REVIEW: ‘Gingeraffe’ and Chocolate Peppermint Cookie Sandwich from The Mara at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge

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While visiting Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge to see the new giraffe gingerbread sculpture, we stopped by The Mara to try some tasty holiday treats.

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Gingeraffe – $4.99

Gingerbread giraffe cookie with milk chocolate buttercream filling

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We couldn’t resist seeing the two adorable gingerbread giraffes together.

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The Gingeraffe was your classic gingerbread cookie. It was perfectly cooked and moist, though it crumbled easily.

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The buttercream was labeled as chocolate, but it tasted like standard vanilla frosting.

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The snowflake was a crunchy sugar decoration, and while cute and edible, we don’t recommend eating it. It wasn’t easy to chew, and the dessert is sweet enough without it.

Chocolate Peppermint Cookie – $4.99

Smoked chocolate and spice cookie with peppermint buttercream

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Wow, this was fantastic. The peppermint buttercream and spiced chocolate cookie complement each other.

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The cookie is a tad chewy, but the spiced chocolate was absolutely delicious. Everything flows together perfectly.

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It would pair fantastically with a glass of red wine. The Gingeraffe is cuter, but this wins for flavor.

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