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March 8, 2019,
Yummy cookie stories begin in early childhood.
In times past, how many of us as a child stood around the kitchen island as we watched one of our parents prepare delicious cookies from scratch?
Then there was the smell that permeated the room as the cookies were baking, creating such a warm feeling not only in the kitchen but around the house as well.
The magic of the day was just beginning.
Now it is time to bring in the hot chocolate if you are a child or some slightly sweetened coffee if you are an adult.
If only we could re-live that right now.
Traditionally the most popular cookies that we consumed were oatmeal, chocolate or raison.
We sense you probably have your list too.
So what is the best-selling cookie in the world? Hint, Mom did not make these.
Nabisco does.
Oreo is a brand of cookie usually consisting of two chocolate wafers with a sweet crème filling, marketed as “Chocolate Sandwich Cookie”. Introduced in 1912, Oreo is the bestselling cookie in the United States.
Oreos are available in over one hundred different countries.
In some countries, such as the United Kingdom, they are referred to as Oreo biscuits.
As far as other cookies that are gaining in popularity, here is a list:
- OREO GOLDEN BIRTHDAY CAKE. …
- PEPPERIDGE FARM BRUSSELS. …
- OREO DOUBLE STUF.
- FAMOUS AMOS CHOCOLATE CHIP.
- KEEBLER COCONUT DREAMS.
- KEEBLER E.L. FUDGE ORIGINAL COOKIES.
- PEPPERIDGE FARM MILANO DARK CHOCOLATE.
Now those are some very creative names.
“I like cookies, any cookie you put in front of me – animal cookies, sugar cookies, anything crunchy.”… Maria Shriver
The concern with the above list is their health value or some may feel, the lack there of. So for some time there have been some vegan oriented healthy cookies that are not racking up the same sales dollars, but they are garnering global attention.
Where can you get them? Trader Joe’s of course.
Trader Joe’s is an American chain of grocery stores based in Monrovia, California.
By 2015, it was a competitor in “fresh format” grocery stores in the United States. As of October 12, 2017, Trader Joe’s had 474 stores nationwide in 43 states and in Washington, D.C.
The first Trader Joe’s store was opened by founder Joe Coulombe in 1967 in Pasadena, California.
Starting in 1979, it was owned by German entrepreneur Theo Albrecht, until his death in 2010, when ownership passed to his heirs. The company has offices in Monrovia, California, and Boston, Massachusetts.
Products include gourmet foods, organic foods, vegetarian foods, unusual frozen foods, imported foods, domestic and imported wine and beer (where local law permits), “alternative” food items, and staples such as bread, cereal, eggs, dairy, coffee, and produce. The company sells its bananas for 19 cents each instead of by the pound. Non-food items include personal hygiene products, household cleaners, vitamins, pet food, plants, and flowers.
One of their popular brands associated with cookies is Cookie Butter.
Cookie butter is a food paste made primarily from speculoos cookie crumbs (known as Biscoff in the USA), fat (such as vegetable oil, condensed milk or butter), flour, and sugar.
Speculoos is a type of spiced short crust biscuit, traditionally baked for consumption on or just before St Nicholas’ day in the Netherlands.
The ingredients are mixed until it becomes spreadable on a sandwich. In countries like Belgium, the Netherlands, and France, it is a common alternative to nut butter and chocolate spreads. The most common brand name is Lotus Bakeries
They are very friendly team at Trader Joe’s.
If there was ever a group of people that we would want to hang around a kitchen island with while they bake their cookies is the Trader Joe family.
So what about that delicious cookie butter? At traderjoes.com they smile, “Just a few short years ago, “cookie butter” didn’t really mean anything. On their own, the words had meaning, but together, not so much. These days, say “cookie butter,” and you’re likely to be met with a smile, a hug, or maybe a playfully chastising “Oh, I cannot stop eating that stuff!” What started as a simple spread of cookie-flavored goodness has grown to an assortment of varieties, each with its own point of view.”
Yes. Once you’ve had a taste, it is so good that it is hard to stop the partaking.
Another team with a fantastic cookie idea is Brown Butter Cookie Company run by two spectacular sisters, Christa and Traci Hozie.
Something smells really good.
They are making the news.
At the informative California information source sanluisobispo.com they share, “Their most famous venture centers around a shortbread cookie, chewy yet meltingly delicate and sprinkled with sea salt. This “brown butter cookie” began simply, as one of several confections offered at the Little Market gourmet deli, owned by the sisters and Traci’s former husband. They put out samples and were astounded when customers snapped them up by the dozen — or more. “They would say, ‘We will take everything you are baking today,’ ” recalled Christa.
That sentiment is echoed by cookie loving customers found at Trip Advisor. Here are some reviews:
“On our way to Pismo for the weekend we made a detour to Cayucos and stop in this delightful cookie shop. If you like cookies this is a must stop in. When you enter the store you are welcome with the delightful scent of butter.”
We love that aroma. Here is another.
“I’m a cookie-holic, so I had to stop and check this place out. Cute town, cute place, and lots and lots of cookies. We walked in and immediately were offered samples of their original brown butter cookies. We tried lots of available flavors.”
And one more.
“The Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are to die for. Hint, Hint, if the day-old Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are available, they are just as good and less expensive than the freshly baked ones…you can get two bags instead of just one!”
That was a real treat.
It is comforting to know that the cookie industry is alive and well.
Smelling really good too.
The offerings of healthy, naturally baked cookies is starting to grow.
Now all you need to do is gather with a group of friends or family, hopefully around a kitchen island, hot chocolate or coffee nearby, cookie in hand and share you memories about homemade cookies that mom used to make.
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Opening photo brownbuttercookies.com photo vla Flickr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trader_Joe%27s
https://www.traderjoes.com/FearlessFlyer/Article/4175
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookie_butter
http://brownbuttercookies.com/ourstory.html
https://www.facebook.com/brownbuttercookieco/
https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/business/article165796082.html
