{"id":19413,"date":"2015-12-16T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-16T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=19413"},"modified":"2023-08-14T16:10:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T02:10:43","slug":"review-limited-edition-hot-cocoa-chips-ahoy-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2015\/12\/16\/review-limited-edition-hot-cocoa-chips-ahoy-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Limited Edition Hot Cocoa Chips Ahoy Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Every year Nabisco puts out the same uninspired winter products.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s Snowflake Ritz with the image of a snowflake on each cracker. While no two snowflakes are alike, the millions of Snowflake Ritz crackers are. There\u2019s Holiday Wheat Thins, which could\u2019ve been called Snowflake Wheat Thins if not for the other holiday shapes stamped into some of the crackers. Then there\u2019s Winter Oreo Cookies that have a creme that tastes like a regular Oreo, but has enough red food coloring to make a Maraschino cherry think that\u2019s a bit too much food coloring. <\/p>\n

This year, Nabisco brought back those boring snacks, but they also introduced the Limited Edition Hot Cocoa Chips Ahoy Cookies.<\/p>\n

The chocolate cookie features marshmallow-flavored chips, fudge chips, and a disc of hot cocoa-flavored goodness in the center. If you look at the beautifully Photoshopped cookie on the wrapper, it looks like it\u2019s supposed to have a viscous goo center. Because the packaging says, \u201cHeat for a treat,\u201d I assumed sticking them in a microwave oven would achieve that gooey center. Unfortunately, the appliance has no effect on the center of these cookies.<\/p>\n

Despite what Ron Popeil and George Foreman might say, the microwave oven is the greatest kitchen innovation in the past few decades. It\u2019s a powerful radiation pulsing cooking machine that can boil water in under 90 seconds and make a Hot Pocket burst open in two minutes. But it appears the mighty microwave oven has met its match with these cookies. <\/p>\n

There are instructions that say to warm them in pairs for 6-7 seconds. I tried that, but the centers remained completely solid. Then I microwaved another two cookies for 8 seconds. No gooey. Then just one at 9 seconds. Nothing. Then another one at 10 seconds. Still solid. <\/p>\n

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Since time is endless and the amount of cookies in the packaging are not, I decided to up the intervals. 14 seconds. Nope. 20 seconds. Noooooo. 25 seconds. Noooooooooooo. Then I decided to heat up one for 30 seconds. Only the edges of the chocolate disc in the cookie melted. The rest of it was still solid.<\/p>\n

While the chocolatey center didn\u2019t turn into a pool of goo, microwaving beyond the 6-7 seconds did affect the rest of the cookie, making it crumble apart during any attempt to pick it up. <\/p>\n

When eaten straight out of the package, these cookies are good. But when heated up, they’re damn good. Both ways have a hot cocoa flavor, but the flavor is amplified when the cookies have spent a few seconds in a microwave oven. I thought the marshmallow flavor was strictly with the white chips, but it tastes like the hot cocoa center also has a bit of marshmallow flavor. When heated up at the recommended time, the exterior of the cookies have a wonderful softness to them, and the center, while not melted, does give easily.<\/p>\n

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

There have been many new Chips Ahoy varieties over the past two years, but the only ones I\u2019ve truly enjoyed were the Ice Cream Creations Root Beer Float and Limited Edition Chocolate Banana, both of which are no longer available. But I\u2019m happy to say these cookies brought me as much joy as those did. They are wonderful\u2026when warmed up.<\/p>\n

Sure, I\u2019m disappointed with the center not being gooey, but they\u2019re tasty enough that I definitely would love to see them next holiday season with the Snowflake Ritz, Holiday Wheat Thins, and Winter Oreo Cookies.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 2 cookies – 150 calories, 60 calories from fat, 7 grams of fat, 3.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 1 gram of polyunsaturated fat, 2 grams of monounsaturated fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 115 milligrams of sodium, 75 milligrams of potassium, 21 grams of carbohydrates, less than 1 gram of fiber, 14 grams of sugar, and 1 gram of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Limited Edition Hot Cocoa Chips Ahoy Cookies
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $3.50
\nSize:<\/b> 10 oz.
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Safeway
\nRating:<\/b> 8 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Wonderful flavor. Tastes like hot cocoa. Good when eaten straight from the package, but awesome after being heated up in the microwave. Soft exterior when microwaved. Much more exciting than Snowflake Ritz, Holiday Wheat Thins, and Winter Oreo Cookies.
\nCons:<\/b> Center doesn’t get gooey. Only available for a limited time. Not knowing if they’ll be back next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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