I don’t want to brag, but I KNOW my chocolate chip cookies. I’ve been baking cookies since I was yea high. Even when my dad and I would follow the same recipe, my mom would insist that my cookies tasted better. (Or maybe she was just being nice…but that’s irrelevant! They were still darn good.) I’ve eaten chocolate chip cookies from United Airlines, from Starbuck’s, from the neighbors, and from the grocery store bakery. I’ve had gourmet cookies, refrigerated cookies, frozen cookies, stale cookies. I know a good chocolate chip cookie when I taste one. I really do.
Bearing all of that in mind, I hope that you will fully understand what I mean when I say that Wholly Wholesome has hands down the best frozen chocolate chip cookies I have ever tasted. EVER. With an idea that was started by Bob Wintz in 1972, Wholly Wholesome was founded in 1996 and constantly strives to provide consumers with natural baked goods that are delicious. One of the ways they achieve this by using natural and organic ingredients in their products.
I found a few Wholly Wholesome products in the freezer section of the local Whole Foods. I wavered between the cookies and the apple pie, and while I’m sure the apple pie would’ve been delicious, I opted for one of my favorite types of cookies and went with the Wholly Wholesome Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. You need to keep the cookie dough frozen until you are ready to bake the cookies. When you open the box, you’ll see that the cookies are already pre-portioned into the proper dough amounts for 12 cookies, so you don’t need to slice/cut the cookies out of a roll.
To bake your cookies, first place the frozen dough on a cookie sheet about 3″ apart.
The instructions tell you to bake the cookies at 350°F for 13-15 minutes. We found that at 13 minutes, they weren’t full cooked. We left them in for another 5 minutes, which was probably about 2 minutes too long if you wanted soft cookies, but just right if you like crispy cookies. Look at how nicely and evenly the cookies baked.
Do you see the missing cookie? That’s where one of the testers “tested” a cookie before everyone else did – fresh out of the oven.
One bite of the Wholly Wholesome Chocolate Chip Cookies will tell you that these cookies aren’t just your typical frozen cookie dough cookies. These actually taste home made. Seriously, they taste just like the cookies I made when my dad and I had cookie baking competitions.The flavors tasted natural and not artificial, the texture was great, the cookies weren’t mushy at all. Each bite had a good amount of chocolate chips (you don’t want too many in a bite.) Overall, they were the perfect cookie.
I firmly believe that what makes these cookies taste so real-cookie-ish is the ingredients: organic wheat flour, organic chocolate chips, organic cane sugar, unsalted butter, eggs, molasses, sea salt, baking soda, and vanilla extract. No weird preservatives, no weird colorings, nothing other than REAL ingredients. Even better is that the cookies have 0 grams of trans fat and no hydrogenated fats or oils. Could this cookie get any better? Maybe if they gave me more than 12 cookies in a box.
If you love the taste of freshly baked, home made cookies but find yourself short on time – Wholly Wholesome Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough is the product for you. Made with 70% organic ingredients (with names that you actually understand,) these cookies are a delicious treat for the family to enjoy together. In fact, I guarantee you that you will like these cookies, so much so that if you don’t like them, I will sacrifice myself and eat the rest of the cookies for you.
Wholly Wholesome products are available in Whole Foods stores nationwide. If chocolate chip cookies aren’t your thing, then you can check out their website and see their entire product line, which also includes other flavors of cookies, pies, cakes, and breads. To stay up-to-date on the latest Wholly Wholesome news, you can follow Wholly Wholesome on Twitter and Like their Facebook page.
The WiC Project Wholly Wholesome Giveaway
The Prize:
One winner will receive THREE coupons for FREE Wholly Wholesome product!
To Enter:
- Visit www.whollywholesome.com and tell me in the comments below what product you would like to try or one thing you learned about Wholly Wholesome.
- For a bonus entry, Like Wholly Wholesome on Facebook or Follow Wholly Wholesome on Twitter and leave me a comment with your handle or Facebook name. Feel free to let them know The WiC Project sent you!
The Rules:
One winner will be selected at random for this prize.
Giveaway ends at 11:59 PM EST, August 13, 2010.
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Disclaimer: This post consists of my (and/or fellow tester) opinions only. No compensation was given for this review/giveaway. I did receive a free coupon for Wholly Wholesome from the manufacturer or representing PR agency to use and test for the purposes of this review. This did not affect the outcome of this review.
redfuzzycow says
July 30, 2010 at 5:07 pmi would love to try the cheesecake
redfuzzycow says
July 30, 2010 at 5:07 pmi like wholly wholesome on facebook (jen reda)
redfuzzycow says
July 30, 2010 at 5:07 pmi follow wholly wholesome on twitter (redfuzzycow)
Hurdler4eva says
July 30, 2010 at 6:38 pmI would love to try the Oatmeal Cranberry Orange cookie dough!
Hurdler4eva says
July 30, 2010 at 6:38 pmI like Wholly Wholesome on Facebook – my username is Amanda Moore
Hurdler4eva says
July 30, 2010 at 6:39 pmI follow Wholly Wholesome on Twitter and my handle is @AmberGoo
sandy says
July 30, 2010 at 7:31 pmCHEESECAKE BITES
denise says
July 31, 2010 at 9:59 amchocolate chip cookies and cheesecake bites look yummy!
Akagamma says
July 31, 2010 at 12:34 pmI learned that they were founded in 1972 when Bob Wintz founded a bakery company in northeast to bring great baked foods to consumers
Akagamma says
July 31, 2010 at 12:35 pmI'm following on Twitter (slmiresse)
llinda29 says
July 31, 2010 at 4:39 pmPumpkin Pie (Traditional) (for the freezer case) and I learned there is more than one
Denise says
July 31, 2010 at 5:10 pmI'd like to try the Whole Wheat Pocket Bread.
