# What are your favorite store-bought cookies? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 19, 2018, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-store-bought-cookies/809132 "2018-02-19T18:06:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-store-bought-cookies/809132/1 "2018-02-19T18:06:44Z")
The ones that if you sit with a bag/box you might accidentally eat the whole thing. Mine are Mother’s Iced Animal crackers. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-store-bought-cookies/809132/2 "2018-02-19T18:11:08Z")
Safeway brand lemon flavored Oreo-like cookies. Lots of them for not much money. I know Pepperidge Farm cookies are theoretically better, but give me the Safeway ones any time. Keebler Cinnamon Sandies were pretty good also, but they got discontinued, like most of the stuff I like. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-store-bought-cookies/809132/3 "2018-02-19T18:13:46Z")
Used to be Burry’s Gaucho cookies. And it would be no accident. The Girl Scouts have a version that’s identical, but $35 for a box of 8 is cra-cra! ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-store-bought-cookies/809132/4 "2018-02-19T18:16:17Z")
Double Stuff E.L. Fudge, [these ones](https://www.amazon.com/Fudge-Sandwich-Cookies-12-Ounce-Packages/dp/B000AYGVM2). I have to limit myself to 4 or 5 (or 6 or 7), at a time. That way I at least have to get back up if I want more. I recently had the Grasshoppers (Keebler also, I think) that were very similar to Thin Mints. But those EL Fudge cookies. I always have a few packs of them at home. That’s one of those things I’d consider stopping on a non-shopping day, to run in and get them if I ran out during the week. ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-store-bought-cookies/809132/5 "2018-02-19T18:19:28Z")
Ginger snaps – not for always, but every so often the ginger, molasses chewy crunch just hits the spot. Also, I have to give an honorable mention to fig newtons. Lately, I’ve been liking Aussie Bites from Costco. They’re just wholesome enough and not too sweet, so I can fool myself that I’m not eating a cookie for breakfast. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-store-bought-cookies/809132/6 "2018-02-19T18:21:26Z")
If Girl Scout cookies count as “store-bought”, then Thin Mints. Otherwise, original Oreos (accept no substitutes). ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-store-bought-cookies/809132/7 "2018-02-19T18:24:53Z")
Lornadunes are my favorite shortbread. I don’t have vast experience, but prefer them to the European imports I’ve tried, as well as Panera’s shortbread, Girl Scout shortbread, and Sandies. So, they’ve earned my respect. But is shortbread my favorite cookie type? No, there are homemade cookies I like better — peanut butter, chocolate chip, those things with white chocolate and macademia nuts. Still, for store-bought I’ll stay with Lornas. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-store-bought-cookies/809132/8 "2018-02-19T18:27:26Z")
Hands down Ententann’s Chocolate Chip Cookies. So soft and delicious. If it counts as a cookie I would also pick Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies. Love them. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-store-bought-cookies/809132/9 "2018-02-19T18:34:05Z")
National brand: Pepperidge Farm Tahoe White Chocolate & Macadamia Local brand: Dudley’s Bakery Ginger & Molasses Fruit Bars ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-store-bought-cookies/809132/10 "2018-02-19T18:34:38Z")
Those damn chocolate covered mint flavored Oreos. I have to stay right clear of the cookie aisle in the market because of the pull they exert on me. Close second: Tim Tams. My beloved late Australian husband got me hooked on those and Arnott’s sells them in the USA at World Market under a different name that I can’t recall offhand. For that reason, I keep my trips to World Market infrequent. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-store-bought-cookies/809132/11 "2018-02-19T18:36:51Z")
I could do with some Nilla Wafers. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-store-bought-cookies/809132/12 "2018-02-19T18:45:03Z")
Kroger’s Private Selection brown butter cookies are quite yummy. About 15 years ago, when I lived in NJ, I bought some Archway oatmeal pecan cookies. They were delicious. But I haven’t been able to find them again. Maybe I imagined the whole thing. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-store-bought-cookies/809132/13 "2018-02-19T18:57:03Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > Hands down Entenmann’s Chocolate Chip Cookies. So soft and delicious. Freihofer’s has them beat. Others favorites include Le Petit Ecolier and Pepperidge Farm Geneva, ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-store-bought-cookies/809132/14 "2018-02-19T19:00:40Z")
> [@Greg\_Charles](#): > > Ginger snaps – not for always, but every so often the ginger, molasses chewy crunch just hits the spot. … Ginger snaps are an example of a cookie I really _like_, but don’t _love_, so I buy them because there is no danger of eating the whole bag at once. > [@Chronos](#): > > If Girl Scout cookies count as “store-bought”, then Thin Mints. Otherwise, original Oreos (accept no substitutes). Yeah, baby. Thin mints. I keep them in the freezer–delish! > [@Aspenglow](#): > > …Close second: Tim Tams. My beloved late Australian husband got me hooked on those and Arnott’s sells them in the USA at World Market under a different name that I can’t recall offhand. For that reason, I keep my trips to World Market infrequent. I’ve heard of them, but haven’t tried them. There’s a World Market not too far from me… :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-store-bought-cookies/809132/15 "2018-02-19T19:00:46Z")
Garibaldi Biscuits–aka Raisin Cookies. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-store-bought-cookies/809132/16 "2018-02-19T19:11:36Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I’ve heard of them, but haven’t tried them. There’s a World Market not too far from me… :dubious: You know those horror films where someone is cautiously creeping down the stairs to the basement or climbing the stairs to the attic while the spooky music builds to a crescendo, and you’re screaming at the television, “Don’t do it!! DON’T DO IT!!!” Me to you, girl. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-store-bought-cookies/809132/17 "2018-02-19T19:16:44Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > Safeway brand lemon flavored Oreo-like cookies. Lots of them for not much money… Several stores have the same cookie, but yes, I can eat those a lot. Fig Newtons, eaten by the fistful. Vanilla Oreos. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-store-bought-cookies/809132/18 "2018-02-19T19:21:43Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > You know those horror films where someone is cautiously creeping down the stairs to the basement or climbing the stairs to the attic while the spooky music builds to a crescendo, and you’re screaming at the television, “Don’t do it!! DON’T DO IT!!!” > > Me to you, girl. Ok. Now I really want to try them. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-store-bought-cookies/809132/19 "2018-02-19T19:24:30Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Ok. Now I really want to try them. You were warned. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-store-bought-cookies/809132/20 "2018-02-19T19:34:56Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > If Girl Scout cookies count as “store-bought”, then Thin Mints. Otherwise, original Oreos (accept no substitutes). Oh yes, love the Thin Mints. They are actually the best selling cookie in the US. 1976-1977 I was stationed in South Korea. My mother sent me care packages. It was an unwritten rule that goodies were shared. Once she sent me, amongst the other stuff, a box of Thin Mints. I took them and put them in the desk drawer in my room before I shared around the rest of the stuff. Took them with me when I went into the field with my unit. Picture me lying in a concrete bunker, in my sleeping bag at night, quietly nibbling on Thin Mints. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-store-bought-cookies/809132.md?page=2)