{"id":18050,"date":"2015-02-11T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=18050"},"modified":"2020-12-28T19:20:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T05:20:18","slug":"review-trader-joes-cookie-butter-sandwich-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2015\/02\/11\/review-trader-joes-cookie-butter-sandwich-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Trader Joe’s Cookie Butter Sandwich Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

This is everything the trainers, cardiologists, and armchair psychologists warned me about. Why? Well\u2026<\/p>\n

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

(You still here?)<\/p>\n

To the three of you who you haven\u2019t sprinted for your keys, I\u2019ll do my best use some adjectives that describe the above cookie sandwiches, photographed just moments before they were ingested. If you head for your local Trader Joe\u2019s via car\/bus\/ferry\/personal helicopter before you make it to the end, I won\u2019t blame you.<\/p>\n

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

Despite the sudden population boom in biscuit-based spreads, the cookie butter Trader Joe\u2019s implements here holds tight to tradition, using the familiar cinnamon caramel flavors found in Speculoos cookies. The goo is a little thicker than peanut butter, but not quite as stiff as an Oreo creme. The spread separates from the cookie swiftly when twisting and remains as tasty as I remember in that special caramelized-frosting way. But the real kicker? Comes with the shortbread.<\/p>\n

Salty, sugary, and sandy as a renegade drifter, the buttery shortbread breaks with a crisp bite before it crumbles and dissolves under its own weight. Darwin surely would\u2019ve been fascinated to hear my post-first-bite monologue of, \u201cYum. Cookie. More. Yum,\u201d as I\u2019m fairly certain it brings into question humanity\u2019s ability to linguistically evolve\u2026or perhaps this is just me? Am I de-evolving?? And what will I do when I become a monkey?? If these cookies have anything to do with it, I\u2019ll be eating shortbread.<\/p>\n

Despite the Super Wonderful that is this cookie, I\u2019m a little conflicted. This is the third cookie butter product I\u2019ve reviewed in the past 12 months. Trader Joe\u2026 are you using cookie butter as a crutch? Maybe even surfing on a\u2026 (gulp)\u2026trend??<\/p>\n

Now, no lies: it\u2019s a very, very tasty crutch, but, as my ski instructor said to me back when I was a poorly coordinated 10-year-old, one never learns if one always takes the Bunny Slope. Sometimes, you gotta strap on your skis and rocket down the double-black diamond at 50 miles per hour without a helmet.* You may crash, lose a glove, and bonk into a California pine, but you\u2019ll learn from the wipeout.<\/p>\n

*This is a lie. You should always wear a helmet, silly.<\/p>\n

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

But who am I kidding? These are delicious. I\u2019m knocking them a little for being trendy, for not having a re-sealable bag, and for making my arteries sad with the box\u2019s 216% of my saturated fat, but, let\u2019s face it: neither health nor coolness are what you keep in mind when eating these. What you keep in mind is joy. Pure, unobstructed joy. And Trader Joe? You\u2019ve succeeded in that.<\/p>\n

So, dear reader. will you twist? Nibble from the outside in? Dip in milk or not? One at a time or gulf down a pile of five? There are a lot of ways people will tell you to eat these, all stress-inducing and rife with contradictions. I say ignore them and enjoy your cookie. <\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 2 cookies – 180 calories, 90 calories from fat, 10 grams of fat, 5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 20 milligrams of cholesterol, 90 milligrams of sodium, 20 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of dietary fiber, 8 grams of sugar, and 1 gram of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Trader Joe\u2019s Cookie Butter Sandwich Cookies
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $3.99
\nSize:<\/b> 10 oz. box
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Trader Joe’s
\nRating:<\/b> 8 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Classic cookie butter. Crumbly. Buttery. Sandy. A little crispy. Renegade drifters.
\nCons:<\/b> Dangerously trendy. Not in a re-sealable bag. 214% Saturated Fat in one box. Ski accidents. Knocking into a California pine. Cardiologists. Turning into a monkey via de-evolution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is everything the trainers, cardiologists, and armchair psychologists warned me about. Why? Well\u2026 (You still here?) To the three of you who you haven\u2019t sprinted for your keys, I\u2019ll do my best use some adjectives that describe the above cookie sandwiches, photographed just moments before they were ingested. 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