So far, not so good, I'm thinking I may have to test the waters of baking gluten free cookies to really value the fat and calorie content I'm using to have one. I purchased all of these cookies at Whole Foods, regular grocery stores didn't have much to choose from, if anything to choose from.
Let's start with my first try, Jovial vanilla cream filled cookies: D+
Really these were the most tasteless, dry cookies I've ever experienced.
I've had Saltine crackers with more flavor! The cookie had a strange after taste that reminded me of dried prunes. The chocolate cookie was really almost inedible I only gave it a D+ because my Grammy Hall said she "thought they were OK", and that the vanilla cream had an OK flavor but I honestly wouldn't waste my calories on these literal bad boys. They did have a reasonably low calorie count 160 for two cookies but the fat count was still 7grams that could be better spent on anything else.
Second I tried Nana's gluten-free lemon cookies: C-
I was really surprised after trying this chalky tart cookie how many good reviews it had on the internet. It did get a slightly higher grade than the last cookies because it was a lot more moist, and had a sweeter flavor that comes from the company using natural fruit juices. But damn this is one dense cookie, and honestly almost too tart, kinda sour, and believe it or not the flavor was too intense. The cookie is also Vegan and I remember a lot of Vegan baked goods being quite dense.
Lemon cookies and cake are some of my favorites, and usually I appreciate them for how delicate the flavor is, there was nothing delicate about this cookie. And I just could not get over the texture and aftertaste, it was really chalky. I couldn't even eat more than a few bites. The company makes a variety of items so I might give the brand another try but again I'd save my 180 calories and 7 grams of fat for half a cookie for another day and another cookie.
My last try was the best experience with store bought cookies was from a women who makes some of the best gluten filled cookies in the USA.
Carol's Cookies: Gluten Free Double Chocolate B+
It had a lot of the best qualities I love about cookies made with wheat flower, good texture, moist, chewy, and a good flavor. It was definitely a very rich cookie which is a good thing if you just want a quick fix of chocolate and sugar a nibble will satisfy you, it also might last you a few servings. It was the only cookie of the three, where I actually ate the whole thing, and would buy it again.
Also, the website recommends warming the cookies up in the microwave. I believe this cookie would be fantastic warmed up, and then eaten with a bowl of vanilla ice cream. Now that's what I call calories that you can feel proud of.
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