Product: Liz Lovely Gluten-Free Oatmeal Raisin Cookies – $3.99
Liz Lovely…you have reclaimed your cookie throne!
I know…I was a little hard on you when it came to the less-than-satisfactory taste of the Gluten-Free Coconut Lemon cookies. But, it was only because it wasn’t anywhere near the flavor and quality of the previous cookies I had sampled from your vegan and gluten-free line-up.
But, redemption was yours today, my delicious cookie-baking friend.
Let me say this first…I am not a lover of oatmeal raisin cookies. If given the choice between an oatmeal raisin cookie and two other cookies, I’d probably select one of the two other cookies before going for the oatmeal raisin one. Why? I don’t know. I love oatmeal. I love raisins. But in cookie form, the texture, the flavor…it’s just never been my thing.
Over the weekend, I was at my natural food store and they had just gotten in a shipment of every Liz Lovely gluten-free, vegan cookie available. Of the three kids I had yet to try (Snickerdoodle, Ginger Molasses, Oatmeal Raisin), I decided to knock out the Oatmeal Raisin variety…just to get it over with. HA! Now I’m regretting that line of thinking.
Tonight my dessert was half (because that is the serving size, fellow gluten-free cookie lovers!) of one Oatmeal Raisin cookie. First of all, as with every Liz Lovely cookie I have had to date, it was super-soft. Amazingly soft. The knife slid right through it as though it was fresh out of the oven. I could see a great number of raisins and walnuts scattered throughout my slice of the cookie. It was loaded with flavors and packed with ingredients. No skimping here.
My first bite…and I was hooked. You would never know that I’m not a big fan of oatmeal raisin cookies the way I hoovered this one down. Honestly. I managed to savor the sweet and salty combination of the raisins and walnuts. I didn’t even mind the baked oatmeal texture within the dough. There was a nice level of spice to balance out the sweetness. It all just…became cookie nirvana. Bite after amazing chewy bite, I devoured my half of a cookie and had to resist going back for more.
You’re back on top, Liz Lovely, when it comes to your amazing vegan and gluten-free cookies. You did the unthinkable…you made me fall in love with an oatmeal raisin cookie. Knowing that these treats are not only vegan but gluten-free makes the sinful nature of each bite all that more…amazing.
The hard part is limiting yourself to only half.
Find these cookies. Order them online from the Web site. But try them…and savor them!
The Celiathlete 