Maitelates

these are soooo tasty. i love all of the textures when you bite into it. the chocolate layer is thin and has a great crunch to it. it’s not too thick and dense like most chocolate goods — it’s almost like the crunch you get from glass sugar. it also has the right amt of choco flavor — semi sweet (not too dark/​bitter, not too sweet/​milky).
the Dulce de Leche has the perfect creamy consistency and sweetness. at first when i tasted the cookie i wanted it to be filled w. more Dulce de Leche, but the more i ate it the more i felt it was the perfect combo of Dulce de Leche, cookie and chocolate. the cookie has a crunch, but it’s also a little moist, like cake… it’s like a cookie-​cake texture!
it taste even better when you eat it slow and enjoy all 3 layers of flavor in each bite. *DROOL*
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Hello, you had me at the first bite!
I was killing some time in Kerrytown Farm’s Market while waiting for a friend to go brunching on a Saturday. Purposelessly pacing back and forth, until my eyes got fixated on a small stand that boldly declares «The best cookie you will ever eat». Well, I must immediately test that hypothesis.
There is one and only one type of cookies on sale — the Alfajores, a shortbread cookies with fillings, and Maitelates’ version is dipped in a thick layer of decadent chocolate. The lady of the stand tells me she makes all her cookies from scratch, the dulce de leche filling is based on her famous family recipe. At the first bite, I was completely blown away — the filling is sensational, thin layer of shortbread cookie crumbles as you bite into it and melts into the filling, the chocolate outer layer adds an intense flavour without overpowering star of the show: dulce de leche. Wow, a mouthful of goodness.
Price per cookie is about the same as a (okay quality) french macaron. Well worth it.
9 flavours offered in total. You can order on online or buy at AA Farmer’s Market.