Magnolia Bakery’s Best Desserts, Reviewed with Photos – ryan
Admittedly, I came into this tasting biased—I didn’t expect anything to top Magnolia Bakery’s banana pudding. And honestly, this treat edged out the pudding by a hair. Maybe half a hair. I only gave it the edge because it surprised me so much. The cookie is almost the size of my toddler’s head, and it’s so soft it starts to break apart if you try to hold it in one hand. The texture is chewy bordering on cakey, with a nice balance between banana and vanilla flavors, and a slight crunch from the crumbled vanilla wafers and white chocolate chips studded throughout it. Admittedly, it’s so much better than the version sold in grocery stores, simply due to its softness and flavor—there’s a freshness that can’t be beat. I kind of want to layer it with the banana pudding and turn it into an icebox cake, to be honest. (And thankfully, you can buy both in a sampler pack, so my dreams can come true, provided I put in a little assembly work.)