Reviewing Bettergoods Cinnamon Roll Cookies, Russell Stover Peppermint Creme Ornaments, & More

Fairly thick, solid, almost dry cookies. They come across as lightly crunchy and sweet and with a clear almondy taste. This taste is complemented by the cool sugar powder on the outside of the cookies. Great if you like nutty-flavored snacks!

While I’m unsure of an exact release date, reviews date back to around August 2024, alongside other Bettergoods flavored cookies. Found at Walmart.

I just cannot make out the texture. There’s a light crunch from the outside, but it’s super soft and moist on the inside, with both crunchy and chewy parts on the inside… It’s weird but so good! At the same time, it breaks apart easily, but it isn’t messy. Basically, the texture is a combination of all sorts of things, and it comes across as amazing! Flavor-wise, it’s on the sweeter side and has a yummy cinnamony sugar taste, definitely resembling a cinnamon roll!

While I’m unsure of an exact release date, reviews date back to around August 2024, alongside other Bettergoods flavored cookies. Found at Walmart.

The entire thing is dark chocolate with a pleasant, thin mint flavor that is not at all overpowering, especially compared to other minty snacks. Overall, it comes across as moderately sweet. The inside is a soft-solid ganache, and the outside cone provides a nice light waffle cone crunch. Overall, these do resemble the Girl Scout Thin Mints in terms of flavor!

Released April 29, 2024. Found at Ocean State Job Lot.

I’m not at all a fan of gummies, but holy cow, these are amazing! They feel and taste so premium! These have a decent amount of sourness and also come with a large amount of sweetness. Each flavor is represented pretty well, too, with none being overpowering or too artificial. Texture-wise, these are thicker, larger than your average gummy, and chewier but softer enough at the same time not to tire out your jaw like cheap gummies.

Released around August / September 2024. Found at Walmart.

Moderately sweet, definitely not near other snack cakes. It sports a very light, sugary lemonade taste, not at all sour as advertised. The cakes feel dense, moist, and soft, with the shell adding an additional layer of soft-hard frosting coating. Personally, I love the texture the most, especially coupled with the refreshing lemonade taste.

Released in early August 2023, alongside a Cowabunga Chocolate flavor. Found at Ocean State Job Lot.Found at Ocean State Job Lot.

The little cakes are semi-dark, slightly more than semi-sweet chocolate. The texture is fantastic; it’s moist, thick, and dense, and the little sprinkles on top add a light, soft crunch. Overall, these taste like premium chocolate cakes that are unoffending to those sensitive to sweets–not at all as sweet as Little Debbie or other snack cakes, for example.

Released in early August 2023, alongside a Half-Shell Lemonade flavor. Found at Ocean State Job Lot.

As advertised, these are thick puffs, although these aren’t at all reminiscent of pretzels. It’s basically a puffed chip in pretzel shape. The flavor isn’t great; it’s unseasoned wild buffalo sauce with a kick. I’m really not digging the lack of seasoning or flavor. It seems like they mostly banked on the spiciness and skimped out on flavor.

Released around early February 2023, alongside other flavors. Found at Ocean State Job Lot.

Maple: These are very sweet and almost entirely sugary. There’s a decent amount of maple flavor, but I really expected it to be more pronounced. Unfortunately (or fortunately?), the sweetness overpowers the maple. Still, these are great, especially if you love sweets.

Peppermint: Compared to most other Russell Stover candies, including the maple, it’s a little less sweet, although it’s still pretty high up there in sugar content. The light but noticeable peppermint is a nice addition and not nearly as pepperminty as other candy. If you’re worried about “toothpaste” flavor, don’t worry; these are nothing like that!

Likely released many years ago, as Russell Stover has put out holiday candies with these exact same flavors for some time. Found at Ocean State Job Lot.

The shell is pretty thin and provides a small crunch, and the creme is thick near the bottom and empty near the top. This creme can be thick and have a “stiff-soft” feeling as if it’s been sitting there a while. Either way, while the texture is typical to that of regular cream-filled staws, the flavor is absolutely amazing. It tastes very close to an Oreo. A dark chocolate with a sweet white creme center. It doesn’t taste cheap or like a knock-off Oreo, just different and equally good.

I’m not sure when this was released. Found at Ocean State Job Lot.

It is so, so soft and creamy. Compared to other wafers, these are so soft and easy to bite through, yielding a light, almost biscuity crunch. The inside cream is also exceptionally soft and creamy. Both the wafer and cream more or less taste about the same, albeit the cream inside is slightly sweeter and more pronounced in terms of flavor. The taste is a light and bold milk chocolate cappuccino-like flavor, and it is definitely enjoyable even if you aren’t into coffee.

I’m not sure when this was released. Found at Ocean State Job Lot.