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I don\u2019t know about the rest of you, but I\u2019ve always been one of those people that get paralyzed by the abundance of choice I have when it comes to food. <\/p>\n
Do I want peanut butter or almond butter on my sandwich? Cinnamon chewing gum or spearmint to keep in my purse? As for coffee, don\u2019t even get me started on Starbucks since I can easily spend half an hour trying to decide what I want.<\/p>\n
With Hostess and its new Cookies \u2018n Cr\u00e8me Brownies, though, at least I won\u2019t have to agonizingly choose between cookies or brownies for dessert anymore!<\/p>\n
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Out of the box, each one of these cute little pucks come individually wrapped in Hostess-branded cellophane, which I suppose is to keep them fresh while also making them easy to eat on the go. Also, as an unintentional bonus, they help to prevent people from confusing them for especially lonely Little Debbie Zebra Cakes, which is appreciated since they look nearly identical from the outside. <\/p>\n
Picking one of them up, I was surprised to find they\u2019re oddly light for brownies. I associate brownies with being dense, fudgy, chewy squares of bliss, so I had a hard time believing these were going to be anything like that.<\/p>\n
My trepidation about the texture wasn\u2019t unfounded, either, because the brownies were as airy as I had expected them to be. They were so cakey that I don\u2019t even think that they\u2019re in the same galaxy as Cosmic Brownies. Compared to the decadent delights brought forth by Little Debbie, these are more like a flat, chocolate snack cake coated with Cookies \u2018n Cr\u00e8me-styled icing. <\/p>\n
After I stopped thinking about them as brownies and start thinking about them as any other snack cake, they get a lot more enjoyable. They smell like a combination of milk chocolate and sweet cream, and that\u2019s the primary flavor that comes across when I chomp down on one of them. The white outer coating supplied the \u201ccream\u201d aspect, while the baked interior reminded me of cookies. <\/p>\n
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Expanding on the cookie aspect, Hostess didn\u2019t nail the whole Oreo-esque flavor profile that well here. Instead, I felt the light cocoa and spongier texture used in the cake were more reminiscent of the cookies used to construct Whoopie Pies. While that\u2019s not necessarily a bad thing, I still think that Hostess should have used a cr\u00e8me filling studded with cookie crumbs or something to bring the Cookies \u2018N Cr\u00e8me theme around full-circle. <\/p>\n
Even though I would consider two or three of these a worthy choice for a midnight snack, I still think Hostess should take some baking lessons from Little Debbie, because her brownies are out-of-this-world delicious by comparison. <\/p>\n
(Nutrition Facts – 1 Brownie \u2013 180 calories, 80 calories from fat, 8 grams of total fat, 5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 5 milligrams of cholesterol, 80 milligrams of sodium, 24 grams of total carbohydrates, 1 gram of dietary fiber, 17 grams of total sugars, and 2 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n
Purchased Price:<\/b> $2.97
\nSize:<\/b> 6-pack
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Walmart
\nRating:<\/b> 6 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Not having to decide between cookies and brownies. Branded wrapper keeps you from confusing them for a different snack. Pretty tasty when you think of them as snack cakes. Acceptable choice for late night noshing.
\nCons:<\/b> Not nearly fudgy enough to be called a brownie. Doesn\u2019t remind me of Oreos. Needs a cr\u00e8me filling or some cookie crumbs or something. Makes me wish that Little Debbie could teach Hostess how to make better brownies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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