Benton's, Pepperidge Farm Among Mixed Cookie Reviews

Aldi shoppers on Reddit are raving about Benton's Maple Leaf Crème Cookies, a seasonal $3.49-per-11.4-ounce box, saying the cookies closely resemble Trader Joe’s Maple Leaf Cookies. Marie Callender’s frozen key lime pies earn the lowest customer ratings on the brand’s site, with frequent complaints of missing or insufficient crust, curdled or off-texture filling, and weak flavor. Reviewers singled out Pepperidge Farm’s Bordeaux Caramelized Crisps as the brand’s best cookie for a light, brittle snap and nuanced brown-sugar sweetness, though some noted they can stale quickly. Pepperidge Farm’s Verona Strawberry thumbprints were judged the worst for a bland cookie and inadequate, poor-quality jam, and reviewers said the brand’s higher price point raises expectations some varieties do not meet. In a broader Tate’s Bake Shop tasting, the salted caramel chocolate chip variety was criticized for artificial-tasting caramel chips and an uneven salt–sweet balance.