Volume I · Spring Edition · 2026

Cookie, Not Cookie · est. 2026 No. 001 — Bakery Editorial

cookie,
not
cookie.

A note from the kitchen

Looks like a cookie. Eats like a meal. Twenty grams of plant protein, gut-friendly fiber, low sugar, and the vague feeling that you've gotten away with something. Baked at 275°F, cold-shipped, and frankly a little smug about it.

Featured: Choca Cran · No. 001

In this edition

I. The manifesto p. 02
II. The trio p. 04
III. Lab notes p. 07
IV. Field reports p. 09
V. Cold chain p. 11

20g plant protein ✦ baked at 275°F ✦ gluten-free ✦ cold-shipped ✦ vegan ✦ 9g fiber ✦ 20g plant protein ✦ baked at 275°F ✦ gluten-free ✦ cold-shipped ✦ vegan ✦ 9g fiber ✦ 20g plant protein ✦ baked at 275°F ✦ gluten-free ✦ cold-shipped ✦ vegan ✦ 9g fiber ✦

No. 01

The
manifesto.

Not a protein bar.

No whey, no soy isolate, no candy-bar gymnastics. Just legumes, seeds, oats, and a little theatrical chocolate.

Not a regular cookie.

A regular cookie is a sugar crash in a crumb coat. This is a complete, macro-balanced meal you can eat with one hand on the steering wheel.

Not a cold brick.

We bake at 275°F to keep nutrients intact, then cold-ship so texture survives the trip. Your cookie arrives chewy, not shellacked.

No. 02

The trio.

We launched with three. We chose them because they were the loudest in the test kitchen and the most opinionated about themselves.

$8 each · or 12 for $84

No. 001

Dark chocolate + tart cranberry

Choca Cran

The rom-com cookie.

Dark chocolate falls for a sharp little cranberry in the first act. Oats and flax stabilize the chemistry. The meet-cute happens at 275°F.

Add to box sparks fly at 275°F

No. 002

Dark chocolate + almond

Chocmondu

The James Bond of cookies.

Dark chocolate plays the smooth operator. Almond slivers provide the shoulder pad. Dressed up in allulose and agave — the clean kind of indulgence.

Add to box licensed to chill

No. 003

Peanut butter + chocolate

Drama in the PBC

The good kind of drama.

Peanut butter and chocolate walk into a kitchen. Sweet potato shows up for substance. Twenty grams of plant protein cue the curtain call. You leave the snack drawer in a love triangle.

Add to box snack drawer: jealous

No. 03

Lab
notes.

The boring numbers, presented attractively. Per cookie, batch-tested, no asterisks.

Protein

20g

chickpea + almond

Sugar

allulose + agave

Fiber

prebiotic, gut-first

Bake temp

275°F

low + slow

Ship temp

38°F

cold-chain

Ingredients

12 or fewer

no frankenfood

No. 04

Field
reports.

“

Love that it's gluten-free and vegan — and it actually fits my macros. I can't believe it's a cookie.

James A. · Runs half marathons, eats cookies.

“

Game-changer for my busy mornings. One cookie, coffee, and I'm full until 1pm.

Emily R. · PM, reluctant breakfast-eater.

“

I stopped pretending protein bars taste good. This is what I actually want to eat.

Dani K. · Personal trainer, cookie convert.

No. 05

Why we
cold-ship.

Heat is what turns a cookie into a brick. We bake low-and-slow at 275°F to keep oats, flax, cacao, and cinnamon doing what they were hired to do — then refuse to let UPS undo our work. Each box ships cold, in a recyclable insulated mailer, on a Monday or Tuesday so nothing meets a hot warehouse on a Friday.

cookie, not cookie.

Themanifesto.