Mother's Cookies are no more
When I think of Mother's Cookies, I immediately slip back into my childhood. I remember Sunday School snack, which often consisted of a tiny cup of grape juice and one or two of those pink and white frosted, animal shaped sugar cookies. During high school, my friends and I would often run to the dirty downtown Safeway for snacks to last us through play rehearsal and often, a bag of Mother's Cookies would return to school with us.
As of this Monday, there will be no more fresh memories of Mother's Cookies. The Oakland, CA-based company abruptly closed their doors and filed for bankruptcy protection, citing the rising costs of fuel and supplies as the reason. A number of people lost their jobs in the closing and the country lost an iconic cookie.
[via Married with Dinner]
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210-09-2008 @ 1:03PM
Amy Samida said...
That's so sad. Those were great cookies, and I always thought they were too cheap. Wish they'd charged a little more for them, and stayed in business. I'm going to run out and buy a couple of bags just for old times sake!
410-09-2008 @ 1:56PM
Richard Ahlquist said...
OMG NO! UGH the world will never be the same.
Mothers make your recipes OPEN SOURCE!
7Awww, I have such fond memories of these cookies. They remind me of my childhood and my own mom since she would always be the one who would buy these cookies. I remember how she'd always bring them out with a flourish since the frosted Circus Animal cookies were an especially sweet treat and we'd dig into the bag together. :( *sigh* I'll miss these cookies very much.
8I'm officially in mourning. Part of the healing process for me was designing this t-shirt honoring the legacy of the Original Circus Animal cookie:
http://www.clothmoth.net/collections/frontpage/products/motherscookies
Hope you enjoy, first 20 orders get an actual sealed bag of Mother's circus animal cookies, I ran out to the store last night in a frenzy and bought what I could find.
You'll be missed, Mother's!
910-10-2008 @ 2:39PM
Bear Silber said...
Another one bites the dust. My family love these (I do too but rarely eat them). I love the Halloween black and orange colors.
That's too bad. Maybe they'll survive somehow or get bought out.
10This is deadly serious, im a mothers cookie addict and im really going to be hurten. I bought Mothers oakmeal, cookie parade, chocolate chip, and gouchos cookies this weekend.
Im seriously thinking of buying a garage freezer to store them in.
Im not the cookie monster, Im the cookie monsters worst nightmare.
Does anybody know if they will be bought up so they can continue?
singed Hurten in Lodi
11This is ONE company that deserves a "bail out" from the government. Better yet - everyone write to Warren Buffet to save the day. I'm sure he grew up with these cookies too! I will not survive without my pink & white sprinkled animal cookies every night!
Mothers Cookies is "ALL AMERICAN"
16Mothers was also in with Archway and Mrs. Allison's cookies - They all went out on Monday last week. Get your Archway cookies while you can - cause when they're gone, they're gone. This recession is impacting everyone, some folks just don't get it, buy American, Sell American, Help America!
1710-16-2008 @ 7:16AM
Skimsoco76 said...
I THINK MOST OF YOU GUYS ARE FULL OF CRAP! YOU KNOW DAMN WELL YOU HAVENT EATEN THESE NASTYASS WAX TASTING COOKIES COOKIES SINCE YOU WERE KIDS OR THEY'D STILL BE MAKIN THEM. AND AS FAR AS THE SUNDAY SCHOOL SNACK BS, YOU KNOW YOU SAID THANKS BUT NO THANKS I ALREADY HAVE COTTON MOUTH JUST LIKE THE REST OF US NORMAL PEOPLE DID!
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