Blue Bunny Holi-doodle Christmas Cookie Ice Cream

[New for Late 2015] I will freely admit that I am jealous of everyone who has already found this flavor. I mean, it's holiday inspired, cinnamon is involved, and I need it in my belly, like, right now.

Blue Bunny Holi-doodle Christmas Cookie Ice Cream

sugar cookie flavored ice cream  with swirls of green buttercream frosting
and cinnamon graham revel with red sprinkles and snickerdoodle cookie dough

Well, that's kind of unexpected [but I'm not worried!]

Ahhhh, so pretty when scooped. It smells of.... well, snickerdoodle!

A little frosting swirl first maybe... and then the cinnamon swirl. Hmmmm. Ok, there's a whole lot of crazy going on here. Need to process all the grit and dough and sugar and swirl and sweetness and.... First impression of this flavor? It's crazy. There's just a lot of textures and flavors and nonsense going on here.

I'll be honest, it kind of feels like some kid ate took everything from the Christmas dessert table and just I can't say that smashed it all together. I've become a lot more tolerant of cake flavors over the years, and their incessant sweetness, but this is borderline gross. I'm sorry. People seem really psyched about this flavor but the frosting is dominating the cinnamon graham and the cookie dough. They are there, but they are buried under all the sweetness.

As I try to finish the bowl, I really wish that this was two separate flavors instead of one jumbled mess. Yes, the cookie dough seems plentiful. Yes, it amuses me that the sprinkles still crunch. But I really wanted the snickerdoodle vibe to be stronger. I've had snickerdoodle swirl before and it's epic. If anything, I've now lost the urge to try Blue Bell's Christmas Cookie ice cream (maybe I'll follow CT's lead and make myself a milkshake tomorrow).

On Second Scoop: Now that I've had a bit more, I can confirm a thought I had last night but wasn't sure. I don't think it's the sweetness that's pushing me over the edge, it's the texture. It's just a bit too slimy/gummy for me to settle in too. Between the swirl and the base, it's hard for the revel and the cookie dough to stand out like a true cookie flavor should. This is more like that weird thick frosting they put on sugar cookies some times. Oh well, that's where I stand, I just can't lock in to the texture, but remember, I tend to be more sensitive to (annoyed by) textures than most. --- Oh, I did have my daughter try it.... once, because she hasn't gone back for more. She says she doesn't dislike it persay, but she's not really sure how much she does like it which translates too "yeah, I don't really like it either dad". (she never went back for more)

Final Note: I don't know if maybe they just didn't order enough of this one, but it quickly vanished from my local walmart while there is still a ton of their Pumpkin flavor left over.

2016 Recall: the 2016 version had limited distribution and suffered a recall due to cookie dough that may have listeria. Yes, the cookie dough came from the same supplier that Blue Bell uses. (note Blue Bell and Blue Bunny are not the same company)

Verdict?  too much nonsense
Buy Again?  nope

Note: Manufactured near allergens