Q Talk

[jb1990]

Watching the gourmet food show, and there's no way I can justify spending $67 on a dozen cookies! I buy a lot of QVC's food items, usually because it's something special, but no matter how many times they mention how big these are, they're still just cookies.

[KingstonsMom]

@jb1990 

I have to agree and 'gourmet' is such a relative term, everyone has their own idea of what constitutes 'gourmet'.

[danedylan]

I feel the same way--no way am I going 2 spend $67 on those cookies--but guess what--SOLD OUT !!-------------------marynj

[4kitties]

They look and sound delicious but I personally would not touch one with a ten foot pole.

Each cookie has 760 calories and 22 grams of saturated fat.............  I cannot eat like that.

[AuntG]

If Cheryl's have a one time only price, then I'd consider them. The individual wrapping is why they appeal to me. Cookies need to cost less than $1 each to fit my budget.

[Etoile308]

Each cookie is easy two servings. And they're made with real butter and brown sugar. Wish I could find that quality around me. Perhaps quality ingredients is why they're selling out. I believe the price breaks down to little over $5.50 each. That's not far off the price for that large a cookie at other bakeries. 

Bonus points for being individually wrapped. 

[Kachina624]

@Etoile308   What is so special about brown sugar and butter that would make a cookie so precious?  I, and probably you too, have these ingredients right in our own kitchens.  Usually, it's lots of expensive nuts or premium chocolate that make baked goods very expensive.

[Etoile308]

Do you often find those ingredients - real brown sugar, real butter in packaged cookies? I can think of one company, their cookies are small. Do you find them in many bakeries anymore? You can taste the difference.

This has nothing to do with homemade cookies. My days of cookie baking is pretty much behind me. But I dare say if I were to bake these type the price would be comparable. With me doing the work, the cleanup, and the heating of my kitchen.

I sometimes wonder if those complaining about food prices have bought products in the  outside world. A large cookie that size at neighbor bakery by me had cost $4.99. That was back in March. Who knows now.

A favorite cookie shop I like does mail order. They charge $30 for a dozen cookies. Theirs are at least a third smaller in size. Plus around $15 for shipping. Not individually wrapped. Tin containers are additional $15. 

Prices are what they are. 

[Eileen in Virginia]

I am constantly amazed by the cost of baked goods. I'm not talking about special cakes or pastries, but fruit pies, cookies, brownies or regular iced cakes. I don't bake as much as I used to because our metabolisms have staged a sick-in, but you could have knocked me over with a feather the first time someone told me they paid $25 for an apple pie (nothing fancy). I bake from scratch, but it's even getting rare for people to bake with mixes, so I think a sort of mystique has arisen about any type of baked good that doesn't come from the cookie aisle in the grocery store. 

[corita]

      Just curious, which brand of cookies is this thread referring to??  There are several brands offered by the Q. .  I rarely watch the food shows if Alberti and Rachel are hosting together.