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The secret of Chips Ahoy! Mystery Cookies has me stumped
Promising a ‘flavor that’s glitched into our world from another dimension,’ these spooky-themed cookies have put my taste buds to the test.
4 min read
Snackology loves a mystery. Whether it’s a flavor of Mountain Dew or a new variety of Cap’n Crunch cereal, good luck stopping me from buying something that comes with the challenge of trying to figure out what it’s supposed to taste like. (The secret of the mystery Airheads flavor is just that they’re whatever’s stuck in the pipes between flavors, right?)
With Chips Ahoy! Mystery Cookies making their debut today, it’s time to once again pick up my handy dandy notebook and try to figure out just what this limited-edition cookie flavor is hiding ...
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The cost
A pack of Chips Ahoy! Mystery Cookies will cost you $5.49. You can buy them via the SnackWorks’ TikTok Shop starting today before the cookies become available nationwide on August 10.
The pics
Chips Ahoy! Mystery Cookies. / Snackology
The thoughts
I went into this review assuming I could easily pinpoint the secret behind Chips Ahoy! Mystery Cookies. The brand promises that we’re dealing with a “flavor that’s glitched into our world from another dimension.” Combining that with not only the “spooky” packaging for these cookies but also the flavor reveal scheduled for Oct. 31, and I assumed that Chips Ahoy! Mystery Cookies would be something Halloween-related.
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