AuburnChick's Adventures

Readers, I consider it my duty (and yes, I do mean duty) to report on the latest and greatest finds.

With such a mission in mind, I present to you my most recent discovery…

I introduce to you Divine Cookies.

Oh, don’t let the CVS logo fool you.  These aren’t your everyday generic cookies.

They are divine.

How, you might wonder, did I chance upon these?

Well, you see, one morning, I had to run to CVS on a very important errand.  The specifics will have to remain a mystery because some things just have to be (this adds to my allure, don’t you know).  But the initial reason is not important except that it gave me a reason to go into the store.

When I got there, I did what I normally do and scanned my Extra Care Buck card.  If you don’t know what I’m talking about, this is CVS’s reward card.  It allows shoppers to purchase items at advertised prices with the benefit of earning Extra Care Bucks.  These bucks are the same as cash or coupons.  Shoppers can use them when they make purchases.

Now, a few months ago, my mom told me that if I scanned my card at the price-checker thing that hangs from the aisle, I would receive coupons in return.

Mom didn’t lie, and I’ve since gotten coupons on everything from pretzels, to water, to cold medicine.

Sometimes, I’ve been able to scan my card twice to receive two different sets of coupons.

On the particular day I’m speaking of (when I was out running the all-important, mystery errand), the scanner spit out a $1 coupon on any box of Divine Cookies.

Curious, I headed over to the grocery aisle to see which item was the cheapest.

Well, my eyes lit upon the box above.  My eyes nearly bugged out when I saw the words “chocolate,” “caramel,” and “truffle.”

Folks, for a chocoholic like myself, these are like songs from a siren, beckoning me to dangerous waters.  And, like a love-stricken sailor, I heeded the call.

Of course, the practical side of my brain justified the purchase by arguing that the cookies were on sale for $2.50.  With my $1 coupon, I would only pay $1.50.

I know…not free like I wanted, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen the words “truffle” and “free” in the same sentence.

Off I trotted to the cashier, the cookies and the mystery item (the reason for my visit) in my hands.

Then, I went back to school to resume my day (I had been on Planning).

Well, I eyeballed that box of cookies through third period, but I didn’t have time to open it.  I was also dreading it just a teensy bit because my mouth was still sore from having my teeth pulled.  All I had eaten for a week was soup.  I wasn’t sure if I was feeling brave enough to risk eating a cookie.

By fourth period, my fear had given way to anticipation.  Besides that, if I didn’t do something, I was going to have a lot of drool to clean up from the desk.

So, I pulled out the box of cookies.

My students stared, open-mouth, dismayed that I was going to eat a cookie in front of them.

“Hello,” I said, “I’ve been eating soup for a week.  I want something different!”

I saw looks of understanding.  I mean, we’re talking teenagers here…kids who are used to constantly stuffing their faces.

So they had to watch.

Each cookie has chocolate on the top…

The chocolate is stacked on top of a thin wafer…

But the best part is in the middle.  It’s hidden, and you don’t discover it until you take a bite.  I broke one apart so you could see…

Look at that caramel!!  Oh my gosh!!!

It looks yummy enough to see it again.

First, the break…

And then a peek at the yummy innards…

And how do the cookies taste?

Well, duh!  If I “had” to do the play-by-play twice, then obviously I ate both cookies too!

So, my students had to watch me eat the first cookie.  And yes, I was as animated in person as I am on my blog.  Probably more so.

They laughed at my facial expressions.  I can only imagine what I must have looked like.

They wanted me to share.

Now, hold up.  I am a nice sub, I’ll admit that, but I’m not THAT nice!  Good gravy!

I did have mercy on a few students, though.  These students smelled the cookies (yes, they smell almost as delicious as they taste) and gave me the saddest looks ever.  These fortunate few were allowed to split (remember, I’m stingy) cookies with me.  They agreed that the cookies are, indeed, as good as I had been claiming.

Now, if you’re looking for nutritional information such as calories and serving size, you’re not going to find that here.  I think that YUM and YUM will suffice.

It’s too bad I can’t make a commission off of these things.  Since I’ve been eating them the last couple of days, a few of my students have made their parents drive to CVS to buy some.

I’m a bad influence.  I can’t help it.

Blame it on the chocolate

Caramel

Truffles.

Divine!!

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