Bzz! Kroger's The Truly Awesome Homestyle Chocolate Chip Cookie

Have you tried Kroger’s The Truly Awesome Homestyle Chocolate Chip Cookies? As a BzzAgent, I was sent a box of them to try and review! Unlike most store-bought cookies, they are made with real butter, are twice the size of typical store-bought chocolate chip cookies, and artificial color and preservative free!

I liked the taste of the cookies. They did seem to have that certain taste that only home cooked cookies seem to have. Perhaps it’s the use of real butter? I’m not sure. I don’t have the distinguished palate to tell you what exactly it is that I taste, but there’s that certain flavor... I know you know the one! It’s that hint of something that you never find in a Chips Ahoy or Pepperidge Farm cookie.

The consistency was typical of store-bought cookies... It is a crunchy cookie, not a soft one. In fact, it’s downright crumbly. I opened my first package of cookies to find a tray full of cookie dust. I prefer a softer cookie, which to me is more reminiscent of a home baked cookie, so I found the consistency a bit disappointing. According to the box, you can microwave them for a few seconds so they’re a bit softer and warm like just baked.

Compared to other cookies, these seem to be fairly level in terms of nutrition. For two Chunky Chips Ahoy (a single serving), it's 40 more calories. Same total fat, although the Kroger cookies have 15mg more sodium in a serving. The Kroger cookies have 8 less grams of carbohydrates, and one gram less sugar, but also a gram less protein, no calcium, and less iron. So it's a fairly even trade-off, since one of the Kroger cookies is a close size equivalent to two Chunky Chips Ahoy.

This product grates on one of my biggest pet peeves- poor grammar. What were they thinking, calling their cookies THE Truly Awesome Homestyle Chocolate Chip Cookies? Why must there be a ‘the’ in front??? I refuse to say, “I enjoyed Kroger’s The Truly Awesome cookies.” It sounds much better to say, “I enjoyed Kroger’s Truly Awesome cookies.” That is a total fail on the part of the individuals who came up with the name.

Overall, the cookies were not amazing enough for me to be willing to drop the coin on a pack of them on a regular day. That said, I’m using one of the coupons I was sent to buy a pack to take to Grandma’s for Christmas. We’re all sugar junkies in my family, so I think they’ll go over well!