Tates Bake Shop recently released its very first vegan cookie. Having recently moved right next door to the original store location, I had to try it for myself. When I entered the store, the dairy and egg-free filled confections quickly caught my eye and noted that a light brown packaging has replaced the brands traditional dark green bags. I bought myself a bag of vegan chocolate chip cookies and a cup of coffee – because they really do have the best coffee in town.
Full disclosure: The minute I got home I opened the bag and ate the entire first sleeve of cookies in a matter of minutes, chomping on the crisp, thin, sweet, wafer-like cookies one after another. Note to self: When you eat that fast, you cant really savor the taste. All I really knew at that moment was how good they tasted and how addictive they felt, so I took a breath and decided to save the second sleeve for a more intentional eating experience, to be mindful of the fact this was supposed to be a review, not a craving crusher. Here are my exact thoughts of Tates vegan cookies, which are amazing, and one caveat worth noting.
The Taste of Tate’s Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
These cookies are addictive. If you have a sweet tooth like me, its game over. Each cookie is extremely thin and crispy, exactly what youve learned to expect from Tates. If you have never had the brands offerings (and youre missing out if thats the case), theyre similar in crispiness to a Chips Ahoy but much lighter, flatter, and larger, almost like a sweet cracker. As for the vegan ones, they taste almost identical to the original classic versions.attachment-tillloading…
Even Tilly the adorable Chiweenie (Chihuahua-Dachshund) wanted to try these vegan treats.
One Caveat of Tate’s Vegan Cookies
For the most part, these cookies are made with decent ingredients and include vitamin A, molasses, malted barley, and pea protein.
The nutritional values in one cookie:
- 80 calories
- 8 grams of carbs
- 2 grams of saturated fat
- less than 1 gram of fiber
- less than 1 gram of protein
I felt like these values were not that bad for a dessert.
However, the one caveat is that the cookies contain palm oil, an ingredient to look out for because its high in unhealthy saturated fat, and people who care about the impact their food choices have on the planet also avoid palm oil because the $40 billion palm oil industry is wiping out rainforests.