Archway Cookies Also Saved From Bankruptcy
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Earlier this month, Kellogg's saved Mother's Cookies from Chapter 11 bankruptcy by purchasing the company's trademarks and recipes. Now Archway Cookies, once part of the Mother's label, will also be saved, but by Lance, makers of cheese-and-peanut-butter sandwich cookies, among other snacks.
Archway Cookies, based in Ashland, Ohio, is probably most famous for its soft-baked cookies. Growing up, I always had one in my lunch sack, courtesy of my mom, because she considered it acceptable junk food. But what always boggled my mind—how the moisture content eclipsed Famous Amos and other predictably crunchy packaged cookies. Did they somehow freeze time just after baking them? Preservatives probably played a role, but I'd err on the side of magic.
The Archway bakery is slated to reopen for production today, and Lance is already making a great first impression with former employees. Not only do they get their jobs back with the same wages ($14.93 per hour), but they also received $1,500 Visa gift cards and bags of cookies. [via Blondie and Brownie]
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17 Comments:
Used to love those Archway cookies that had a little dab of apple goo on top.
Kerosena at 1:37PM on 12/16/08
Hah. "Bags of cookies." Pretty sure the people who work there aren't exactly cookie fans. I know I work in a bakery and the LAST thing I want is baked goods...ever.
feriorrenna at 1:57PM on 12/16/08
What were the crunchy ones with the almond slivers in them? Grandma always had those on hand...
NotAmerican at 1:57PM on 12/16/08
For some reason my mother put them in the "healthy" cookie category too.
bobbob at 2:00PM on 12/16/08
oh, we used to get the lemon ones with the lemon icing. loved those!
VerasTastyFreeze at 2:02PM on 12/16/08
I loved the lemon ones too!!
juliebugsmama at 2:35PM on 12/16/08
Molasses cookies from Archway for me, please. I notice that here in Middle America the Schnucks grocery chain has begun offering similar cookies in a similar package with a red and white label. Have not tried them.
lemons at 3:20PM on 12/16/08
If my bag of cookies came with a $1500 gift card, I'd gladly take them
aharste at 3:22PM on 12/16/08
I do like the molasses cookies, especially from a fresh batch.
Blue387 at 6:04PM on 12/16/08
This makes me very happy to know those people got their jobs back.
The Archway factory in Ashland, OH was beside one car dealership my dad owned, they gave us so many cookies during the holidays we would get sick of them. I loved walking outside and smelling the sweet goodness!
I was always partial to the iced oatmeal.
bobcatsteph3 at 6:49PM on 12/16/08
My favorites were the apricot and raspberry filled. So happy this business will continue....
Lady Bear at 7:14PM on 12/16/08
I grew up near Ashland and schools always got to tour the facility, it was great. I'm partial to the date-filled ones myself.
rockandroller at 8:34AM on 12/17/08
Nice! I'm really happy for the employees.
CornflakeGirl at 9:34PM on 12/18/08
I sure hope they continue to make the holiday cookies. I love the snowball and the chocolate covered macaroons.
quiltnanc at 6:52PM on 12/22/08
My favorite Archway cookie was the small iced oatmeal... those things we addicting almost like lays potato chips .... "You can't eat just one" sure have missed them.
stormygr02 at 7:26PM on 01/20/09
Does anyone know if Archway is go to continue production of the Macroon's ? If so I hope it is a year round cookie and not just a seasonal x mas cookie. No other cookie compnay in the usa makes macroons except Archway. They re the best.
cookie_monster at 10:01AM on 02/14/09
Archway cookies aren't available in the Baltimore MD area at this time - guess it will be a while before they get the cookies back in the pipeline. I've read that the coconut macaroons they make help with diarrhea and IBS problems. Another packaged macaroon with high ratings is Jennies Macaroons. I was told Whole Fields usually carries them. I'm going to seach them out. The website for Jennies macaroons is http://www.macaroonking.com/products_t.html.
If you google the cookies, you'll also find several websites that carry them if you can't find them locally.
dvikib at 12:52AM on 03/29/09