Stir In The Love

Thanks, Gabi, for finding room in my belly when I thought there was none. Cookies just melt into the cracks, right? Oh wait, that’s ice cream…
I only tried the s’mores cookie from our big basket of baked goods during CM Week, but oh man were these cookies worth feeling like a big fatty for the rest of the day! Yum.
I definitely started off shy and all, «Oh, I couldn’t possibly.» Then I as the day wore on I finally broke one of the s’mores cookies in half and ogled it for a while. Then I ate it.
And then I gobbled up 2.5 more s’mores cookies during the 30 seconds that followed.

This is why I’m fat.
I can’t resist a sweet treat. Even if I’m full, I have to have it. So, when I passed by a basket full of S’mores and butterscotch oatmeal cookies, I knew that it was on, the likes of which Donkey Kong could only dream about being. what?
Okay. Cookies. Ridiculous. Seriously. With every bite, I was, like, «Can I really be eating something this delicious? Why are there other people eating my cookies? How do I convincingly ‘fall’ into the cookie display and place three or four into my bag?» Yep, cupcakes are 2008. Well-​made, homemade-​style oversized cookies are what’s happening now. The S’mores cookie was every bit as awesome as you remember from grade-​school campouts. The marshmallows effectively bound the cookie together and delightfully stretched as I pulled the pieces apart. The chocolate was a nice compliment, but didn’t overpower the taste. I didn’t detect a graham component so, if it was there, it was subtle enough to complete the cookie, but not so overpowering as to dominate it. Being that I love chocolate, I was quite content eating my fifth S’more cookie. But, variety is the spice of life, so I tried a butterscotch oatmeal.
WHAT!!!
I don’t like butterscotch and oatmeal tends to trend on the ‘boring’ side for me, so, if anything, I expected this cookie to be a smokescreen to my colleagues so that I could go back to devouring all the Smores. This cookie was a revelation. The butterscotch melted in your mouth and had similar taste elements to chocolate morsels. The sticky quality of the chip blended beautifully with the oatmeal to create a satisfying, chewy and filling treat.
I gave up eating them only after my jaw got tired. I’m a huge fan and you will be too! Guaranteed!

It really was love at first bite. When a huge basket of Stir In The Love cookies was delivered to work, I melted quicker than a bag of Tollhouse chocolate chips.
We were treated to two of the company’s most popular flavors: butterscotch oatmeal and s’mores. Though i’m usually more of a butter gal than a chocolate fiend, I found that my favorite was the s’mores flavor. The huge melty marshmallows were just too much to handle — in a great way. And don’t get me wrong, the oatmeal was fabulous as well… super chewy with delightful butterscotch chips.
Just judging from the company name and their product, I can tell a lot of love and passion goes into making these cookies, and you can taste it in every wonderful bite!

Cookies! An entire basket of cookies! Unfortunately, I had to share them with my colleagues. And it really was quite unfortunate because there were so good I could have eaten 3 baskets myself.
I thought S’more was the way to go, but then I had a bite of the Oatmeal Butterscotch, which was just as incredible.
Apparently Stir in the Love doesn’t have their own store yet, but probably a good thing for my waistline.

Dear Cookie Monster. I’ve found your next victim.
Just when I think I’ve tasted everything the cookie world has to offer, a new sugary fantasy hits my mouth. I never thought I’d finish a gigantic cookie before 10:00 am until Gabi M. introduced cookies from Stir in the Love to my waistline.
Based on the S’mores and Oatmeal Butterscotch cookies I took an itty bitty bite of… ahem I mean scarfed down like my life is ending, I think the newest cookie shop to hit the block is here to stay. Mrs. Fields watch out because Stir in the Love cookies are large, in charge and a buttery piece of paradise with every bite. While they stir in the love, they also stir in the perfect blend of butter, sugar and HUGE chunks of chocolate, marshmallow or butterscotch crunch (depending on the cookie). I wish I knew the secret to their gooey and homemade tasting marshmallows or the crunchiest and yummiest butterscotch of all.
I’m praying to the cookie gods that they offer (or eventually will offer) delivery to AZ because the desert could use some love like this. So, keep it up Stir in the Love because I’m under whatever spell you put in your cookies.
PS — They bake these homemade treats for any occasion, so you should probably find an excuse to order them… such as your Great Aunt’s cat’s half birthday. I’ll bring the milk.

Stir in the love? Baby, love is ALL around.
«I feel it in my fingers
I feel it in my toes
The love that’s all around me
You know I love you
I always will.»
That’s my heart singing about the cookies the lovely Gabi M brought in for our snackin’ pleasure today. Though lately I’ve been trying to give sweets the cold shoulder, one look at these cookies and I knew a was a goner. After trying the chewy, oh-​so-​gooey butterscotch oatmeal (I’m a sucker for anything oatmeal), I knew I had to have the S’mores as well. Cookies with marshmallows AND chocolate built in? Done and done. But, it’s never been done like this before!
Though Stir In The Love doesn’t have a store front yet, don’t let this deter you from ordering a dozen… or ten. They’re homebaked with a whole lotta love, and if you’re anything like me, you’ll appreciate the soft, fresh, just-​baked texture. It’s almost as if they’re baked just so they’re perfectly set and golden sans the crunch factor. Who likes a hard cookie? Not me. Love me tender (Elvis), and love me two times (The Doors), but don’t love me a tough cookie!