Galmopan Dulcissimo Cookies

Galmopan Dulcissimo Cookies

These cookies were very crunchy and hard, similar in texture to the those from Famous Amos, whereby one could feel the element of heatiness and the inevitable arrival of  a sore throat with excessive consumption. However, they did not give off the same buttery fragrance as Famous Amos’. We felt that the overly tiny peanuts failed to make their presence shine. They failed to add more crunchiness to the already crunchy cookie nor did they provide the cookie with more fragrance. The saltiness from the typical peanuts were also barely present. Overally, these cookies did not taste that bad but were the average hard crunchy chocolate cookies. A sizeable pack came relatively cheap at $2.50.

AmericanSoft

AmericanSoft Chocolat Classique

The cookies were indeed soft as indicated, but it was lacking in the chewiness to give the biscuit a delicious finish. In fact, it had the texture of  half baked cookie dough which are slightly moist and soft. There was dense fudge mixed evenly within the cookie, and a couple of macadamia nuts and small chocolate chunks stubbed onto the cookie surface. Given such standards, these cookies should be satisfying, but yet somehow our taste buds weren’t exactly impressed. At $8.50 for a packet of 8 puny biscuits, we felt shortchanged and we would better off with freshly baked ones from Subway.

Merba Patisserie Edition

Merba's Dark Chocolate and Hazelnut Cookies

We have seen Merba’s Dark Chocolate and Hazelnut Cookies a few times at the Watson’s stores, but our previous experiences with awful cookies left us with skepticism towards these less well-known brands. Well, Merba might be a popular brand overseas but locally, you can hardly find it in common supermarkets. But after seeing it time after time, we decided to give it a try.

Merba's Dark Chocolate and Hazelnut Cookies

The opening of the packaging revealed a strong hazelnut fragrance. The cookies weren’t too hard and stiff, but were towards the crumbly texture. In fact, the texture reminded us of a crispy crepe-like biscuit, which shatters into pieces upon biting into it. The cookie was decorated with big chunks of milk chocolate chips and chopped hazelnuts. The chocolate chips were soft and melts in our mouths. In contrast, the chopped hazelnuts were crunchy and tasted pretty fresh. We’re glad we bought Merba‘s after all.

Voortman Fudge Chocolate Chip Cookies

Fudge Chocolate Chip Cookies

Voortman chocolate chip cookies sounded like a healthy snack with the promise of containing zero trans fats and being sugar free. However, the opening of the packaging revealed a strong stench of modelling clay (aka playdoh). Strangely, this smell diminishes as they were consumed. The number of chocolate chips were also miserable unlike what was depicted on the packaging. Texture wise, it was a bit soft and bread-like. Overall, we would avoid this brand of chocolate cookies as we found the smell a turn off.

365 Cookies

365 Chocolate Cookies

Just recently, we tried a new brand of cookies – 365 Chocolate Cookies. The cookies were airy, crumbly and porous. There was also a generous serving of dark chocolate chips in each cookie. The cookie itself can be imagined as an ant hive, with the soft dark chocolate pieces being stuffed in the holes. A very satisfying treat – once you start, you can’t stop!