Sometimes, you just want cookies.
Last night, walking the aisles of the grocery store, I had one of those times. I stood there in the cookie aisle, box of chocolate creme store-brand Oreo knockoffs* in hand, when I remembered the 100-calorie packs of cookies that Nabisco just started selling. Once I found them hiding at the end of the cookie aisle, I picked up a box of Chips Ahoy and a box of Oreo crisps.
I haven't tried the Oreo variety, but the Chips Ahoy are really good. Since they're so thin and crunchy, they're almost like chips. Also like chips, they're not much good for milk-dunking. This is a little disappointing, since that is one of the defining characteristics I look for in a cookie. However, there are soo many cookies in each pack that for 100 calories (2 points), I feel like I'm totally cheating. Which I guess I am, since 20ish cookie crisps are not exactly the healthiest way to spend 100 calories...but they do take care of the average cookie craving quite nicely.
I'll have to be careful, though...if I ever bring more than one packet to work, it could get ugly. The "only 2 points" makes it so easy to justify an entire box in one day. :)
*HEB--unlike that Randall's knockoff with the penguins on the bag and the ass aftertaste, these could actually pass for Oreos. I still bought them as a fallback, but I don't think I'll need them.
Posted by Joy at July 22, 2004 12:45 PM