Overall rating: 3.5/5
Summary: Hey look! Gluten-free 'oatmeal' cookies! I thought these were going to be hard cookies, but these are soft-baked cookies, baby. They were nice and chewy and I liked that they were a little on the dense side, so they make for a filling snack. The flavour was good, with a hint of a burnt flavour that I liked. I could have done without the occasional hints of saltiness though -- just didn't work for me. I liked the raisins, but I felt that they were overpowered by the The ingredients are awesome, just like you expect from this awesome brand.
Where to buy: Fortinos
Ingredients: organic gluten-free flour blend (organic brown rice flour, organic tapioca flour, organic potato flour, organic potato starch, organic amaranth flour), organic currants, organic tapioca syrup, organic palm sugar, organic quinoa flakes, organic palm fruit shortening (palm oil), filtered water, organic prune juice concentrate, organic coconut oil, organic chia seeds, organic cinnamon, organic vanilla extract, pink Himalayan salt, baking soda, organic rice bran extract, xanthan gum.
Dairy free, wheat free, gluten free, kosher, and low glycemic sweeteners.
Nutrition Facts:
Serving size: 2 cookies
Calories: 120
Calories from fat: 40
Total fat: 4g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 110mg
Potassium: 95mg
Total Carb: 20g
Dietary fiber: 1.5g
Sugars: 9g
Protein: 1g
Iron: 4%
So the ingredients are nice and clean, but the nutritional profile isn't too spectacular. For 120 calories, the cookies are more filling than your average cookies, so that's a plus. But, there's only 1g of protein and 1.5g of fiber. Oh well, they're cookies, so what should I really have expected? It's a nice treat for those with a gluten-free diet, so I'd recommend it. It's also a fantastic brand that you can feel proud to support!
I personally wouldn't buy it again, simply because I'd prefer a cookie with a stronger nutritional profile *and* I prefer chocolate in my sweet snacks :P I'm pumped to try the Double Chocolate Cookies next!
Other Mary's cookies:
Brand (quoted from marysorganiccrackers.com):
- "We add no sweeteners to our crackers or our Sticks & Twigs."
- "Our love Cookies contain organic coconut palm sugar and organic tapioca syrup, both low glycemic sweeteners. The Ginger Snaps also have some molasses. The only cane sugar in the cookies is in the organic chocolate chips we use."
- Certificate of Organic Operation
- Non-GMO
- "We use only organic ingredients—which heal our consumers, the farmers who grow our ingredients, and the land from which our ingredients come."
- "Whenever possible, we work with purchasers who pay a fair wage to producers, support women, and help maintain vibrant local communities."
- "We use local suppliers whenever feasible—including our rice, which we buy from a family of organic rice farmers 50 miles from our manufacturing plant."
- "We use low glycemic, whole food palm sugar harvested from the sweet nectar of the coconut palm flower, which doesn’t require cutting down trees and helps maintain a vibrant agroecosystem."
- "We use only recycled paper and soy-based ink for our packaging."
- "We are working with organizations like the Celiac Disease Foundation to educate people regarding the symptoms of celiac disease and how to take care of our bodies when we have this autoimmune disorder, which keeps the body from digesting gluten."
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