Bahlsen Deloba Red Currant Cookies 3-Pack - Buttery Puff Pastries for Tea Time & Gifting

Tastes really goodThey used to be my favorite cookie, but now they are not.... I ate them in the mornings with my three espressos - making the perfect breakfast. They became a tradition.. They contained most of the attributes of bacon - they just did not have the same perfume. I bought them wherever I could find them until I could no longer find them locally. Then I began to buy them on Amazon. The twenty-first carton of twelve boxes arrived and this morning I opened it with wide eyes, anticipation in my heart, and taste buds watering. I sneaked one before the first espresso was finished. The puff pastry tasted dry and powdery and lacked the sweetness that I remembered. It was as if there was no butter between the layers of the puff pastry and it was missing that final layer of sugar glaze. They lacked the crispness of the bite that I remembered and loved..Unfortunately, now they are nothing. First they changed the boxes. It was then that became suspicious, as I knew the blue box was a guarantee of goodness. When they changed the recipe or the baker, I cannot tell you. It seems to be another decision that someone has made - to make a healthier version and failed. I wish they would let me decide what is healthy for me. Starting my day with mentally healthy breakfast is the first step to having a good day. Ruining my day leads to letters like this one and more.... Sitting, remembering, and savoring those perfect cookies of the past is all I have left. To make this a positive experience, perhaps every time I think of buying a box of Bahlsen Deloba cookies I invest in the stock market instead, perhaps I will be better off....Please do not make more cookies anticipating my change of mind... Do something positive!I love the flavor y consistency, they almost melt in your mouthBUYER beware lol! These are so light and airy I can eat an entire box in one sitting! Don't judge me lol!!I'll start with something really important to me- the sell by date. I bought these cookies in January of 2010, and they are good until 9-2010, which is important to me, since I hate eating rancid food, so I just throw it out. I've always loved these cookies, and my market sells them for much more than the subscribe price, so I'm happy to subscribe and save. I love currants, and it's hard to find things flavored with them. I have to admit, the currant taste is not strong, but they are delicious anyway, and I love the puff pastry. Further, I'm allergic to GMO corn starch (genetically modified corn starch)- and just try to find cookies in US stores without corn starch (and 95% of all corn is modified in the US, and does not have to be labeled so). So these are a real treat for me- since they are a cookie I can actually eat.The cookies are flaky, as puff pastry always is, and slightly sweet. As other people have said, this is not a terribly sweet cookie, but it is quite sweet enough. I enjoy mine with tea, and I also take them in my lunch. If you take them in your lunch, put them in a little box- because they ARE delicate, and you might end up with delicious crumbs if you don't protect them. I know this because I squashed them once.I have experienced these cookies in Germany and Austria for a long, long time and love them. So happy to be able to get them in this country now.These are delicious cookies so light and flaky with a bit of red current in the center and just 2 cookies satisfies so they last a long time making them a great value for the money. Great tea cookie too.The first time had these cookies was when I visited NYC. One box of these cost me around $7, so when I found these on amazon.com for about $1.40 per box, I was so exstatic! I could eat an entire box without feeling full of sugar or guilt. Perfect with tea as I am not a coffee fan. There are several reviews that I have read that were complaining about the number of boxes they received (12)- it says right in the product title how many boxes come in the order! Do people really not read anymore then turn around and have the gall to give a bad review just because out of pure stupidity they failed to read what they were actually ordering? I am appaled by some people's idiocy until I remind myself that I live in the United States. Besides, why would anyone complain at $1.40 per box? I HIGHLY recommend these to anyone, I would give 10 stars if I could. Oh, and be glad they come in shipments of 12 boxes, they will be gone before you know it! Thank you, Amazon!