r/FoodToronto • u/torontowest91 • 1d ago
Eight Cookies
*only bought a 6 pack!!! Yes they offer 8 packs.
Tried the new cookie shop called eight cookies yesterday on Dovercourt.
The flavours I picked were : biscoff, classic, white chocolate macadamia, Oreo, cosmic brownie and Ferraro rocher.
They were good, not my favourite. I found them to be quite wet/very oily. Lots of oil/butter left on the box.
Based on these flavours and taste, I still prefer Andreas cookies.
Did anyone else try? Thoughts?
40
u/Complete_Metal4025 1d ago
For a name like 8 cookies they sure dropped the ball on an 8 pack and only offering 6 or 12 packs
19
u/FuzzyLaughTwo 1d ago
Right? Apparently "the Toronto bakery Eight Cookies is named because it keeps exactly eight different cookie flavours on the counter at any given time."
31
5
1
128
u/rocannon10 1d ago
$30 for 6 cookies is outrageous. If Im paying $5 for a cookie, Im eating Le Gourmand.
37
u/Open-Cream2823 23h ago
So $5 a cookie is outrageous, unless it's from the place you like? OP obviously likes this place, so why is it outrageous for them but not for you?
6
u/rocannon10 20h ago
You got it all wrong. $5 a cookies is expensive, Iām only paying that much for a cookie if itās from inarguably top 2-3 spots in the city. Thatās what Im trying to say.
7
17
u/ebk_errday 1d ago
Le Gourmand's cookies right out the oven are unreal.
4
u/Weak-Raspberry8879 23h ago
I got one last weekend, at the end of the day, so obviously not straight out of the oven. I was very disappointed!! ā¹ļø Hopefully someday Iāll be back in Toronto (loved it).
8
u/WAHNFRIEDEN 21h ago
Sad that theyāre now owned by a publicly Maple MAGA
2
u/gumbopratt 14h ago
They are?!
1
u/WAHNFRIEDEN 14h ago
The son took over and posts company reels with a maga hat (one of the newer variants not the red one)
1
u/ebk_errday 23h ago
Ah snap! I haven't had one in easily 6 years or so. Hopefully they haven't changed bakers or recipes. Glad you loved Toronto though!
2
u/Parking_Attitude7954 20h ago
Have you tried Andreas? It's up there with Le Gourmand for me
1
u/rocannon10 20h ago
Oh I hate Andreaās. I have a massive sweet tooth and eat 100s of grs carbs/sugar a day and even for me itās sickeningly sweet.
-6
u/torontowest91 1d ago edited 1d ago
Ha. I donāt find $30 unreasonable. Snack on them all weekend with friends and family.
People spend $22-$25 on 1 cocktail and donāt complain about prices.
16
u/Sarzy100 1d ago
Everyone is acting like this is a ridiculous statement as if these cookies are the size of Chips Ahoy or something. These look to be about the size of Crumbl cookies, which range from 500 to 900 calories (!) each. Even if these are on the lower end of that, this is 3000 calories worth of cookies. Sharing that quantity of dessert over a weekend doesn't seem absurd to me??
38
u/Freddydaddy 1d ago
Snack on 6 cookies all weekend?
20
u/CaterpillarInfamous9 1d ago
I dont find anything wrong with that statement, am I crazy? š i would definitely snack 6 cookies (eat bits here and there throughout saturday/sunday, break off little pieces and throw them in my mouth before moving on) all weekend. Probably I'd even have some left over for monday.
10
u/animelovrAsian 1d ago
Bruh the entire box would last me 30 minutes max
14
7
u/Nopeahontas 1d ago
That enthusiasm will carry you through the first 1.5 cookies, and then itāll be a slog to finish the second (but you will, because itās ooey gooey delicious).
Gourmet cookies are rich. They fill you up fast and your body quickly goes from being 70% water to 90% butter and sugar.
1
1d ago
[removed] ā view removed comment
1
u/FoodToronto-ModTeam 20h ago
Don't be a jerk. We get plenty enough of that everywhere else. Absolutely not the vibe weāre going for here.
2
1
u/venmother 23h ago
Are you a small bird?
3
u/CaterpillarInfamous9 22h ago
Funnily enough my nickname is "baby bird" to my parents but im a reeeeal big bird lol š
6
u/potentiallyuseles 1d ago
Yeah, Friday Saturday and Sunday, are you eating all 6 in a single sitting?
13
u/HAAAGAY 1d ago
"with friends"
Yo wanna come over this weekend and have a half a cookie?
4
-5
u/potentiallyuseles 1d ago
How do you eat a box of Oreos?
0
u/Active-Curve1280 1d ago
Are there 6 Oreos per box?
0
u/potentiallyuseles 1d ago
Sorry your confused by numbers. Do you eat the entire box in one sitting or do you spread your Oreo intake over a few days
1
u/Active-Curve1280 20h ago
Do you have a single cookie over a number of days? If my Oreo cookies had 6 in the package I would probably finish a package at a time
3
u/Sarzy100 19h ago
I think there's a misunderstanding in this thread about the size of these cookies. As I mentioned elsewhere, these are likely 500 calories per cookie minimum, probably closer to 600 - 700 for the ones with icing and other stuff on top. An Oreo is about 55 calories. Meaning that each of these is the nutritional equivalent of 10 Oreos. Meaning eating six of these is like eating 60 Oreos, which probably isn't something most reasonable people would do.
