Without going through lengthy analysis of chocolate crème sandwich cookies, the plain and simply best cookie in this class is the Nabisco Oreo. There are plenty of substitutions out there that are of decent quality such as the hydrox cookie and a few store brands. I shop weekly at the local Meijer store and stumbled upon their version of the chocolate sandwich cookie known as Meijer Double O Cookie. The evaluation of this cookie is based upon taste, quantity, servings, price, and overall opinion.
Taste
I never eat sandwich cookies pulled apart but as one all encompassing bite. It was my younger days that I would take the time to pry each sandwich cookie apart and take time to enjoy each side. Well I bit into a Double O and the taste was pretty decent. The crème filling was probably as good as that as the Oreo brand. It was the actual chocolate cookie layers that seemed to lack the tasty quality as the Oreo. The cocoa flavor was weak and did not have as much of buttery finish as Nabisco’s version. I suppose a really hungry person anxious for a chocolate fix will find the taste of the Double O agreeable though just not as good as an Oreo or Hydrox cookies.
Quantity & Serving Size
A package of Meijer Double O chocolate sandwich cookies is approximately eighteen ounces of cookies. The package is comparable to the Oreo brand that also contains eighteen ounces or about forty five cookies. The sandwich cookie by Meijer is noticeably much larger than the Oreo counterpart. A serving size of two cookies or approximately 26.8 grams yields a hefty 140 calories which brings up calorie counts for such a small dessert.
Price
An eighteen ounce package of Meijer Double O’s will run $2.59 at the regular price with occasional store sales touting this price as low as two dollars. The Oreo brand typically runs about $2.99 for a similar size package.
Overall Opinion
If I am shopping for a better tasting and more satisfying cookie, I will undoubtedly opt for the Oreo brand. The Meijer brand is passable at best and occasionally proves enticing when on sale at the low price of two dollars a package. I would also consider purchasing the Double O cookies whe
