(Trader Joe's Belgian Chocolate + Trader Joe's Crispy Cookies) ÷ 2 = 7.5 stars
Obviously, if you were calculating the score for a product with, say three constituent parts, you'd look up three different search terms and divide by 3 instead. And some types of products will lend themselves to this system more readily than others. I'm thinking it will be easiest and most accurate with snacks and desserts, simply because we often concentrate on those. Just look what happens when we step outside of our snacky comfort zone—when we try things like Sushi Sensations and Pad See Ew. Maybe less fatness, but also less happiness.
Now most of you who've been reading a while and know my sense of humor have probably figured out that I'm only semi-serious about this method of pre-calculating scores. Most of what I write on this blog is tongue-in-cheek. And of course, TJ's offers plenty of healthy-esque things that are tasty as well. But at least in this particular case, it's a system that would have worked quite well. We're seeing exactly what we've seen before in terms of crispy cookies: great crispy, crunchy texture, nice moderately sweet flavor, all in a classy presentation and practical packaging. I'm not sure if the Belgian chocolate is technically dark chocolate or milk chocolate in this case, but if it's milk chocolate, I'd say it's on the darker, richer end of the spectrum. Less sweet than a Hershey's bar, but more sweet than unsweetened cocoa powder. The rectangular shape lends a bit of class to the whole production, and at $2.79 per package, it's comparable to other less-sophisticated name brand cookies. 4 stars for these opulent oreo opposites from me, 3.5 stars from Sonia, who states that they're much better when dunked in coffee or hot chocolate.
Bottom line: 7.5 out of 10.
Tried these yesterday. You forgot to mention they taste exactly like pepprridge farms Milano cookies! I would give these a higher rating. I really enjoyed them !
ReplyDeleteThat's true, regina! I haven't had Pepperidge Farms' in a while...
DeleteLOLLL you've been doing this for too long. Snack algorithms. I hope you've got a vacation coming up. ;-)
ReplyDeleteSane people write boring blog posts :)
DeleteThese cookies sound delicious! I need to give them a shot!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely! Let us know what you think...
Deletehttp://www.traderjoes.com/digin/post/classic-colomba-di-pasqua. Are u going to review this? It sounds interesting.
ReplyDeleteThat's the first I've heard of it Alek, but it certainly does sound interesting...thanks for the heads up!
DeleteAren't these basically Milano cookies? (which is a good thing, I love those!)
ReplyDeleteYes, they are very similar to Milanos!
Deleteok... so I've long had a major problem with Milanos. Problem is, if I buy them, the bag doesn't make it through the night. I basically stopped buying them years ago. Then, these happened. They are way, way, WAY better than Milanos- including better ingredients. So, Pep Farm sued, and now they're gone. I will regret not stockpiling forever and ever.
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