The 'Dangerous' New Treat Costco Shoppers Can't Get Enough Of
Have you ever eaten a spoonful of cookie dough and felt as if you were living life on the edge without a care in the world? We’ve all heard the warnings of the potential dangers related to eating raw cookie dough, but the stuff just tastes so dang good. Being that it is so hard to avoid taking a sweet little taste while preparing a batch of cookies to be tossed in the oven, it only makes sense that people would flock towards a dairy-free alternative designed to be eaten raw. And who else other than Costco to bring such a magical creation to life—especially in vegan form?
Shoppers have not been able to get enough of the latest offering to grace the shelves of Costco’s frozen food section, and that special treat is none other than EatPastry’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. This dairy-free alternative comes in a whopping 3-pound container for $8.99 and is designed to be eaten raw or baked, all depending on whatever your appetite desires. The dough is made with heat-treated flour, so there are no eggs or milk included in the ingredients, making this cookie dough the perfect treat to enjoy a quick snack without all the fuss of prepping the oven.
News of Costco’s latest offering quickly spread throughout online forums, as customers were excited to get a taste for themselves. However, not all reviews on the dairy-free treat have been positive, with some customers pointing out that the dough tastes best raw rather than baked.
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“The dough is good but the cookies made from it are not good in my opinion,” one shopper pointed out in response to a post shared to the Costco subreddit regarding the latest cookie dough snack. “I couldn’t get the weird taste out of my mouth,” they regretfully admitted. Another customer chimed in to echo the sentiment, claiming that they prefer to just “eat it raw.”
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As it turns out, substituting the dairy ingredients in baked goods with olive oil is not always going to result in the best taste. When making compromises to avoid butter and eggs in baked goods, you will sometimes run the risk of creating a much less palatable treat than expected, though not always the case.
When it comes to EatPastry’s cookie dough offerings, however, the consensus seems to be that it is much more enjoyable when eaten straight out of the container with a spoon. Some customers have even come across other cookie dough offerings from EatPastry that come with a chocolate core in the middle, reminiscent of some of our favorite ice cream brands. So if you plan on trying out this brand for yourself, approach with an open mind and spoon in hand. And if you do attempt to bake the dough into cookies, just remember the flavor may not be exactly what you expected.
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