I have to say, they’re all really nailing it.
Again, with such a classic flavor profile, it’s hard to go wrong.
The taste:The vanilla flavor is much more vanilla bean than straight-up vanilla or french vanilla.
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When I opened the container, however, I was surprised by what I found.
I actually thought maybe I had grabbed the wrong container.
The taste:Lo and behold, it tastes like cookies and cream, too.
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Because of this, the cookie dough barely comes through.
There were also some chocolate chunks scattered throughout.
(You’ll also find it under the Dreyer’s brand, depending on your location.)
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Edy’s was so stingy with the cookie dough!
The chocolate pieces sprinkled throughout were a nice touch, though.
The vanilla ice cream was fine, but honestly didn’t have a lot of vanilla flavor to it.
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Tillamook Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream
I’ve been sleeping on Tillamook’s ice cream.
I picked upthis containerfor $6.39 at my local Acme.
The look:At first glance, I couldn’t even see any cookie dough.
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It just looked like vanilla ice cream with some chocolate flecks.
After digging in, I found the cookie dough, but there was way too little in there.
The taste:Unsurprisingly, the ice cream base is really rich and creamy.
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It has a strong vanilla flavor and a velvety texture.
The cookie dough was forgettable.
It didn’t have a lot of flavor to it, neither sweet nor salty.
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I picked up this ice cream for $9.99 at Morton Williams.
The difference in appearance is that there are chocolate chips in this one, not chunks.
The taste:The star of the show is the cookie dough.
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It’s perfectly salty and doughy.
Maybe not quite that large, but they’re larger than any of the other ice creams.
I’d venture to say they’re actually a bit too large.
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The taste:The taste is spot-on, though.
The cookie dough has just enough saltiness to it to cut through how creamy the vanilla ice cream is.
And the ice cream is very rich and creamy with a lot of vanilla flavor to it.
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Though the cookie dough pieces are large, they do ensure there is plenty of cookie dough throughout.
The look:Graeter’s has some huge chocolate chunks in it, which is honestly so exciting.
None of the other ice creams had that, so I loved that it was a little bit different.
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It also had a healthy amount of cookie dough pieces!
The taste:Talk about a rich vanilla flavor.
This was so velvety smooth, and the chocolate chunks complemented the rich vanilla flavor beautifully.
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All three flavor profiles held their own really well.
The taste:The flavor swirls were really delightful and added a uniqueness to this ice cream.
What I really love most here, though, is how small the cookie dough pieces are.
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Whereas most cookie dough pieces are pebble-sized, these are even smaller.
so that they can spread out more in the ice cream.
The best part is that the ice cream is actually really good.
The look:This ice cream was the most yellow of the bunch.
The taste:Fortunately, I wasn’t steered in the wrong direction.
The ice cream base here was really rich and creamy with the vanilla flavor.
Alas, the cookie dough was a little bit bland and forgettable.
While I didn’t pick upthis pintat the beach (I actually got it for $3.79 at Target.
), it still transported me back to a Florida scoop shop in the best way.
While I do wish there was a little more dough, it was spread quite evenly.
The taste:you could’t go wrong with Haagen-Dazs' ice cream.
It has a really pleasant vanilla flavor that’s just comforting.
For a classic cookie dough ice cream, this is ideal.
After trying this pint, I will not skip the ice cream section ever again.
The taste:The sea salt in the fudge swirl is the real winner here.
Everything about the flavor combo in this ice cream works.
The fudge actually tastes a little bit like brownie batter, making this almost like a brookie ice cream.
None of the extra bells and whistles overshadow the cookie dough, they make it shine.
