Simple Mills, Cocoa Cashew Crème Sandwich Cookies - Gluten Free, Vegan (Pack of 2)

After many disappointing experiences buying gluten free foods, I took a chance on ordering cookies from Simple Mills. Boy, was I pleasantly surprised! These cookies are delicious! These remind me of Oreo cookies, only better. The chocolate cookie is a rich dark chocolate with a pleasing crunch. The cream filling is tasty and provides a lovely balance to the cookie. I don’t write that many reviews but I ran across a few extremely negative reviews of these cookies and I thought I needed to help clear up their apparent confusion: These cookies are made with cashews but they don’t taste like cashews. Those of us who are dairy free are aware that cashews (& other ingredients) are often used to provide a creamy texture. They are a healthier replacement for dairy than hydrogenated oils, for example. While the overall taste and texture is pleasing, don’t expect it to taste like nuts. This brand uses a mixture of gluten free flours in their cookies like watermelon seeds and nuts. Just because nuts or seeds are used, don’t assume the cookies will necessarily taste like nuts. Want to taste a cashew, eat an cashew. Want delicious gluten-free cookies? Try these ones from Simple Mills. Are these cookies expensive? Compared to mainstream cookies with gluten, dairy, soy, and other allergens I need to avoid, yes they are. The prices on Amazon seem to vary a lot and the package size is much smaller than non-gluten free cookies. The ingredients they use are also more expensive than mainstream brands. That’s to be expected. I do closely watch the pricing of the cookies and don’t buy them if the price is temporarily too high. However, gluten-free cookies always cost more than regular cookies. In summary, these are great cookies if you need to avoid gluten, dairy, and soy but don’t want to sacrifice flavor. I’ve also enjoyed their chocolate chip, chocolate thins, and pecan cookies but these are still my favorite. Yum!

I absolutely love these. They are gluten free, so I dont feel guilty about eating them and not bloated. Secondly, these have all natural ingredients, so I'm satisfied that I'm not eating artificial chemicals or preservatives. Lastly, these are tasty, unlike other cookies where the taste is compromised. I hope they bring out more varieties in these cookies.

Bought 2 boxes and will finish what was bought, dont know if I will buy again. Was expecting a different creme texture and taste. These don't taste bad, but they have a strange aftertaste and I think it is because of the coconut sugar used as the sweetener. I bought coconut sugar to use in my tea before and it had this same strange aftertaste. I love the low sugar and the other ingredients and the cookie part is yummy and crispy, but if they used another sweetener this would be a much better cookie. If the company changes sweetener then I will try again.

I was so excited to get these because I love cashew butter. I was so disappointed. After I ate the first one I thought it tasted kind of weird but to be sure I ate a second one. It's really nasty. The cashew butter taste like spoiled rotten cashews that have been burnt and roasted. It leaves a sickening nauseating taste in your mouth. By the second cookie I was feeling sick. It tastes like spoiled burnt nuts and chemicals. Seriously these are really overpriced nasty nasty cookies. I do not recommend them to anyone. Save your money and buy Tate's cookies or Oreo cookies or some product that you know is going to be good because these are horrible! The sickening Taste of the rotten cashew butter lingers in your mouth making you feel nauseous 30 or 40 minutes after you ate the cookie. Avoid these at all costs! They're really really gross!

Too sweet for me. OK now and then but too sweet for my taste buds b all organic but heck it's still kind of junk food

Very tasty! I already like Simple Mills for their other flavorful Gluten free products and this cashew chocolate cookie focuses on quality. It has a nice deep flavor that goes well with my afternoon decaf coffee. I like Simple Mills for the balance of ingredients to make up for not using wheat products, they don't just add a bunch of salt or starch. The cookies are a chocolaty gluten free biscuit with rich creamy cashew filling, a decent size, so you don't have to eat a whole box to feel satisfied. Well worth the money, I came back for 2 boxes, in case I have to share :)

One of the best cookies I’ve ever had! We got them in the mail and they were all gone within 10 minutes lol!! Ordering 3 more boxes!!

So the good thing about these cookies is that they are made with ingredients that are easily recognizable and seem to be healthier. No weird chemicals. Also, they're vegan and gluten free, while being sweetened with coconut sugar. Overall, you can't expect something like that to taste as good as or better than regular sandwich cookies. I get it. I have tried Simple Mills Sweet Thins and they were pretty good. These are pretty bad. I will say that they were fresh with a nice crispy cookie. The taste was, to me and my family, awful. However, I suppose taste is subjective. The cookies also didn't make anyone vomit, so overall, I would give it two stars. My husband and I both tried one at the same time. Just as I was about to say, "I don't like them. They taste like hay.", my husband made a face and said, "Ugh. It tastes like an alfalfa pellet." He and I have both grown up around farm animals, so we both admittedly know what hay tastes like. Our kids didn't like these cookies either. We ended up throwing out the whole expensive package. I don't know if we got a bad batch or something because the majority of people are raving about them in the reviews and giving them five stars, or maybe those people like the taste of hay (no judgement). We don't normally eat vegan food either, so maybe this is an acquired taste sort of thing? I don't know, but what I do know is that we won't be getting these cookies again.