When I found this Christmas staple on Crumbl Cookies’ revolving menu one crisp December morning, I knew the treat-the Peppermint Cupcake cookie-would be my first of hopefully many purchases at Normal’s new gourmet cookie shop.Īs I inched up the white- and pink-painted bakery’s inevitably long line, slowly nearing the flavors of the week arranged on a glossy counter by the register, it became evident that I was a Crumbl first-timer. Inkspot staff capitalized on the opportunity to try the seasonal Peppermint Cupcake cookie and decide: Are Crumbl’s costly cookies worth the dough?įrom Ghirardelli’s iconic holiday bark squares to Dairy Queen’s candy cane-flavored Blizzard of the Month, one flavor has always ruled my holiday season: peppermint. Now, BloNo finally gets a taste of the rapidly popularized, rotating menu that has dessert devotees salivating from coast to coast. The bakery and its iconic, Instagram-worthy cookies arrived at College Hills the first weekend of December-an early Christmas present for sweet fanatics and occasional enthusiasts alike.
Then, without much warning or fanfare, it happened: īut when the month passed without a single indication of the franchise’s unmistakable pink signage, eager customers’ hopes of larger-than-life cookies began to crumble. So, expectations were high when Bloomington-Normal’s cookie connoisseurs were promised a Crumbl Cookies eatery in September. In the wonderful world of sprinkled, frosted and powdered gourmet cookies, the Crumbl Cookies franchise has risen to food fame as fast as its experimental cookie dough rises in the oven.įive years after the first Crumbl Cookies bakery opened in a town smaller than Bloomington, the company has taken the food blogging world by storm and expanded to hundreds of locations nationwide. This week, Abby Ruebush and Avani Rai review Crumbl Cookies’ Peppermint Cupcake cookie.
Two Inkspot staffers review each product based on taste, presentation and value – separating the savory sweets from the crummy confections. The Sweet Spot puts desserts from eateries around town to the test, deciding whether they hit the spot or miss the mark. Crumbl Cookies’ Peppermint Cupcake cookie is a chocolate cookies & cream cookie rolled in cookies & cream crumbs, layered with peppermint cream cheese frosting and sprinkled with candy cane pieces.
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