Pillsbury Create 'n Bake Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Review

The Verdict:  It's so nice to be able to make a batch of cookies without having to have all the ingredients on hand.  Just slice, bake for 10 minutes, and eat.  I keep rolls of Pillsbury cookie dough on hand during the winter.

Just the Facts:  I'm not sure why, but during the winter months me and Mr Bugg crave cookies.  Hot, freshly baked chocolate chip cookies.  I could whip up a batch of chocolate chip cookies in my Kitchen Aid mixer but I don't always have the ingredients on hand and mixing the dough is time consuming. So we almost always keep a roll of slice n bake cookie dough on hand and Pillsbury is usually our choice.

I've tried the store brands and they are pretty good but something about the Pillsbury dough makes a more delicate and chewy cookie than any other dough I've used.  We don't always make the whole batch either which is nice about these tubes of dough.  I normally slice 4 cookies from the roll and bake them in my toaster oven at 25 degrees lower than the package directions and for the shortest amount of time shown on the package and they come out perfectly browned, warm, and chewy.  And then the rest of the roll goes back into the fridge until the next night or the night after.  Opened dough can be refrigerated for up to a week. 

The only complaint I have about Pillsbury cookie dough is that I never get the amount of yield that the package states.  I think we get about 12-16 cookies from each roll which is not the most economical thing at more than $2 a roll.  But we usually get them on sale 2 for $4 which is worth it to me to have a nice hot cookie every night of the week and not have to spend an hour in the kitchen. 

Closing Argument:  4 stars for convenience and great taste.  And you gotta love the Dough Boy.