The Very Good
These are the items I would gladly purchase and eat again.
Its Sedimentary My Dear Cookie!
Chocolate Liqueur Cherries:The chocolate is bittersweet and the liqueur flavor really shines.
Though theyre not technically a holiday item, theyre perfect for Christmas morning, so Im including them.
Theyre basically like a more buttery Cheez-It, and I dont know who wouldnt like that.
Gingerbread Cookie Sticks:These things are perfectly spiced, slightly cakey, and wonderfully chewy.
English Toffee with Nuts:This is buttery, slightly salty, and covered in dark chocolate and nuts.
In short, it is flawless, and I will accept no criticism of it.
I ate the heck out of it and will be purchasing another for Christmas Day.
Candy Cane Green Tea:This is a very pleasant, subtly minted decaf tea.
After an intense evening of cookie and candy-tasting, it was much appreciated.
Dark Chocolate Covered Peppermint Cremes:These are better versions of York Peppermint Patties.
Gingerbread Molasses Cookie Dough:These cookies were chewy, quite gingery, and just a touch salty.
Marbellous Chocolate Bar:Its a white and dark chocolate bar in cute wrapper.
Peppermint Bark:I love peppermint bark, and this one is just too thick.
Egg Nog:This is a very mild, not-too-thick, and not-too-spiced nog.
Itd be totally fine with some whiskey and an extra grating of cinnamon, but I wasnt blown away.
Gingerbread Coffee:This is averyflavored flavored coffee, and the gingerbread aroma and taste completely overwhelms the medium-roast.
Christmas Cookie Tray:The buttery, surprisingly crisp cookies are somewhat obscured by a waxy, cloying icing.
They are very cute though.
Theyre also a little dry.
Chocolate Covered Pretzel Twist Assortment:Very pleasing to look at, but a little dull, flavor-wise.
Cinnamon Stars:The poor mans Lebkuchen, to be very honest, with very powdery icing.
Trader Joes Hot Cocoa Os:I wanted to love these, but they just werent chocolaty enough.
The marshmallows were on point, though.
Jingle Jangle:Its a bunch milk chocolate-covered crap which would have greatly benefited from a salty component.
Mini Chocolate Mousse Presents:These taste just like the aforementioned snowman.
The Things You Could Skip
I wouldnt buy these again, and neither should you.
Any Pannetone:Pannetone is dry bread pretending to be cake, and I find that very offensive.
Stelle Di Notte Cookies:These were bland, with no detectable hazelnut flavor.
I also didnt taste any maple or bourbon.
Wintry Blend Coffee:Its just a really weak coffee with some unnecessary peppercorns.
Taste Test of Caramels:This would have been fun except the alarmingly synthetic-tasting caramels did not taste good.
I was not able to accomplish any of the designs I saw on the box, which upset me.
The cookies also taste bad.
