. I have a bit of a problem with the word "black" used to describe chocolate, only because I've never actually had black coloured chocolate. Even the most cocoa filled chocolate I've ever eaten still had a brown tinge to it. Bitter chocolate on the other hand is a really good decryption. It not only describes the flavour well, but it also focuses on the feature that most dark chocolate lovers appreciate most. I've also seen dark chocolates that are only dark in colour, but actually really sweet in flavour. So dark chocolate might not be the thing everyone wants, but bitter chocolate is often the popular flavour note.

Check out the full review of this bitter chocolate treat.

Best Danisa Cookie

I think we’re all familiar with this container. To some it’s a place where you can always find a needle and thread to repair those ripped jeans. To others it also represents a place where you can find some of the most buttery cookies in the world. I don’t know much about the history of these cookies, where they came from (I assume Denmark), if there’s a season you’re supposed to eat them, or even if their actually Danish. I only have my memories of these buttery cookies, and it’s memories I’ve had for my entire life.

I feel like we used to get these cookies most often around Christmas time. I also feel like they were something my grandparents would often give us. I’m pretty sure my parents did buy them, but I think my grandparents would always have them. I also remember my grandparents and parents both using the round metal containers to store things, in particularly sewing equipment. I have a true affinity for these cookies, but my love is not equal among all of the cookies available.

I’ve never really given much thought to this before right now, but in each tin of Danish cookies there is a selection of 5 different cookies. While I do like them all, I really believe that some are better than others. If you give me a tin of Danish butter cookies, some will disappear before others. So here’s my list of the best Danish cookies that come out of the tin. Keep in mind that I’m only talking about the classic tin, and not the special edition flavours they’ve come out with recently. Let’s start with my least favourite:

The one with currents (I think) – I should start this off by letting you know that I don’t know the official names of all of the different types of cookies available, so you’re just going to get a rough description as their name. Fortunately they’re all very different, so it should be obvious. I should also mention that I like dried fruit most of the time, so the fact that this is my least favourite cookie in this container is not because it has dried currents. The problem I have with this particular cookie is the fact that the dried currents are often super hard and really chewy. With the light butter cookie, the ultra hard and chewy dried fruit doesn’t really go very well and kind of feels like there are chewy little stones in each cookie.

The boring round wafer – Of all the cookies in this tin, this is really the most boring. It doesn’t look very exciting and while it tastes good, there’s nothing particularly unique about it. I feel like someone at one time had an idea to make a biscuit with icing in between, but as they were making them they realized that the icing wasn’t going to work. Then, instead of substituting the entire cookie, they just left the cookie part. I’ve always felt like these circles could use something else to pep them up a bit.

The round swirl – This one suffers from a few of the same problems as the previous cookie, however the look is a little bit more interesting. I was tempted to score this one lower because they seem to break very often.  If one cookie in your tin is going to be broken, it’s going to be the round swirl, and it’s no uncommon for every single round swirl to be broken as well.

The sugar square – If you can’t tell already, this list is being written by someone with a sweet tooth, and that’s why the top two cookies are the ones covered in extra sugar. I had a hard time deciding which of these two cookies would be my favourite and which would be my second favourite. If I did pick this one as my favourite, it would be because of the amazing concentration of crunchy sugar. The reason it’s not the number one is that the shape is a little boring.

The sugar pretzel – As I mentioned above, this cookie and the sugar square are really running neck and neck, however I think this one edges it out because of the unique shape. When I was a kid, this was one of the only treats with a pretzel shape that wasn’t a pretzel. The fact that it has a crunchy sugar that feels like the crunchy salt on a real pretzel only sells the shape even more. The one fault of this cookie is that much like the round swirl, it’s not uncommon to find a few broken pretzels in your tin.

Rating the best and worst Danisa cookie is a bit of a silly proposition, only because they’re all really good. A few months ago I was gifted a miniature tin of these cookies that was full of only the cookies with the currents, and I loved it. So it’s safe to say that even the worst of these cookies is better than many other cookies out there.

