{"id":4005,"date":"2010-05-20T06:53:56","date_gmt":"2010-05-20T12:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/?p=4005"},"modified":"2010-05-20T06:53:56","modified_gmt":"2010-05-20T12:53:56","slug":"circus-cookie-taste-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/20\/circus-cookie-taste-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Circus Cookie Taste Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mother&#8217;s Circus Cookies are one of the most fun and delicious packaged cookies you can buy at the store. \u00a0How can you resist these sweet animal-shaped cookies covered in white and hot pink icing and rainbow sprinkles? \u00a0Well, you probably can&#8217;t resist them&#8230;unless for some crazy reason you have never tried them, or, even more shocking, tried them but did not find them\u00a0irresistible!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/circuscookie2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"circuscookie2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/circuscookie2.jpg?resize=240%2C180\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>A few years ago, these delicious cookies were on the verge of extinction when Mother&#8217;s Bakery closed. \u00a0Thankfully, Kellogg came along in 2008 and started making the cookies with the original recipe! \u00a0I love these cookies.<\/p>\n<p>I saw a bag of them the other day, and broke down and bought them. \u00a0A little later while in the store, I saw a bag of Animals Frosted Cookies made my Keebler. \u00a0I was interested to find out which was better, so I bought those cookies also.<\/p>\n<p>Here are my findings and analysis of the two cookies.<\/p>\n<p>In this photo, the top 2 cookies are Mother&#8217;s and the bottom 2 are Keebler.<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/circuscookie1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"circuscookie1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/circuscookie1.jpg?resize=270%2C194\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"194\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Appearance: \u00a0Mother&#8217;s have brighter colors, while the Keebler cookies are more pastel in hue. \u00a0Both have sprinkles, but Mother&#8217;s has more sprinkles per cookie. \u00a0Mather&#8217;s are smaller in size than Keebler.<\/p>\n<p>Texture: \u00a0The cookie textures Are similar but Mother&#8217;s are a bit crunchier. \u00a0The frosting texture is softer on the Keebler but also waxier. \u00a0Mother&#8217;s has a firmer exterior of frosting that lacks the waxy aftertaste.<\/p>\n<p>Flavor: Mother&#8217;s cookies ware a tiny bit sweeter, but the cookies were pretty similar aside from the waxy frosting.<\/p>\n<p>The Verdict: \u00a0Mother&#8217;s wins, no question. \u00a0They are definitely the better cookie in every category and are just tastier&#8230;in my opinion, anyway. \u00a0When given the choice, choose Mother&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0;float:none;height:70px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/20\/circus-cookie-taste-test\/\" send=\"false\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"400\" show_faces=\"true\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mother&#8217;s Circus Cookies are one of the most fun and delicious packaged cookies you can buy at the store. \u00a0How can you resist these sweet animal-shaped cookies covered in white and hot pink icing and rainbow sprinkles? 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