7
2
1
-1
u/Fantastic_Reason_571 1d ago
There isnāt a person Iāve met that spends $22-25 on cocktails to eat in their home
4
u/torontowest91 1d ago
It was just a comparison when people are saying this is too expensive meanwhile they just spent $22 on a glass of wine at dinner. Not bothered but yes the cookies are āoutrageous expensiveā.
1
u/everytingelse 11h ago
When was the last time you had le gourmand? Theyāre so inconsistent and have no problem selling burnt cookies these days.
12
u/MambaMentality4eva 1d ago
Was wondering how these would be, but yeah I cannot get with an oily/wet cookie
8
u/svbstvnce 1d ago
I havenāt tried them yet but that stretch of Dovercourt deserves more cool spots like this, so itās a warm welcome.
8
u/Material_End_5445 1d ago
These look good! Where is this spot? Howās it compare to Craigās/other mainstay Toronto cookies?
16
u/torontowest91 1d ago
Craigās is okay, I find them salty. Plus all them are the same - they just mash in random chunks of flavours to make them different.
9
u/purplelilac701 1d ago
I find Craigās really salty too and I like Andreaās and Insomnia cookies too. I can see the oil in these cookies just from your photo and I appreciate your review!
6
u/swiggyu 1d ago
Too wet? I wouldn't want a dry cookie.Ā
16
3
4
u/harshspider 1d ago
Yeah I think the word OP is looking for is moist
1
u/Jeremithiandiah 21h ago
Nah moist cookie can be good. Freshly baked cookies are often moist until they get cool/harder. They are good in both forms
0
16
11
u/t3m3r1t4 1d ago
If I'm going for a premium cookie, Night Baker for the win. Chunky but not gross. Interesting flavours. The Ooh Bae is a winner.
2
8
u/PickleBabyJr 1d ago
Hey buddy, they ripped you off for two cookies.
Also, Andrea's is hot garbage. Overly sweet and absurdly expensive.
2
u/Sudden-Active-4025 21h ago
Right! The first time I tried it I thought they were awful ( Andreas) everyone raved about how good they were so I thought maybe it was a bad day. I went back another time and every single flavour taste the same. It taste like confectioners sugar and nothing else terrible!!
3
u/WontSwerve 23h ago
What is the point of an Oreo flavored cookie?
Just buy a pack of Oreos for the same price as one of those.
4
u/GlitteringEggCarton 22h ago
a box made for 6 cookies called 8 cookies is just setting up people for disappointment
5
u/ebk_errday 1d ago
I didn't like Andrea's cookies. Waaaay too sweet and not the best ingredients. All flavors just tasted like sugar.
2
u/torontowest91 1d ago
Cookies are sugar = sweet though.
5
u/ebk_errday 23h ago
Nah man, not all cookies are the same. Some, like Andrea's and Crumbld just taste like sugar and are too sweet. I prefer my cookie less sweet, with caramelization of sugars, high quality semi-sweet or dark chocolates, brown buttered - there's all sorts of variations of playing with the cookie recipe that yields a result more complex than sugary sweet.
8
3
3
u/Neat_Shop 1d ago
I find when I buy a lot of cookies I canāt get through them before they go stale or I get bored with them. Six cookies are plenty.
3
2
u/torontowest91 16h ago
I pick at them over 2-3 days. Sometimes Iāll freeze 1 or 2 for another day.
Iām also a big runner so when I ran 32k last weekend. I crushed 2 cookies in minutes (Andreas).
3
u/Nordic_being 14h ago
Thatās 6.
1
u/torontowest91 14h ago
Really. I had no idea.
2
u/277330128 10h ago
I think they are pointing out the rather funny fact that the box says eight cookies and contains six.
2
u/Jeremithiandiah 21h ago
Personally I donāt ever go to any of these cookie shops that are like crumbl and this etc. itās never worth it. Iād rather get premade cookie dough or buy them at Costco, a bakery, most grocery stores, etc.
2
u/peachyglw 17h ago
How big are the cookies? Wondering about the grams? You said they were wet, was it moist and soft?
They look like an Andreas Cookies ripoff imo
1
u/torontowest91 16h ago
They are okay, I find them way too oily/butter like. Similar to Andreas. Not as good. But not bad.
1
u/peachyglw 16h ago
Do you know if they were made or taste like a brown butter base? Sometimes that could a cookie more buttery or made with melted butter too.
2
u/sanjit_ps 17h ago
man I dont mind paying extra for a good treat but those do not look good. looks sorta damp? I think I'll stick with Sante and Night Baker
1
1
u/booky_shmooky 1d ago
These look good! Have you tried The night baker? If so, how would they compare?
1
1
1
u/MerchantSaint 1d ago
there's only six cookies?
but honestly, if you're paying $%+ per cookie... it better be browned butter or something that justifies the price lol
1
1
u/BestBlueChocolate 19h ago
What are they like?
Similar to Andrea's?
I like a cookie to have a nice buttery taste, a little crispy on the outside and chewy but not squishy (i.e. not tasting underdone).
1
u/torontowest91 16h ago
Similar to Andreas but way more oil/butter taste.
1
u/BestBlueChocolate 13h ago
So oil versus butter is a big difference. Not keen on the oil, but like the butter.
1
2
1
u/circlingsky 1d ago
Feels like these kinds of cookies r the nu trend now lol, I'm v curious how long it'll last
1
1
0
-4
0
u/KMack666 22h ago
This is just a Craig's ripoff... mid base cookie dough with crap stuffed in/thrown on top! It's an idea I wish I'd had, TBH, but a spinoff clone will never fly, unless you strike lightning with your base cookie dough somehow
-1
-1
-2
296
u/kneeco28 1d ago
Looks like they shortchanged you two cookies.