Tate’s Launched Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies—Are They as Good as the O.G. Crispy?

These look very similar to their crispy predecessor, but they’re twice as thick and a bit lighter in color. When you break the cookie in half, you can see that the chocolate chips are pretty evenly distributed, and the cookie isn’t as fragile as other soft alternatives that shall remain nameless. That said, they’re still pretty cakey—by design.

As for their flavor, they taste very familiar. There’s a salty high note that brings out the richness of the semisweet chocolate chips. It tastes caramelized and brown sugar-y, despite being soft-baked. The main difference between this and the original is the texture, but the cookies are still pretty firm for being soft, and they stick to your teeth a bit as you chew.

If you’re all about the actual chocolate when it comes to chocolate chip cookies, go with this darker alternative. These cookies are dappled with thicker pieces of semisweet chocolate, making for a richer mouthfeel. I wish the chocolate tasted bitterer or more nuanced than that in the regular chocolate chippers; I feel like the main distinction is that there are larger pools of it, rather than it tasting like real-deal dark chocolate. The texture and thickness of these are the same as the other soft-baked variety.