I'm in so many groups on Facebook that I have a hard time remembering what I've read or seen where, but I believe it was one of the tea groups there that first reported that Pepperidge Farms has come out with some London Fog Milano Cookies featuring "a taste of Earl Grey tea with vanilla."
So for the past two weeks, I've been hunting down these cookies like Veruca Salt in search of a Wonka Bar with a golden ticket. And yesterday, I'm happy to report, I found them at the third Publix I've visited lately (locals: it was the one on Lower Fayetteville Road). I was so pleased when I finally nabbed this pretty lavender package!
And the cookies taste like … regular chocolate-flavored Milano cookies. I didn't detect any Earl Grey tea flavor or any vanilla, despite the vanilla-ish-looking coating on them, and no tea (or bergamot flavoring) is listed in the ingredients. However, an ordinary Milano cookie is still superior to most other cookies, so it's not like this was a total waste. Still, I'm glad I've got THAT out of my system. If you've tried these cookies, did you taste any Earl Grey? Is it just me?
That's disappointing that you did not detect any Earl Grey tea flavor. At least now you know. Thanks for doing a taste test for us.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you finally found these cookies! I have not seen them anywhere, but if I do find them, I will give them a try. I AM very fond of Milano cookies in any flavor.
ReplyDeleteI’m glad you got to try them but sorry they were disappointing . I saw that same post and thought they sounded good but I won’t go out of my way to find them.
ReplyDeleteWell, that sounds like a let down (sort of). I haven't seen these around, but will look for them.
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