Except by "soft," they mean totally not soft. Like they're the same texture as gingersnaps or run-of-the-mill crispy cookies. I mean, they're not super hard...but they're by no means "soft" and honestly, they're a little on the dry side.
It's too bad because they taste really good. The icing makes them nice and sweet. The ginger flavor is just about perfect—not too strong, not too weak. They go great with coffee. There are actually two individually wrapped "cookies" in the box which helps keep the second one fresher longer. They're quite large. Each pastry is three servings a piece. They're like the same shape as a Pop-Tart but just a bit bigger in every dimension.
I'm not sure we would have purchased them if they hadn't so boldly proclaimed themselves "soft," but in the end, that's really our only complaint. There are just so many cookies of every kind floating around at Trader Joe's and everywhere else this time of year, it takes something extraordinarily special to get top marks on this blog. Unfortunately, we can only recommend these if you don't mind crunchy cookies or if you're looking for a spiced international treat to dunk in your java.
Product of Germany. $3.49 for the six serving box. Might make a decent stocking stuffer or cheap gift. Seven out of ten stars from Sonia and me for Trader Joe's German Iced Gingerbread Cookies.
Bottom line: 7 out of 10.
Thanks for the review! I saw these at TJ's yesterday and kept poking them to see if they were really soft. They felt as hard as Joe-Joe's, so I was as baffled as you were as to why they were labeled "soft." Oh well, should be nice dunked in some coffee or hot chocolate.
ReplyDeleteYou got it! Yes, they are perfect as dunkables but they'd be much better on their own if they actually were soft :)
DeleteI am from Germany. Most non-gingerbread house German gingerbread cookies are on the softer side. These are soft to me.
DeleteInteresting. We have people on our other social media saying they agree that these are not soft. So maybe a soft cookie means something a little different in Deutschland..?
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