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Go Ahead, Make This Cookie Just For You

Rick Bonino Food Editor

So you’ve just baked a batch of Christmas cookies, and you’re dying to try a few, but you’re supposed to save them for the big party?

While the oven’s still hot, pop in a Pillsbury One Step chocolate chip cookie - a prepared, 9-inch round of dough in an aluminum pan.

Our reader food panel thought it was almost as good as homemade (although considerably more expensive).

Then again, if you’ve got Christmas cookies in front of you, too, you’ll just have to compare.

Pillsbury One Step Cookie, Chocolate Chip

Price: $2.49 for 8.6 ounces (8 servings).

Nutrition: 130 calories (38 percent fat calories), 100 milligrams sodium per serving.

Taste: ****

Value: ***

Comments: “Crispy top, soft inside and bottom. Lots of chips. Quite good - especially warm.” - Jeannie Coffey

“Warm, yummy, gooey cookie. Me want cookie!” - Jan Robison

, DataTimes MEMO: Products sampled by The Spokesman-Review’s reader food panel are prepared according to package directions. Panelists are not aware of a product’s brand name or price until after they have tasted it. Products are rated from one to five stars for taste and for value, based on quality compared to price.

Products sampled by The Spokesman-Review’s reader food panel are prepared according to package directions. Panelists are not aware of a product’s brand name or price until after they have tasted it. Products are rated from one to five stars for taste and for value, based on quality compared to price.