Marsee Foods

You need to know about Marsee’s black and white cookies. I can’t keep such a tasty treat secret for any longer. I discovered them at Providence Portland hospital while waiting for a prescription at the pharmacy next door to Prov’s grab and go café. Now my reward for orthopedist appointments is one of these cookies from the café. Do I eat it immediately? No — because there’s nothing like stashing it in the pantry and remembering it’s there when a dessert craving hits.
The cookies have the same sort of light, borderline cake texture as a madeleine, but I’m not Proust and this is Unilocal so I’m not going to wax poetic for seven volumes of prose. I like that they’re not overly sweet and the coating, for lack of a better word, (it’s not frosting and it’s not icing) provides a nice, firm bite in contrast to the soft cookie itself. Where else can you buy them? No idea. Should you pick a Providence doctor just so you can score one? Well, I’m not saying you shouldn’t.
I buy a four pack of Marsee’s everything bagels three or so times per year at QFC. They’re perfectly serviceable and freeze well but won’t win any bagel bake off. Nice to have on hand for carb emergencies though.
Look to the cookie, people!