Trader Joe’s Rants & Raves (mostly raves, a few rants)

“Cookies and Cream ice cream sandwiched between rich chocolate chunk cookies”

I like the original version of these: “Vanilla Ice cream sandwiched between Chocolate Chip cookies.

My neighbor tried this newer version: Cookies N Cream which are a new flavor riff on the original Sublime Ice Cream Sandwich (Chocolate Chip cookies around vanilla ice cream rolled in chocolate chips).

My neighbor wasn’t crazy about these Cookies and Cream sandwiches after she tried one. So she offered the rest of them to me. My wife and I tried them and we understood why our neighbor wasn’t crazy about this flavor. First off – Way, way too sweet. What I call “kid level” sweetness. Way too sweet from the two (similar) sweet things going on, both the cookie and the ice cream. IMO this flavor doesnt’ work. They have pretty sweet cookies and cream ice cream inside – outside a sweet gooey chocolate outer cookies. As soon as you chew this you are kind of making “cookies and cream” anyway. So the effect is double Cookies And Cream, and its a bit too much for me. My wife wouldn’t eat more than a bite.

Whereas when if this had vanilla ice cream, then there would be a contrast between the outer dark chocolate gooey cookie and the inside of the ice cream sandwich.

The original version of these is better with vanilla ice cream and chocolate chip cookies and rolled in chocolate chips. There you get more distinct flavors and textures.

https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/cookies-n-cream-ice-cream-sandwiches-081727

https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/sublime-ice-cream-sandwiches-090987

https://www.allrecipes.com/trader-joes-best-sublime-ice-cream-sandwiches-11771798

Not too mention the soft outside cookie of the sandwich just kind of melted in my fingers as I ate it. It was messy to eat. My call is get the original one which is good. This one is a Miss for me. I think I would like it if it had vanilla ice cream in the middle. Then as you bite it you would get cookies and cream.

Get the original flavor, with vanilla ice cream and chocolate chip cookies, which is wonderful.

I would not buy this one again.

Still your 5 year old may love it.