Cookie Wars: Domino's vs Bakingaddict

I was recently contacted by Domino's to review their new limited edition triple chocolate cookies. The challenge was simple - try them and compare them to your own. As you know I absolutely LOVE cookies and I love baking challenges so it was a no brainer. Yes please! To shake things up a little, I decided to have a blind taste test with my friends. The results? ... wait and see.....

I made a recipe from Sainsburys which I've never made before but it looked good and their triple chocolate brownies are my favourite so I thought it would be a good bet. It has melted chocolate, cocoa powder and chopped chocolate! Yum! 

 adding chopped chocolate to the mix

 slightly irregular cookies... 

 ta- da! 

 warm from the oven

I ordered the Domino's cookies online and they arrived in a box of 4 still warm! 

What did the taste testers think? (They did not know which cookie was mine and which was Domino's at the time of tasting)

Taste tester 1: - Crisp on the outside and fudgy in the middle - mmmm (Domino's cookie)
                     - mmm.... ok.... (my cookie)

Domino 1: bakingaddict 0

Taste tester 2: - more like a brownie... ooh fudgy in the middle and crispy on the outside (Domino's cookie)
                     - a bit dry and too "cocoa-ey" (my cookie)

                                          Domino 2: bakingaddict 0


Taste tester 3: - They're heavy and more like a brownie. Nice but a little dry (Domino's cookie)
                     - Taste more like a cookie. I can taste more of the white chocolate here (my cookie)

                                        Domino 2: bakingaddict 1


My personal opinion: The Domino's cookies looked slightly burnt and dense. Not very impressive to look at. However, I agree that it had a nice fudgy middle with crisp outsides and definitely tasted more like a cakey-brownie. I really liked my own cookies (not just because I made it!) They were light and crumbly and bursting with chocolate. You can really taste the chocolate in the cookie and the chunks were great! If I wanted a brookie (cross between a brownie and cookie) then my vote would go to Domino's but if we are talking cookies which we are here then I definitely preferred mine.

                                      Domino 2: bakingaddict 2

So there you have it, a mixed vote. Unfortunately, we didn't have a tie breaker! Why don't you give it a try for yourself and see what you think? They are only available until the beginning of June.

 side by side, Domino's on left, mine on right

 close up of Dominos cookie

 Close up of my cookie

Recipe from Sainsburys website

150g dark chocolate
150g unsalted butter
100g light brown soft sugar
75g caster sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg, beaten
175g plain flour
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
150g milk chocolate, chopped into chunks
150g white chocolate, chopped into chunks

• Preheat the oven to 180°C, fan 160°C, gas 4. Line 2 baking trays with baking parchment. 
• Melt the dark chocolate by placing it in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Alternatively, you can melt it in the microwave but make sure it does not burn!
• Whisk the butter, sugars and vanilla extract until creamy. 
• Stir in the melted dark chocolate and the egg. 
• Stir in the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and a pinch of salt (if using), until well combined. 
• Stir in the chocolate chunks. 
• Spoon rounds of the mixture onto the trays and bake for 12 minutes. 

Disclaimer: Dominos provided the cookies free of charge for review. I was not required to write a positive review and all opinions expressed are my own (and my taste testers where specified) I paid for the ingredients for my own cookies.