Introduction
I tried a few vegan Christmas treats, mainly cookies. Here is what I think of them.
- Enjoy Life Gingerbread Spice Cookies
- Enjoy Life Peppermint Bark Cookies
- Enjoy Life Snickerdoodle Cookies
- Partake Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
- Partake Holiday Sprinkle Cookies
- Siete Foods Buñuelos
- Supernatural Christmas Sequins Sprinkles
- Supernatural Ugly Xmas Sweater Sprinkles
- Terrium Gingerbread Cookie Mix
Note that is the second Christmas taste test of three. Please check out my previous one on non-alcoholic Christmas drinks and the next one on Christmas sweets. Feel free to check out my blog post on vegan Christmas recipes.
Enjoy Life Gingerbread Spice Cookies (8/10)
Enjoy Life gingerbread spice cookies were pretty good. The blend of gingerbread spices was spot-on. The cookie’s flavor wasn’t too much or too little. My main complaint was the cookie was a wee too crunchy to be a soft-baked cookie. This product was my favorite thing from this taste test.
Enjoy Life Peppermint Bark Cookies (7.5/10)
Enjoy Life peppermint bark cookies were okay. The cookie’s presentation was messy. It looked like a kid made them over a professional food manufacturer. They tasted like they weren’t stirred in all of the way through. I wished these peppermint bark cookies had a hint more peppermint flavor and some melting chocolate chips.
Siete Foods Buñuelos (7/10)
Siete Foods buñuelos reminded me of their churro strips because of their cinnamon sugar goodness. The main issue was an ingredient (probably the cassava flour) left a faint and weird aftertaste.
Partake Chocolate Peppermint Cookies (6.75/10)
Partake chocolate peppermint cookies weren’t that bad. I liked how the chocolate chips melted in your mouth. The peppermint flavor was adequate. I was not too fond of the mild aftertaste that I guessed was from the gluten-free flours, and the cookie was too chewy.
Supernatural Ugly Xmas Sweater Sprinkles (6.5/10)
Supernatural ugly Xmas sweater sprinkles were my favorite of the two sprinkle flavors due to having more sprinkle variety in its colors, shapes, and sizes. The sprinkles tasted like sugar and had another faint taste that I could not pinpoint. The sprinkles were larger than usual and hard.
Supernatural Christmas Sequins Sprinkles (6.25/10)
Supernatural Christmas sequins sprinkles weren’t as good as the other sprinkle flavor because they were so dull in comparison. These sprinkles were red, white, and green circles. They wouldn’t look that bad on frosted cupcakes and cookies, but I would prefer the ugly Xmas sweater ones more. They tasted the same as the previous sprinkles.
Partake Holiday Sprinkle Cookies (6/10)
Partake holiday sprinkle cookies needed some help. They were supposed to be crunchy cookies, but they tasted like biscuits, not cookies. The holiday sprinkle cookies also had a bad aftertaste like the Partake chocolate peppermint cookies, but these cookies’ aftertaste was more noticeable. I would also enhance the sugar (vanilla bean, cinnamon, or a little chocolate).
Enjoy Life Snickerdoodle Cookies (5.5/10)
Enjoy Life snickerdoodle cookies were a major disappointment. Snickerdoodles are my favorite cookie flavor, but these cookies looked and tasted nothing like snickerdoodles. They were so soft that they were almost spongy.
Terrium Gingerbread Cookie Mix (5/10)
Terrium gingerbread cookies were the worst. They tasted like beans because of the first ingredient (lupine flour). These gingerbread cookies had a faint spice flavor, but the beans overpowered the cookie mix. I had to give credit for making twelve cookies out of this mix when it had twelve cookie servings, so kudos to being accurate there. However, the proper portion sizing didn’t compensate for the cookies’ horrible taste.
Conclusion
I was pretty impressed with how competitive these cookies were, for the most part.
If you want additional Christmas things to try, have some peppermint, gingerbread, and eggnog. Try making a vegan gingerbread house, or feel free to check out my future vegan gingerbread house review. Otherwise, stay tuned for more Christmas content coming soon.