Snack Review: Maple Grove Farms Maple Cream Cookies

This was tough. What with all the excitement over the election - I never thought I’d live to see people celebrating an election in the streets like a sports win - I was feeling unusually patriotic.

So, comparing these Vermont-made cookies to the Canadian Dare maple cookies, I wanted them to be better. I expected them to be better. They were prettier, for one thing. And larger. And had a nice rustic effect with different amounts of cream in each one, not so factory-made looking. And, Vermont. What could be a more maple-y, all-American place?

But. Mmm. Look, these are definitely good, and if I had never had the other kind, I would give these a good review. If you can get these, you will still be a happy person. Maple cookies are a good idea, and the Dare cookies are not widely available. If you see these, buy them.

But, if I really have to choose… the Dare cookies are more maple-y. They have maple syrup higher in the ingredients than corn syrup, and these have it vice-versa, so that is probably some of the reason. To be honest, I think the nice smell of the Dare cookies must be due to the artificial flavor. But these have artificial flavor in them too, so there’s no choice on the basis of some notion of pure naturalness.

The Dare cookies are also sweeter, I think. This made it harder to judge because mostly I prefer things a little less sweet. And they really are so pretty. It’s a very, very close race. I could come back tomorrow and decide differently, maybe.

So, hey, maybe not every choice is so clear that people are dancing in the streets banging on pots and pans. You would be happy to eat either one of these cookies. That’s snacking we can believe in.

• Maple Grove Farms Website

Buy Maple Grove Farms Maple Cream Cookies Online:

• at Amazon.com

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