…which brings to mind Hans and Franz…
There’s something sobering about seeing my favorite TV clips labeled as “vintage.” But thankfully, today we are not here to ridicule Arnold Schwarzenegger. Instead, the “pump” for today is Peet’s Coffee’s pumpkin sugar cookie.
Conceptual Soundness. It’s a sugar cookie. It’s just a simple cookie with a few basic ingredients (sugar, flour, butter, a little fake vanilla extract) coated with coarse, colored sugar. It’s a classic! And it’s easily decorated to match any season or occasion. Kudos to Peet’s for sticking with the classics. 4 points.
Appearance of the treat: Well, I guess it’s sort of a pumpkin shape. But I normally expect the classic pumpkin shape to be a bit more “squashed,” with a slight flat spot on the bottom and a slight downward curve on either side of the stem, like this:
But more problematically, it appears that whoever was in charge of decorating the cookie accidentally spilled half the shaker of sugar in the middle. Indeed, half the sugar just fell off when I picked it up to eat it. I do give them credit for the orange color; it’s just applied too unevenly. Also would it have killed them to put a little green on the stem? 2 points.
Taste: Meh. The cookie base wasn’t as crisp as I’d like; it might have been a little stale. In fact, some bites seemed almost gummy. The flavor is pretty bland, as well. This is an underwhelming cookie. Not bad exactly, but it doesn’t live up to sugar cookie potential. 2 points.
Value. $2.95 for a sugar cookie at a coffee place isn’t bad. When you factor in that I also used their wifi to make this post, it’s a good deal. 3 points.
Total Treat Score: 11 points
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