I called the theme this week! I did not get galaxy brownie because I’ve had it a million times. The flavors this week are okay, but the overwhelming amount of white chocolate on everything made them all taste very similar with only a few minor changes. Would have loved a nutty buddy cookie or a star crunch cookie instead of three cookies with white chocolate and a bunch of whipped cream.
Oatmeal thin cookie 🥣 2/10 - well this isn’t a good start, is it? The old oatmeal mallow cookie was amazing, two oatmeal cookies that had structure and texture with a marshmallow cream cheese filling. It was almost as good as the real thing! This version, on the other hand… I couldn’t even pick it up without the sticky, floppy thins gooping around my hands. The taste is fine, the cookies are very full of spices but the cream filling is basically nonexistent. Absolutely disgraceful on the name of Little Debbie.
Zebra cake 🦓 4/10 - had to go to a different location to get this one, and I knew it was going to look bad because that location sucks! But at least the flavor was okay. Okay, meaning just okay. It tastes like your average piece of crumbly yellow cake that is just dry enough that you need some sort of frosting so your tongue doesn’t dry up. The whipped cream in the middle is plain but helps the dryness, but the overwhelming flavor that masks everything else is the white chocolate around the outside. It’s all you can really taste unless you get a bite of the very center of the cake. Incredibly boring and definitely not worth an upcharge for how thin those cake layers are.
Unicorn cookie 🦄 6/10 - I was pretty interested in this flavor because I didn’t know how white chocolate poured over mousse would turn out. Visually, it’s cute! Love the little purple sprinkles, and if you take a chunk off the white chocolate, you can see the purple mousse with the pink cookie. Flavor wise, I could do without both the mousse and the white chocolate, or would prefer just one instead of both. The mousse had an off putting taste to it, it didn’t taste like vanilla but I don’t know *what* the flavor was. I guess they got the mystery of unicorns correct.. The base cookie was strong with strawberry flavoring though, so that was really the best part of the whole thing. Again, the white chocolate just drowns out the rest of the cookie.
Strawberry shortcake roll 🍓 7.8/10 - this is basically the strawberry shortcake cookie but with a swirl instead of layers, so I wanted to rate it an 8/10 but I just can’t because layers are better than swirls! You get more topping that way and it’s an even bite every time. I love the soft, fluffy base cookie that tastes like vanilla pound cake. The whipped cream on top pairs very nicely with the house made strawberry jam, and I usually don’t like the house made stuff, but with the whipped cream and base cookie, it tastes great! Super refreshing and perfect for the end of summer. My biggest gripe, however, is the damn giant pool of white chocolate underneath the cookie. It totally ruined the other flavors because… AGAIN… it is so strong! It really didn’t need that, and it’s an unnecessary addition. I’ve never had a Little Debbie strawberry shortcake roll, so I have no opinions to compare it to. Maybe one day I’ll try one, but I sure do like this cookie so I don’t want to be disappointed!
Chocolate cupcake 🍫 9/10 - pretty sure this used to be called mallow cupcake? Even though it has a name change, it’s still the best of the entire lineup by far. Always loved this one because of how rich, yet refreshing, and on the nose the flavor is compared to a Ding Dong. Ding Dongs were super special treats that my mom rarely bought growing up, but I loved how rich they were, and how MESSY they would get. This cookie is exactly like that. Messy because the whipped cream gets all over your fingers, rich from both the chocolate base and ganache on top, and feels like I’m eating a nice dessert and the end of my lunch. Grabbed these after my shift which is basically lunch time for the normal 9-5 person🤣 I start work at 6am! So I was most excited to grab a bite of this cookie specifically after 8 hours of heavy lifting and labor lol
Cat tax🐱 - babies getting themselves in trouble and bugging Milo. Also BIG NEWS!!! I’M OFFICIALLY KEEPING THEM!😈