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Review: New Moon Cookies are outrageously delicious!
May 26, 2009
There is nothing quite like home-baked cookies to cheer you up (don’t you think?).
The smell and the anticipation of those warm, chewy and sugary treats is enough to put a smile on anyone’s face.
I’m not much of a baker, okay, I’m lying, I REALLY don’t enjoy baking as much as cooking. Baking requires you to be very precise and you cannot just substitute one ingredient for another on a whim, you actually have to follow the instructions to the letter. I’m more of a carefree spirit in the kitchen and never hesitate to change things up. That might work well for cooking, but that spells disaster when it comes to baking.
That’s why I like finding people who are passionate about baking and eat without reserve what they have to offer.
I’ll make the occasional cookie, but if you’re baking for one or two, you may end up with a whole lot of cookies to eat.
If you comb the shelves at the grocery store, you’ll find loads of cookies that have such a long list on unpronounceable ingredients and loaded with saturated fat (that’s a major turn off for me).
When it comes to finding “healthy” cookies in the natural health section of your grocery store or at your local natural health food store, you are faced with a selection of tasteless and hard cookies (trust me, I’ve put pretty much all of them to the test and I end up running to Whole Foods Market to buy their freshly baked cookies … you know the large ones that come in flavours that melt in your mouth). That said, each Whole Foods Market cookie is $1.29 with tax (it’s $0.99 before tax). At that rate, it makes for expensive cookies not to mention that I have to run to the store every time I’m in the mood for cookies.
I cannot tell you how delighted I was when I discovered New Moon Kitchen cookies! These cookies are simply delectable and they come in a variety of healthy selections.
The list of ingredients read like something you’d make at home, but these little treats are conveniently packaged and ready to be eaten whenever you are in the mood.
Now, before you say “healthy cookies … puke”, I say test them before even making that erroneous conclusion. There is NOTHING tasteless about these cookies. They are delicious, moist and truly addictive.
I have always like ginger snaps, but some of them are so hard you’re always concerned about losing a tooth. When I tasted the New Moon Kitchen Ginger Snappers, I realized that I had been misled in believing that ginger snaps are always hard as a rock. The New Moon Kitchen Ginger Snappers are a revelation because they are so moist and bursting with spices and ginger (and I’m not talking about powdered ginger … I’m talking about fresh ginger!!!).
The Mokas are equally decadent. We’re talking about a cookie made with organic espresso, chocolate and spicy cinnamon … I bet you won’t be able to eat a plain old chocolate chip cookie at those. That said, if espresso is not your thing, you can also choose the traditional ‘Chocolate Chip’ New Moon Kitchen cookies which are made with spelt flour instead of wheat flour.
‘Bite Me!’ is another one of those delicious cookies you’ll find yourself turning to at tea time. We’re talking about an oatmeal cookie made with sunflower seeds, sesame seeds and raisins!
New Moon Kitchen also bakes the following delicious choices: ‘MoMints’ (chocolate mint cookies) and ‘Goldies’ which is a traditional oatmeal cookie.
New Moon Kitchen is proudly Canadian, so I’m not sure if U.S. readers will find these cookies in their city, but I can assure you that with a little bit of research, you will be able to find a delicious AND healthy option in your city. New Moon Kitchen cookies are sold at a number health food markets and you’ll also find them at Whole Foods Market.
If you haven’t located New Moon Kitchen in your neck of the woods, you might want to check out their Web site and get in touch with them: New Moon Kitchen
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