Target Find: Key Lime White Chocolate Petite Cookies

by Sarah J. Gim, Posted Aug 29th 2007 @ 4:03PM

archer farms key lime white chocolate cookies

We're back on Target. Or rather, we're back to looking at Target's in-store brand, Archer Farms, and some of the products they offer.

I mentioned the Chocolate Chip Petite Cookies last week, which were fine, but not worth running off to Target, battling the Soccer Moms in SUVs in the parking lot, and waiting in a confusing doubled-up line for 15 minutes. They're chocolate chip cookies, for goodness' sake!

Key Lime White Chocolate Cookies are the next installment of my Archer Farms Target Finds. The cookies are packaged in the same way as the regular chocolate chip, but everything is green -- in case you couldn't figure out that there is lime somewhere in the cookie.

The cookies inside, expectedly, didn't look anything like the pert little cookies dotted with pristine white chocolate chips sitting beautifully on a green plate. They were broken, crumbled, and a lot of the chips had fallen into the "bag gutter," those limbo-y crease at the bottom of the bag where crumbs and pieces get lost. I realize that this is not the fault of the cookie, but what on earth happened back there in the stock room of Target that small sturdy cookies inside a protective box got so mangled?

I fished around in the bag trying to find a cookie, a half, even a quarter, anything, that I could try. There was something of a half-cookie down inside that silver bag, but it was dusted over with crumbs. I had to brush them all off before taking a bite.

As much as the physical condition of the cookies were poor, the cookie tasted pretty good. Other than key lime pie and a now more-than-occasional mojito, I am not fond of lime flavoring. However, the flavor was subtle enough that I didn't make a face, and pronounced enough that I didn't have to keep looking at the box to remind myself of what I was eating.

The only thing I didn't love was the white chocolate chips. The combination of white chocolate with lime has become a bit of a standard, but I am not all that fond of white chocolate to begin with (call me what you will, but I just feel shammed because it isn't fair to call it "chocolate"). The chips were somewhat grainy and way too sweet. I wouldn't have minded if they had been left out.

Filed Under: Raves & Reviews, Ingredients, New Products
Tags: america, archer farms, candy, chocolate, cookie, cookies, dairy, dessert, eggs, fruit, generic brand, grains, key lime, store brand, sugar, target, target stores, white chocolate

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8-29-2007 @4:52PM Jaden said... I just bought the same flavor. Haven't opened it yet...but upon shaking, I noticed that it sounded like maracas. bad sign.
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8-29-2007 @7:12PM dragonet2 said... Just had some (went to Target over lunch for sfuff). they were wonderfully crisp, and very tasty.

I also picked up a bag of "Tropical Fruit & Berry," which is yummy. Where do they find the HUGE raisins?
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8-29-2007 @6:21PM Phillip M. said... Archer Farms Swiss Trail Mix for the win!
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8-29-2007 @8:35PM Kay said... A friend of mine who knows I love white chocolate got a bag for me. It was too much lime flavor. They would've been much better cookies if they were less sour. I ate cookie part first and saved the nuggets of white chocolate as rewards.
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