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photo courtesy of immaculatebaking.com

Ever been seduced by packaging?  That’s what happened to me when I saw these chocolate chip cookies by Immaculate Baking Company at my local Whole Foods.  It was the fun artwork and the “cookies with a cause” slogan that got me.   

I’ll get right to the point.  These are the best prepackaged cookies I’ve ever tasted.  And I’ve had a lot of cookies in my lifetime.  The refrigerated package contains cookie dough cut into 24 round pieces.  All you do is slap them on a cookie sheet and bake them for about 12 minutes.  I made a few of these yesterday and served them warm from the oven with a cold glass of milk.  Judging from the way my guy was carrying on as he ate them (moaning, oohing, aahing), they were a huge hit.

Check out the list of ingredients.  It’s nice to see things I can actually pronounce. 

Organic unbleached wheat flour, organic light brown sugar, organic palm fruit oil, semi-sweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor, dextrose, cocoa butter, soy lecithin (an emulsifier), vanilla), organic naturally evaporated cane sugar, whole eggs, salt, pure vanilla, baking soda (sodium bicarbonate).

About the company

In 1995 Scott Blackwell bought a couple of ovens at a Food Lion action and started baking in his garage.  You can read all about the growth of the company here.  The philosophy of the company is Bake well, be creative, have fun and give back.  They give back by promoting kids and art through their Soul Food Fund and also founded the Folk Artist’s Foundation to increase awareness of Folk Art.

The cookies are a little more expensive than the mainstream refrigerated cookie dough (about $5.00 for the pack of 24) but I’m happy to pay a little extra to promote a socially conscious company who does a great job at a delicious organic cookie.  I can’t wait to try all the other flavors.  

Have you had these cookies?  What’d you think of them?

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