CW Chocolate Rice Cake Cookie

Is that Ryu helping to make these cookies?

The Attraction:
The box caught my attention because they looked so similar to Choco Pies, but when I realized that these have a rice cake center, I was instantly intrigued. I quickly plunked down my $5 and it was on...

The Review
Not only does the box look similar to Choco Pies, but like Choco Pies these cookies come in individually wrapped packages. When I tear one open, they also look about half the size of a Choco Pie. I decide not to waste another moment and take a small bite into the cookie. My first bite was, I hate to say it again, reminiscent of a Choco Pie; chocolate covered exterior with a cookie crumbly interior and some cream in the center, but I did manage to get a small nibble of the advertised rice cake center. It's definitely a chewy texture. So much so that I would recommend just putting the whole cookie in your mouth should you get a considerable amount of the rice cake in your mouth for your struggle to take a bite will result in you destroying the cookie and watching it all crumble either on your shirt or the floor (don't ask me how I know).

The rice cake center doesn't really add anything flavor-wise, but rather throws an interesting textural component into the mix. How interesting you may ask? Umm...not really that interesting. I think this is a case of the idea being far better than the actual result.

It takes a few more cookies for me to put my finger on it; this Chocolate Rice Cake Cookie is like a Mallomar the same way the Choco Pie is like a Moon Pie.

Why does this remind me of a Mallomar?

The Sweet:

Not too sweet and very much like the fabled Choco Pies.

The Bitter:
The rice cake isn't easy to take a good bite out of when you get a hold of it.

The bite after this photo left most of the cookie on the floor

Conclusion:
Do you enjoy Mallomars? This is essentially an Asian version of it, but instead of a marshmallowy filling, there is cream and a rice cake center to give it some chewiness with some Choco Pie cake thrown in. Though these aren't bad, for the trouble and the cost, you mind as well get a box of Mallomars where the filling seems to be more forgiving. Although CW offers many interesting and most likely tasty snacks, the Chocolate Rice Cake Cookie doesn't distinguished itself enough to warrant a return trip in my shopping cart.

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