![]() Having each of them participate in a larger focus group made for some interesting results. I work with a bunch of scientists, all of which come from diverse backgrounds and would be unbiased (many of them don’t know or care about either bakery.). Something I always wanted to do was design a social experiment to see which cookie would be more widely appealing. He doesn’t like the Cookie Factory version because, every time he eats them, he’s left with a lap full of crumbs. Since meeting my good friend MetalFrog back in 2009, we’ve argued which of our favorite was actually better. In fact, when I bit into it, a bit of the fudge dropped onto my shoe. The one time I tried it, it looked very good, and it tasted good, but the fudge was much more fluid than Cookie Factory’s version. Later in the 2000’s, I learned that Bella Napoli Bakery (in Troy but with a bakery outpost and cafe in Latham) had their own fudge fancy. Things have gone gangbusters for these guys, and you can find Cookie Factory Fudge Fantasies at most of the area supermarkets in the bakery section. They kind of reminded me of my favorite childhood cookie, Stella D’oro’s Swiss Fudge cookie, only it was far better.Ī couple of years and several dozen cookies after this, Vanilla Bean closed, and a place called Cookie Factory popped up in Troy, and they were selling cookies that looked strikingly similar to the Vanilla Bean Fudge Fancy there, these cookies were called “Fudge Fantasies.” It turns out the owners of Cookie Factory owned a part of Vanilla Bean Bakery. It was a soft shortbread cookie with about an equal amount of sugary fudge on top. Some time in the mid 2000’s, I found out about a place called Vanilla Bean Bakery and Cafe in Latham (which also had a bakery in Troy), and fell in love with a cookie they used to have called the Fudge Fancy. ![]()
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