Here is a quick workplace truth: some time after lunch and before it's time to go, I am somehow hungry. If I were still working at an office job, I would have hit the vending machine. However, where I currently work there is no such thing anywhere near me. For better or worse. So that has left me with a plethora of snacks in my desk drawer to avoid spending money at the local stores.
Taste and review
And to be fair, Trader Joe's has been more than generous with snack foods since the start of 2019. It seems the majority of the items I've tried this year would fall into the snack category. So naturally, this item fell into my cart.
And even at work there are some food items that seem to have universal appeal: animal crackers. I know very few people who dislike the stuff. They are sweet, but not too sweet. They have good flavor and for the most part, they are just something to nosh on.
So at 110 calories a bag, it's better than grabbing a chocolate bar. It hits a lot of notes. It's a touch sweet, salty, buttery and tastes similar to honey grahams.
Even if your open two bags, it wouldn't be too bad for you either. Now, these obviously aren't vegan or gluten-free, but there have been a lot of those items hitting the shelves already.
Overall
For $2.99 they're not a bad item, but one of many new snacks that I may or may not pick up again.
Did you try it? Let me know what you think in the comments section!
Product photos
The box of Trader Joe's Organic Honey Hedgehog Cookies:
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Trader Joe's Organic Honey Hedgehog Cookies
Product Name: Trader Joe's Organic Honey Hedgehog Cookies
Product Description: A honey butter flavored cookie.
Price: $2.99
Currency: USD
Availability: Discontinued
Summary
Trader Joe's Organic Honey Hedge Hog Cookies are honey butter flavored cookies
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Taste
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Value
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Worthy of Repurchasing
Pros
- Reasonable calories per serving
Cons
- Each bag is a bit small
Alek says
It's a nice change for Teddy Grahams that we all know and love. It's nice for kids birthday parties. Nut free so it's a good idea.
Paige N. says
I bought some of these yesterday- I snagged two from the box and sent the rest to my sister's for my niece and nephew to try. They both gave them the thumbs up! I have yet to try them but it's good to know they are kid approved 🙂
becomebetty says
Hey Paige! Thanks so much for stopping by. I'm glad to hear that they are kid approved, but also adults seem to like them too. Thanks so much for sharing!
annika says
Such a cute shape for the cookies 😀 I would buy them just for that.
Ttrockwood Ttrockwood says
I’m trying very hard to reduce how much packaging i buy and a box of bags or package of packages is unfortunately something TJs does a lot. I saw the recent news they’re planning to eliminate single use plastics so hopefully a biodegradable packaging option is in the works
These are really adorable! I buy those pretzel gold fish crackers (from pepperidge farms) for snacking but they don’t actually make me full so i have them with some veggies or an apple (i just bring a bunch of fruit with me at the beginning of the week)
becomebetty says
Hey Ttrockwood! Maybe they'll start adding cute snacks with a dip to actually fill us. (minus all the non-recyclable plastic) There is a good little hummus in the refrigerated section that has pretzels pre-packaged with it. Maybe a sweetened answer would be good. Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing!