Why are European cookies so much better

[Zenmervolt]

The grocery store I go to has a good selection of imported goods and I've been trying various cookies and snacks from Europe and they are almost all better than their American counterparts. I mean, why are these Euro snacks so much better than ours?

ZV

 

[Coquito]

Go to a good bakery.

The Euro imports probably use sugar, while the American stuff uses corn syrup.

You aren't talking about those crappy Danish sugar cookies are you? 😛

 

[zanieladie]

I like American cookies. 🙂

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: Coquito
Go to a good bakery.

The Euro imports probably use sugar, while the American stuff uses corn syrup.

You aren't talking about those crappy Danish sugar cookies are you? 😛

No, the "Hit!" cookies are German. And the others were a sort of chocolate covered butter cookie from France ("Le Petit Ecolier").

I know that fresh cookies from a bakery will be better, but that still doesn't explain why their pre-packaged cookies are so much better. Sugar is probably one reason.

ZV

 

[djheater]

Sugar > Corn Syrup
Butter > Hdrogentaed vegetable oil

 

[zanieladie]

Originally posted by: djheater
Sugar > Corn Syrup
Butter > Hdrogentaed vegetable oil

My guess is that you are correct.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: Coquito
Go to a good bakery.

The Euro imports probably use sugar, while the American stuff uses corn syrup.

You aren't talking about those crappy Danish sugar cookies are you? 😛

No, the "Hit!" cookies are German. And the others were a sort of chocolate covered butter cookie from France ("Le Petit Ecolier").

I know that fresh cookies from a bakery will be better, but that still doesn't explain why their pre-packaged cookies are so much better. Sugar is probably one reason.

ZV

German chocolate is typically richer than it's American counterpart.

 

[McGyver]

american cookies tend to be very, very sweet. :disgust:

 

[fallensight]

Dont buy the mass production ones. Either make your own, or go to a real bakery and get fresh made ones. The bakery at a grocery store does not(in better than 9 of 10, and corperatly owned one) bake it's own cookies, they come in premade and frozen and are just thawed and put out for sale.