Butter, Is It Better

Butter is an odd ingredient. I feel like most cookie, cake or general baked treat needs butter to work well. However I imagine that most baked treats don't actually use any real butter at all. From what I know, butter is not really shelf stable, meaning anything made with butter runs the risk of going rancid or mouldy. Yet, when it comes to baked goods, a buttery flavour is something many people really enjoy, myself included. I'll often talk a lot about how buttery a particular cookie or cake is, when trying to decide if I like it or not (the more buttery the better). Having said that, rancid butter is awful, so I probably wouldn't actually want to eat real butter in most of the treats I review. It's a bit of a conundrum really.

Check out my latest cookie review that happens to be butter themed.

It's Not Easy Being Green... Or a Pea

 Every so often I come across something in the store and the minute I see it I know it's going to be an episode of Chris, Why Would You Eat That?!!. Sometimes I hope that I discover something that tastes great, but sometimes...

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You Want Cookies!

Cookie Good Times
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 Cookies for Santa, and cookies on your t-shirt.

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Cookies and Pretzels

Sometimes I think pretzels could qualify as the perfect cookies. I feel like you can do just about anything to a pretzel that you can do to a cookie, in some cases even more. Dip a pretzel in icing, no problem. Cover a pretzel in peanut butter, yup. Cover a pretzel in chocolate, an excellent idea. The thing that makes pretzels unique is that you can also dip them in mustard and it works great too. Pretzels really are the ultimate cookie, and they're not even really cookies. This week's new candy review is proof that the pretzel needs to be reclassified.

Find out why the pretzel needs to a fresh designation.

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Pocky Being Made

I've never thought about how they make Pocky, but now I've seen it.

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Cookie Love

Cookie Good Times T-Shirt
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 Is there anyone in the world who doesn't like at least one kind of cookie? You can tell the world that cookies are awesome with this cool t-shirt.

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Costco Cookies

 I have a problem with buying treats at Costco, and it can all be explained using their cookies as an example.

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Watch Them Make Kit Kat Bars

I've recently come across an amazing YouTube channel called Wondastic Tech that features amazing footage of factories making all kinds of things, including many of my favourite snacks. Watching them make Kit Kat bars is very soothing.

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Crumbs In Your Socks

Cookie Socks
by candycritic

Who in the world wouldn't want a pair of socks with cookies all over them?

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Bite Down on This Issue of Snack Facts!

Don't miss out on the latest issue of Snack Facts. Join Sir Francis Sweetums and his compatriot Barbara as they learn some fun facts about the cookie. 

This is also the last issue of Snack Facts in this series. So don't miss out on the chance to have a complete collection. We're also going to be selling printed version of Snack Facts very soon. Each printed issue in the first run comes signed by me. We'll be selling them individually and in sets. Some issues might even have a bonus sketch inside.

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A New Snack Facts Is Here!

Don't miss out on the latest issue of Snack Facts. Join Sir Francis Sweetums and his compatriot Barbara as they learn some fun facts about the cookie. 

This is also the last issue of Snack Facts in this series. So don't miss out on the chance to have a complete collection. We're also going to be selling printed version of Snack Facts very soon. Each printed issue in the first run comes signed by me. We'll be selling them individually and in sets. Some issues might even have a bonus sketch inside.

Click here to pick up the digital version of issue 12 of Snack Facts.

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Is Cookies and Cream Just White Chocolate?

I have a strange relationship with cookies and cream treats. More often than not I really like them, but I can't really figure them out. If someone asked me to describe cookies and cream chocolate treats, I would likely say that they're like a white chocolate bar with cookie bits, only creamier. I feel like that's a good description, but I'm not sure technically how accurate that is. I don't know how they make cookies and cream chocolate, but each time I bite into a treat made with it, I wonder.

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Cookies From A Galaxy Far, Far Away - William Sonoma Cookie Cutters

 

This is the one time I don't mind finding a Wookie hair in my cookie.

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COOKIE SOCKS

Cookie Socks
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I'm not sure what inspired me to make cookie socks, but I'm really happy that we're selling them.

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Amazing Christmas Candy/Junk Food Things That You Should Buy - Christmas Cookie Cutters

 

I love cookie cutters, even though I almost never use them.

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