Gluten Free Cookies: WOW Chocolate Chip Cookies - Product Review #89

Gluten Free Cookie: WOW Chocolate Chip Cookie

PRODUCT NAME:                          Chocolate Chip Cookie

BRAND:                                         WOW Baking Company

COST:                                           $3.89

SIZE:                                             13 cookies / 8oz

COST PER OZ:                              $0.30/cookie $0.49/oz          

CERTIFIED GLUTEN FREE:            YES

CERTIFICATION AGENCY:             GFCO

ORGANIC:                                     NO

CERTIFICATION AGENCY:             N/A

VEGAN:                                         NO

GLUTEN FREE FACILITY:              UNKNOWN

LOCATION OF FACILITY:              Washington

*These statements are based on the information printed on the product packaging.  We cannot verify the accuracy of this information.  For verification of the statements above, please contact the manufacturer.            

REVIEW:
Take one bite of these chocolate chip cookies and it just might have you saying “WOW.”  That might be one reason their name is WOW.  The other is that it stands for “With-Out Wheat.”  WOW Banking Company out of Washington makes a line of Certified Gluten Free cookies and brownies that are made in small batches with premium all natural ingredients.  What you end up with is a delicious product like their Chocolate Chip cookie that we are reviewing today. 

If you’ve eaten gluten free cookies before, you would know that a lot of them taste very different.  It might be the texture or the flavor, but something usually tastes a little different.  I’m happy to say that WOW has done a great job with making it taste like a traditional cookie.  Made with a gluten free flour blend of brown rice, sweet rice and tapioca, you probably won’t even notice that these cookies are gluten free.  Flavor wise, they are great too; slightly sweet with bits of real chocolate chips like a cookie should be.  This cookie is best described as a hybrid between a short bread cookie and a crunchy chocolate chip cookie.  It has a slight crunch but is also slightly soft and flakey because of the lack of gluten in the dough.  Overall it is a nice match up of textures.   

Nutrition Facts and Ingredients

WOW Baking Company has done their homework.  They’re goal was to make great tasting gluten free cookies that are so good, it redefines the way you think of a gluten free cookie.  Although the nutrition facts are no better than your traditional chocolate chip cookie, what you have to remember is that WOW uses only high quality ingredients in this cookie.  The big one is going to be the fact that WOW uses organic cane juice, organic cane sugar and real vanilla to flavor the cookie rather than refined sugars and artificial flavors.  This gluten free cookie is one you would be happy to serve to your family and friends. 

Overall, we thought this cookie was great and it is definitely something we would buy again.  For a full list of retail locations or more information regarding this cookie, visit WOW’s website at: www.wowbaking.com.

Taste: The taste of this cookie is just like your traditional chocolate chip cookie as a slightly sweet cookie with bits of chocolate chips scattered throughout.  The texture is a combination of soft and crunchy.  The outer layer is crunchy, but once you bite into it, you will be greeted with a nice softness similar to a shortbread cookie. 

Labeling:  With a name like WOW (With-Out Gluten) it is no secret that this cookie is gluten free.  The graphics on the package is also very simple and clean.  You won’t find any distracting characters or graphics on this box.  It is also nice that they list important information like the fact that this cookie contains milk and eggs and may contain traces of nuts.   

Packaging:  Wow has done their research and knows that you might want to save these cookies to enjoy later.  They say that you should eat it within 2 weeks if left out but it can last up to 12 months in the freezer.  To make this possible, they have packaged their cookies in a freezer safe package. 

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RATING:

Texture:                 4             

Taste:                     4             

Value:                    4

OVERALL:              4

Reviewed 031511 by Calvin C.