Denise says
July 31, 2010 at 5:11 pmI follow Wholly Wholesome on Twitter: lazybones344
Kristen says
July 31, 2010 at 7:19 pmCinnamon Crumblettes look soooo yummy!!
Kristen says
July 31, 2010 at 7:20 pmFacebook Fan of Wholly Wholesome….Kristen Paskus
Elliott says
July 31, 2010 at 7:22 pmThe butter pound cake would be nice to try.
chris says
July 31, 2010 at 10:32 pmlove to try the Oatmeal Cranberry Orange cookie dough
deb c says
August 1, 2010 at 8:26 amI would definitely like to try the cheesecake.
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deb c says
August 1, 2010 at 8:27 amfollowing Wholly Wholesome on twitter-missdeb1
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deb c says
August 1, 2010 at 8:28 amlike wholly Wholesome on facebook-debbie coyle
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sandra says
August 1, 2010 at 2:17 pmi want to try the cherry pie
GabbyLowe says
August 1, 2010 at 8:33 pmI would like to try their pie shells
GabbyLowe says
August 1, 2010 at 8:34 pmfan on fb-Laura DeLuca
Katrina says
August 2, 2010 at 2:26 pmwould love those cheesecake bites!
bison61 says
August 4, 2010 at 11:37 amI'd like to try the Cherry Pie
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Benita says
August 4, 2010 at 1:16 pmI'd like to try the New York Style Cheesecake.
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Christine W says
August 4, 2010 at 2:11 pmI would also love to try the classic whole wheat pocket bread.
Christine W says
August 4, 2010 at 2:15 pmAs Christine Womack, I Like Wholly Wholesome on Facebook. As ossmcalc, I Follow Wholly Wholesome on Twitter.
Kerrie Mayans says
August 4, 2010 at 2:21 pmi would like to try the whole wheat mini pocket breads
Kerrie Mayans says
August 4, 2010 at 2:21 pmI follow wholly wholesome on twitter as kmayans.
Cheryl L says
August 4, 2010 at 10:57 pmI learned that I can purchase them where I live and that I would like to try the “Golden Butter Pound Cake”
Cheryl L says
August 4, 2010 at 10:58 pmI follow WhollyWholesome on twitter as @barginmom
christie says
August 5, 2010 at 12:20 amThe crumble cake sounds great!
Julie Cowart says
August 5, 2010 at 12:29 amId like to also try Whole Wheat Mini Pocket Breads
Julie Cowart says
August 5, 2010 at 12:30 ami Follow Wholly Wholesome on Twitter @nankani
Fawn H says
August 5, 2010 at 8:04 amI would love to try the Blueberry Pie!
nanlara says
August 6, 2010 at 10:04 ami'd like to try their cherry pie
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Julie Cowart says
August 7, 2010 at 2:32 ami tweeted
http://twitter.com/Nankani/statuses/20532635154
Debbie C says
August 7, 2010 at 11:14 pmHelllllooooo… Cheesecake Bites, Crumble Cakes, Golden Butter Pound Cake, Whole Wheat Pocket Bread, and OMG… Double Chocolate Chunk Pecan cookies! I want them all!
Debbie C says
August 7, 2010 at 11:16 pmI follow Wholly Wholesome on Twitter. @dchrisg3
Julie Cowart says
August 8, 2010 at 6:21 pmi tweeted
http://twitter.com/Nankani/statuses/20658549695
Julie Cowart says
August 8, 2010 at 10:21 pmi tweeted
http://twitter.com/Nankani/statuses/20658549695
Katklaw777 says
August 9, 2010 at 2:59 amI'd like to try the Whole Wheat Mini Pocket Breads…trying to cut back on my carbs, but not chocolate mind you! lol
Sylvieanddudes says
August 9, 2010 at 3:46 amWholly Wholesome uses palm oil in some of their products for a proper texture. The fashion in which they use that oil does not result in trans fats.
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Addrianne says
August 12, 2010 at 9:51 amI would love to try the whole wheat pocket breads! Yum, great for sandwiches! Thank you! [email protected]
Tabathia B says
August 13, 2010 at 1:34 amlike wholly wholesome on fb (michelle b)
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Tabathia B says
August 13, 2010 at 1:34 amI’d like the golden butter pound cake
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TIFFANY says
August 13, 2010 at 5:36 amI WOULD LOVE TO TRY THE CHEESECAKE BITES! JUST THINKING ABOUT IT MAKES MY MOUTH WATER!
arla says
August 13, 2010 at 6:18 amCrumblettes
Susan says
August 13, 2010 at 4:25 pmI follow Wholly Wholesome on Twitter susan1215
Susan says
August 13, 2010 at 4:25 pmCheesecake bites look yummy
Susan says
August 13, 2010 at 4:26 pmLike Wholly Wholesome on facebook Susan Smith
Cristina says
August 13, 2010 at 5:08 pmi want to try the cheesecake one!
Katie R. says
August 13, 2010 at 7:24 pmI would like to try the Whole Wheat Mini Pocket Breads.
Anonymous says
August 13, 2010 at 8:44 pmi like them on facebook – tony l smoaks
Anonymous says
August 13, 2010 at 8:44 pmi would like to try the apple pie
Clarkmurdock says
August 14, 2010 at 12:09 amI wanna try the Cherry Pie.
Anonymous says
August 14, 2010 at 3:46 amI’d love to try the apple pie.