{"id":17722,"date":"2014-10-14T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-14T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=17722"},"modified":"2020-12-28T19:19:15","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T05:19:15","slug":"review-trader-joes-cookies-creme-cookie-butter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2014\/10\/14\/review-trader-joes-cookies-creme-cookie-butter\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Trader Joe\u2019s Cookies & Creme Cookie Butter"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Trader<\/a><\/p>\n

Has everyone gone on vacation without you? Are they lounging in their getaway cabins while you swoon from your dusty, fluorescent-lit alcove? Are they showing you their long weekends on various social media mediums, tempting you with visions of homemade apple cobbler and piles of fall leaves? Are you feeling very much like you are not one of these vacationers? Maybe now is the time for an acceptable pity party. And I have just the snack to wash it down.<\/p>\n

\"Trader<\/a><\/p>\n

Gooey, spreadable, and with just enough grit to give it crunch, cookie butter came to America in a surge, flooding aisles with a vow to nourish the Food Pyramid\u2019s need for palm oil and pulverized cookie nubs (I\u2019m pretty much sure my brain is composed 10 percent thought and 90 percent cookie nubs). This Trader Joe\u2019s Cookies & Creme Cookie Butter extends that promise, allowing for the concept of bittersweet fudge cookies and sugary frosting to come together in a surface that\u2019s as smooth as all the freshly fallen snow outside of Mr. Puff\u2019s house.<\/p>\n

A swipe into the smooth white cream brings me straight to the sugar frosting of an Oreo: a little gritty, very sweet, and a hint of coconut. Not \u201ctropical sunscreen\u201d coconut, just a slightly floral whiff, like the gentle breeze on a summer day if that summer day were also doused in super sugary goo. <\/p>\n

The Oreo taste profile also makes its presence known on the dark chocolate end: cocoa, a hint of coffee, an edge of that dark, nearly-burnt crunch, and a solid sugar surge give it all it needs to feel at home in the Oreo family. The two flavors combine to form a smooth, easily consumed Oreo-like spread, and, thus, my brain is now composed of 95 percent cookie nubbins and 5 percent thoughts (3 percent of which are centered around which cookies to bake for spreading said cookie nubbins on).<\/p>\n

\"Trader<\/a><\/p>\n

Oreo built a reputation around eating cookies in wacky ways, so it should come to reason that this spread might encourage similarly adventurous snacking styles. Having consumed three servings in 7.5 minutes, the sugar rush cracks open the spread\u2019s possibilities in my mind. Make s\u2019mores. Dollop on ice cream. Spread on Pop Tarts. Drizzle on cinnamon rolls. Eat from the jar. Finish jar. Realize you must now buy another jar and eat from that jar. Eat all the jars! With this expansive ability to transform, you carry the equivalent of the body of an ancient wizard in your pocket. Just remember: with such great power comes great responsibility. Dunk wisely.<\/p>\n

\"Trader<\/a><\/p>\n

With its brave interpretation of two already-loved staples, this Cookies & Creme Cookie Butter reminds me to live life on the edge: adopt a highway! Learn Butoh<\/a>! Become the Government Agent specializing in Meteorology and Produce Distribution! You never know when you\u2019ll slip into a coma and get stuck in the confines of your subconscious, so you might as well put on your badass pants. <\/p>\n

And definitely get this cookie butter. Plunk it on stuff. Watch as the object you consume transforms it into something stupendous. You\u2019ll forget about that pity party you were planning. Promise.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 2 tablespoons \u2013 210 calories, 130 calories from fat, 14 grams of fat, 3.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 95 milligrams of sodium, 20 grams of carbohydrates, less than 1 gram of dietary fiber, 17 grams of sugar, and 1 gram of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Trader Joe\u2019s Cookies & Creme Cookie Butter
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $3.69
\nSize:<\/b> 14.1 oz. jar
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Trader Joe\u2019s
\nRating:<\/b> 9 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Dark, dutch cocoa-y fudge. Both smooth and chunky. Sweet frosting. Easy medium to eat more Oreo-like goods. Allows you to forget about pity parties. Highway adoption. Butoh.
\nCons:<\/b> Really, are there any? Okay, maybe it\u2019s hard to stop eating. Really hard. And it may be too sweet\/overly chocolatey for some. But it\u2019s so good. May cause brain to be composed of more cookie than thoughts. Not being on vacation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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