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Basically 100% thin mints for 25% of the price.

Great Value Fudge Mint Cookies (Walmart)

We have covered thin mints across a couple different private labels already, and I believe in both reviews I mentioned how they had to be made by the same company that makes the “real” thing, considering how close in taste they were to the famous fundraising cookie. Well, now we turn our attention to Great Value’s version, which has some pretty big shoes to fill. Does it also pack in similar flavor, or do the other private labels leave it in the dust?

I’m not even going to build this one up with a couple short-but-rambling paragraphs: This also has to be made in the same factories that make the overpriced national brand cookies. 

For starters, the cookies’ appearance looks to be even closer to that of the famous original cookie than other brands. This is due to the “flower” like design, in which the sides of the cookie “push out” (for lack of a better term), which kind of resembles a flower. If memory serves me correctly (since I’m too lazy to just double-check myself), other kinds I’ve tried were just flat along the sides.

I have to admit, this helped to set my mind at ease even more. I mean, if it was visually this close in appearance to the national brand, and no other store brands have ever disappointed me, then how in the world could these? 

My hunch proves correct: these are also spot-on, meaning that no matter what private label version you buy, you won’t be disappointed in the least (at least out of the three that I’ve tried). These cookies have that same “melt-in-your-mouth” texture, with a delicious layer of chocolate covering the entire cookie. The mintiness also reaches a perfect balance between too much, and not enough; I have a feeling there are many people typically put-off by the combination of mint and chocolate, who still stock up on these every year. They’re that good.

I get it: There are tons of people out there who will still buy the national brand to support their nieces’, or daughters, or the relative of a co-worker. Buying thin mints is almost a national pastime, and I’m certainly not out there to dissuade anyone from buying the “original”, which retail for $4 per box (last I heard). As long as you feel good about doing it, and feel like you’re putting your money towards a good cause, then that’s certainly all that matters; by all means, please continue to do so.

But for those of us who don’t have a personal relationship with anyone in the “scout of girls”, or for people who are sick of buying them from co-workers whose family members they don’t even know, or even for people who still like to support the cause, but who can’t wait until the next fundraising season begins, this year-round offering is an excellent way to satisfy your craving, while simultaneously avoiding the excessive markup. And that’s the very definition of “value” in my book.

Overall: 10/10. This is our third private label version of this cookie that we’ve reviewed, and we have yet to be disappointed by any of them. So close are these to the original, that I would virtually guarantee they were made by the same company that manufactures these for the Girls’ Scouts, with that classic melt-in-your-mouth texture, and the perfect blend of mint and chocolate that ensures neither one overpowers the other. Visually, Great Value’s version is even closer in appearance to the fundraising staple, featuring that distinctive “flower” design that’s missing from the flat, rounded edges of other brands, and the stupendous $1.38 price tag not only makes it an excellent value, but also tells you just how marked up the national brand is (something that everyone already knew, considering it’s for raising funds, but still). If you want the deliciousness of thin mints, without the hassle of having to wait for some co-worker to annoy you into buying a box for their stupid niece you’ve never met, here’s your answer.

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