Inside the Gala Gift Bag: Four Vegan Cookies
I’ve been slowly tasting all of my vegan goodies from the Farm Sanctuary Gala gift bag. There were four different brands of vegan cookies to try, all of which had their unique taste.
1. Sun Flour Baking Company: all of their cookies are soft and vegan, some are wheat- and gluten-free. I tried the peanut butter one, and found it to be the perfect amount of sweetness. The cookies also come in the perfect size: at 4 oz. they are about the same size as an average, store-bought cookie. The chewiness was a little tougher than I expected, but I liked the texture.
2. Alternative Baking Company: This company is 100 percent vegan, so once you reach their Web site you can shop to your belly’s content without having to read labels. I tried the peanut butter persuasion flavor and loved it! They also bake wheat-free cookies, and other flavors like explosive espresso chip, luscious lemon 
poppyseed, and a special seasonal flavor that changes regularly. But when eating one of these massive cookies, do note that they are labeled as two servings, 250 calories each. Finish the whole thing, and you’ve consumed 500 calories!
3. Everyday Gourmet: Another 500 calories cookie … but chocolate chip! This company boasts all-natural baked goods with a range of organic, vegan, wheat-free yummies in sugar-free, naturally sweetened with agave nectar, and regular sugar. The cookie was a bit crumbly, but that doesn’t change the taste - it was good.
4. Late July Organic Snacks (shown here): After devouring two of the largest cookies ever, this oreo-looking sandwich cookie seemed small as I approached it. But I was pleasantly surprised how it satisfied my sweet cravings! Oreos are vegan themselves, but these Late July sandwiches top oreos: they are organic, include green tea, and come in real vanilla bean or dark chocolate filling.
Amongst all four, I couldn’t pick a favorite - they all have their own deliciousness that attacks different sweetness cravings. Not a cookie fan? Many of the companies also make muffins, cakes, pies, chocolates, and other vegan treats.
June 17th, 2008 at 10:09 am
I, too, received one of the Gala Bags from the Farm Sanctuary event and in mine, I got the Double Chocolate Decadence Cookie from Alternative Baking. It was absolutely delicious and probably my favorite of the cookies. It was moist and extremely chocolate-y and tasted more like a brownie than a cookie.
The Everyday Gourmet was tasty but a bit too hard for my liking.
I didn’t get any Late July Organic Snacks in mine though. I feel jipped!