Mother's Cookies, Now for Sale Again
Mother's Cookies Circus Animals. Photograph from Food Librarian on Flickr
We've followed MothersCookiesGate since the news first broke in October that the company had filed for bankruptcy. The day has come—at least if you live in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Washington. The cookies are officially back on shelves in these select areas. Look out for all the favorites, including Circus Animals, Taffy, and Coconut Cocadas. OK, let's be honest, it's all about the Circus Animals. Motherscookies.com even has a little 55¢-off coupon too (for the lucky souls on the West Coast and Texas).
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6 Comments:
They don't taste the same to me as before they shuttered. Before, they tasted like wedding cake in crispy bite-size pieces; now, they taste more generic and cheap. Even though the calories are the same, I don't think the recipe is. Sadness!
lyricanjl at 3:23PM on 06/01/09
I bought a bag of the Circus Animals a couple weeks ago -- purely in the interest of research, mind you -- and they're not identical, but they're actually pretty damned close. If I hadn't just eaten them few months ago, I might be hard-pressed to tell the difference.
I actually think they're better, though: Less-waxy icing, and a slightly more-vanilla cookie taste, which may be because they're actually fresh! And zero trans fats. (Still loaded with HFCS, though... not that you were expecting health food.)
anitaepler at 8:05PM on 06/01/09
I bouight Taffy's this week and they tasted the same. Yay!!
Karee at 12:02PM on 06/02/09
Mother's, please come to Kansas City. I'm a relocated CA girl. And pretty please bring back Choc Chip Shortbread and Flaky Flix. Thanks!!
Kjamend at 12:27PM on 06/27/09
Aloha from Hawaii. As a kid in Oregon, Mother's iced Animal Cookies had 3 iced cookies. Pink, white AND chocolate.
Funny story... When Mother's announced their 75th anniversary some years ago, I called the company. I suggested that for their 75th anniversary they put back in the chocolate iced animal cookies. The woman at Mother's said to me, "How old are you?" I said old enough to remember pink, white AND chocolate Animal Cookies. We both had a good laugh. I was in my early 40's when Mother's had their 75th anniversary.
To this day, iced Animal Cookies are still my favorite cookie. I still want to see iced chocolate Animal Cookies... then again, I remember licorice popcicles too - they were white in color and tasted like black licorice.
And please bring back Gauchos! Most of us love peanut butter type cookies. Aloha everyone!
eewjr at 2:27PM on 06/30/09
I just came back from Calif. with my Mother's Cookies. They taste exactly the same! I just wish that all of the cookies would come back! Especially the Sugar Waffers and the little Flaky Sticks. No one elses' cookies can compare with Mothers'!!!!!! Please bring all of the cookies back!!!!!
Murduchie at 7:10PM on 08/05/09