{"id":16955,"date":"2010-03-23T19:11:16","date_gmt":"2010-03-24T02:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/?p=16955"},"modified":"2010-03-23T19:11:16","modified_gmt":"2010-03-24T02:11:16","slug":"girl-scout-cookie-bakery-face-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2010\/03\/23\/girl-scout-cookie-bakery-face-off.html","title":{"rendered":"Girl Scout Cookie Bakery Face-Off!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Girl Scouts Cookies!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There were two companies baking Girl Scout cookies this year — ABC<\/a>, and Little Brownie Bakers<\/a>.\u00a0 By coincidence, ABC was the company serving Jim & Ginger’s neighborhood in California, while LBB were supplying the local Denver area.<\/p>\n

And, so, inevitably, we had to have a face-off taste comparison with two popular flavors, handed through a blind tasting:<\/p>\n

Thin Mints<\/strong><\/p>\n

ABC: <\/em>Drier, harder cookie.\u00a0 Thinner (cheaper?) chocolate. [Serving 4 cookies (32g), 8 per container, 160 cal.]<\/p>\n

LBB: <\/em>Softer cookie.\u00a0 More chocolate. Much more intense mint flavor. [Serving 4 cookies (32g), 7 per container, 160 cal.]<\/p>\n

Conclusion: <\/em>LBB Thin Mints are by far the better cookie.\u00a0 On the other hand, either is better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.<\/p>\n

Peanut Butter Sandwich (LBB: Do-si-dos)<\/strong><\/p>\n

ABC: <\/em>Firmer cookie. Slightly better peanut flavor, plus more filling. A bit more fragrant. [Serving 3 cookies (35g), 7 per container, 160 cal.]<\/p>\n

LBB: <\/em>Crumblier cookie.\u00a0 Better cookie bite \/ texture. [Serving 2 cookies (24g), 9 per container, 110 cal.]<\/p>\n

Conclusion: <\/em>Too close to call, and different folks preferred different ones.\u00a0 “With a lack of saturated fats, neither is the cookie of my childhood,” quoth Margie.<\/p>\n

So the rep of Little Brownie Bakers as the “better” cookie baker seems to be somewhat intact.\u00a0 But everything was pretty good. Love those Girl Scout Cookies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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