Ice Cream Review: Tillamook "Holiday Sugar Cookie"

[sabcatt]

I am not immune to the allure of novelty seasonal ice cream flavors. (I still think fondly of the pint of pumpkin sp-ice cream I got one year that managed to nail the right amount of pumpkin (some but not too much) and the right amount of spice (less cinnamon than that, no even less) that I like.) I bought this one on impulse today because they didn't have Tillamook brand chocolate ice cream at the store when I was there. I give it a 3/5.

This ice cream says it's "sugar cookie dough flavored" but it basically tastes like sweet cream with extra steps. It does have cookie pieces in it, which I admit are interesting: they are very crunchy, almost like the crystallized chunky sugar on top of sugar cookies rather than the cookie itself, which is impressive to manage in ice cream (since crunchy add-ins often get soggy and lose the crunch). However, despite their food science genius, I personally prefer my ice cream not to have too much texture in it, so it's more of a detriment to my enjoyment than a boon.

The quality is basically Tillamook standard: very creamy, soft straight out of the freezer, and definitely on the sweet side. I like Tillamook in general and this flavor does have the things I like about it, it just also has the crunchy cookie bits and a lack of interesting flavor, so I'm pretty whelmed by it. Not underwhelmed, but whelmed.

Verdict: try it if you looove sweet cream ice cream, Ben & Jerry's flavors with pretzel bits, large sugar crystals. Steer clear if you don't want to be bored by your ice cream, dislike things that are too sweet, only enjoy crunch when it's expected.