M&S Pistachio and Almond Cookies
Snacking is a must for me. I can’t imagine living in a house without anything that I can easily munch on as the day goes by. Simply put, I usually eat 5 times in a day – with 2 of those being snacks.
I don’t mind munching on fruit or a serving of yogurt to satisfy my hunger. I think I have a fairly healthy approach when it comes to my food choice, but let’s admit it, it is hard to deprive ourselves with the tasty and yummy snack items like cookies, right? I mean, even those who encourage eating healthy or models who watch over their calorie intake have “cheat days” when they can eat ANYTHING they want to eat. Usually, I am just happy to have a pack of Tesco’s Chocolate Chip Cookies since it tastes good and inexpensive, but there are times I want to spend a little bit more to indulge and buy M&S cookies – especially when they are on the “2 for €5” promo!
One of the things I love about M&S is that they have cookie promotions every so often. Apart from that, the flavors are usually not the typical flavors in the market – just like this Pistachio and Almond cookies from M&S that I am going to review.
I love nut-based cookies because it is usually not that sweet. Apart from that, I also love munching on nuts even on its own as a snack so putting it in a cookie is no issues with me. In particular, pistachios are probably one of my favorite nuts since I usually buy a bag of whole pistachios from Amazon for our home.
I bought a couple of M&S cookies on sale but just need to open this packet first. These cookies from M&S are not sickeningly sweet. In fact, I find it hard to stop eating once I get a piece! Each cookie has generous portions of nuts and you can see chunky bits of it throughout the cookie, too.
The cookies are not the chewy type but crunchy. I don’t really mind since I usually have the “chewy preference” on oatmeal cookies only. But for other cookie variants, I am OK if it’s not chewy.
The packaging is a nice vibrant color of green. It is hard to miss when passing by the M&S cookie and biscuit shelf. I think choosing this vivid green color suits the flavor combination perfectly as pistachio nuts are green anyway.
Apart from the really colorful packaging, each cookie is placed in a plastic container to avoid breaking. I think the little bit extra paid for M&S cookies is to pay for this packaging anyway. You get what you paid for, as they say.
Overall, I am really happy with this purchase from M&S. I still have a couple of bags of cookies left for me to try and will definitely share and write a review about it once I have done so!
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They are so good.
Yeah they are! And it is so hard to stop munching on these after opening a packet. If not for the calories or the sugar, I'd more likely finish a bag in an hour or so, LOL!
Used to think that only graham crackers could be used as the crust for cheesecake. Then I realized that you could grind up any cookie and use it for crust. This cookie would make a great crust for a cheesecake.
That's a great tip - thanks for sharing! Haven't tried using cookies apart from gingerbread to use as cheesecake crust. But now that you mention it, I think it is worth a try. :) I agree with you it seems like a nice idea and would make the cheesecake a lot tastier, too.
One would never think that cookies with the same ingredients would taste different with different brands. What do you feel that has made this brand taste different and better?
Oh, this is a different type of cookie. The one I buy for cheaper price is the typical chocolate chip cookie and this one is pistachio and almond. I mean, Tesco's have decent tasting products but they don't offer a "budget range" for these types of cookies probably because the ingredients costs more so they can't offer it for "less".
Ooohh goodness those cookies look so good i also love snacking most of the time i always find myself snacking instead of cooking food and eating like am supposed to. I always knew of pistachio ice cream i have never tasted cookies, but am sure they are tasty
Oh yeah, pistachio ice cream is superb! Although I am a bit biased about gelato. But yeah, these are really nice to munch on and gosh, so difficult not to eat a lot of it! I try to avoid it when looking for snacks in the afternoon so I just make myself a peanut butter toast (boring).