Nabisco Mallowmars Pure Chocolate Cookie, 8.0 oz

These Mallomars are very good! It was my first time trying them and was surprised by how light it tasted! Each cookie has a combination of marshmallows, chocolate, and graham crackers. Initially, I was hesitant about the taste since I am generally not a huge fan of marshmallows (unless it is a s’more), but I couldn’t stop after the first one. I must say that it has an interesting texture (like you are chewing on a cloud) and it sort of melts in your mouth. Also, since it feels so light, I didn’t feel bad about eating a couple more :) I didn’t personally try it, but I think it will go well with milk too. I would recommend trying these cookies.

Nabisco's Mallomars come in a box of 18. Each one is about the diameter of a medium-size man's watch, with a beret-shaped marshmallow sitting atop a vanilla cookie. The whole thing is covered in dark chocolate. According to the little blurb on the back of the box, they've been around since 1913 and "more than 70% of all Mallomars sales are generated" in the New York City area. Being mostly marshmallow, each Mallomar is pretty light, but biting into it yields a rich dark chocolate flavor complemented by airy marshmallow and slightly crispy graham cracker. It's a little bit like eating a s'more made with a soft graham cracker but with a really deep chocolate flavor. The graham cracker is softer than is typical and it’s pretty crumbly. What's sets these cookies apart from others with a "chocolaty" or "fudge" coating is that Mallomars are actually covered in a rich dark chocolate. Other cookie makers use the words "chocolaty" and "fudge" to mean made with cocoa but not actual chocolate. From experience (being born and raised on Long Island) I can tell you they're not shipped during the summer because the chocolate melts. Unlike M&M’s, they will melt in your hand and because of this I’ve been known to stock up during the early spring in preparation for the summer drought. When you open the box and cellophane wrapper, the first thing you want to do is look for ones with cracked chocolate. Eat these first. Most people won’t have them around long enough but the cracked ones will get stale (hard marshmallow and stale, really crumbly graham cracker) if they sit around for a while. No doubt some people like Mallomars at room temperature, but many like theirs chilled or frozen. Someone has said, "You have to have one box in the freezer and two backups, on the top shelf." I’m not sure I agree. I think one in the pantry, one in the freezer and two hidden from the kids is about right. In short, Mallomars are super good! Unless you hate marshmallows or dark chocolate, I recommend giving them a try.