Did you know, one of Canada’s most iconic treats, President’s Choice®, The Decadent® Chocolate Chip Cookie is turning 25 this year!
The History of the President’s Choice® The Decadent® Chocolate Chip Cookie -
In 1987, the team behind the President’s Choice® brand set out on a mission to create the best, homemade tasting chocolate chip cookie. After hundreds of hours of taste testing, they ultimately created the rich and crumbly cookie made with fresh creamy butter and the maximum number of chocolate chips that could be crammed in. Twenty-five years later, the recipe remains the same.
“We knew we had found our cookie when our experts couldn’t get enough and exclaimed “they’re beyond good, they’re totally DECADENT!!,” says Paul Uys, the lead product developer in 1987. “We all agreed that the cookie absolutely had to be named as such and we had one of the best President’s Choice® products ever created.”
In anticipation of this significant anniversary, the team behind President’s Choice® asked Canadians about our cookie cravings. The results were quite fascinating, read on to see a sampling of how the cookie crumbles in each province
Late night delight –
- 66 per cent of Quebecers and 35 per cent of New Brunswickers like eating their cookies as a late night snack.
- Compared to eight per cent of Saskatchewanians and 14 per cent of Manitobans who like eating cookies for breakfast.
- 38 per cent of Albertans eat cookies whenever they can get their hands on them!
- As well, 15 per cent of Prince Edward Islanders and New Brunswickers prefer to eat their cookies during happy hour. (Not a surprise to me…did I mention I am from NB!)
- The survey found that about half of all Canadians like eating their cookie as a late night snack.
- Beverage of choice –
- Six out of 10 New Brunswickers, Nova Scotians, Manitobans, British Columbians and Ontarians prefer to eat their cookies with tea and coffee.
- Five out of 10 Albertans and Quebecers prefer to eat their cookies with a cold glass of milk.
- One out of four Prince Edward Islanders enjoy their cookies with pop or juice.
- Almost six out of 10 Canadians prefer to drink tea or coffee with their cookies.
- Watch out for crumbs –
- Thirty per cent of New Brunswickers prefer to eat their cookies at work.
- Compared to 45 per cent of British Columbians and 46 per cent of Ontarians who like to eat their cookies in the kitchen.
- In Western Canada, 18 per cent of Albertans like to eat their cookies in bed, compared to 48 per cent of Prince Edward Islanders who like to eat their cookies anywhere they can.
- As a whole, 52 per cent of Canadians like to eat their cookies in the kitchen.
Cookie lovers –
- More than forty per cent of New Brunswickers eat more than one cookie a day and half of Quebecers eat more than one cookie a day.
- Half of all Ontarians eat less than one cookie a day.
- Overall in Canada, almost half of Canadians eat less than one cookie a day.
Chocolate chip mania –
- 50 per cent of Prince Edward Islanders
- 38 per cent of Newfoundlanders
- 42 per cent of Saskatchewanians
- 49 per cent of New Brunswickers
- 45 per cent of Canadians as a whole, say chocolate chip are their favourite cookie.
It is not everyday you celebrate a 25th anniversary, so to mark this special occasion, the team behind President’s Choice® have created a special limited edition, The Decadent® cookie tin and filled it with two 300g bags of cookies!
Hurry in to your local grocery stores, such as Atlantic Superstore® Save Easy, Loblaws, Loblaw Great Food, Dominion, No Frills, Real Canadian Superstore, Zehrs Markets and Fortinos to pick up the limited edition tin.
I also have permission to share this awesome recipe:
- Crust:
- 2 cups PC The Decadent Chocolate Chip Cookie pieces
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- Filling:
- 2 bricks (1 lb) plain cream cheese
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 cups sour cream
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups PC The Decadent Chocolate Chip Cookie pieces
- ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Grind cookies into fine crumbs using a blender or a food processor. Add butter and blend until smooth, and then add sugar. Press crust into bottom of 9-inch springform pan and refrigerate while preparing the filling.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F degrees.
- Beat the cream cheese until smooth in a large bowl using an electric mixer. Blend in sugar and sour cream. Add the eggs and vanilla, and mix until smooth.
- Using a wooden spoon, stir in the cookie pieces and ¼ cup of the chocolate chips. Pour filling into crust-lined pan and smooth top with a spatula. Sprinkle remaining ½ cup chocolate chips evenly over the top. Bake 40 minutes. Turn off oven and leave cheesecake in oven for 1 hour to set. Remove from oven and chill in refrigerator until firm, about 3-4 hours.
Finally, later this year many new tasty treats inspired by the customers love for the Decadent Chocolate Chip Cookie will hit store shelves – stay tuned!
To help you share in this special celebration, one lucky reader is going to win a President’s Choice® special limited edition, The Decadent® cookie tin filled it with two 300g bags of cookies and a that’s not all, you have to keep that tin filled, so you will also receive a $25.00 gift card, that’s a lot of cookies!
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I like to eat them while watching tv.
Decadent choc chip cookies are a favourite of mine, I usually am not much of a dessert/sweet eater so I enjoy them once in a while with a cold glass of milk
This is where I make the obligatory “100% of British Columbians prefer to eat their cookies when they have the munchies” remark. lol
love to eat them while i am watching my morning tv! :)
love to eat them while i am watching my morning cartoons! :)
I like to have mine with my morning coffee at the kitchen table.
I like to eat them with a good cup of tea or coffee while watching some good tv!
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I eat my cookies with a cup of coffee, limiting myself to just one or I will eat too many
on my couch with a cup of tea and fave show,,..
I have fond memories of eating these when I was a kid. :) I love to eat mine with a great big glass of cold milk.
I like to eat them after everyone else is in bed so no one knows just how many I eat
I have to hide when I get them so I don’t have to share lol
at night after the kids go to sleep, i like to have a couple cookies and a hot cup of tea :)
I like to eat them in the evening with a cup of hot chocolate.
DUDE!! There is a chocolate chip cookie giveaway?? Ok I totally came to visit just for Comment love. Which you can relink up to now. But now I have to enter this giveaway! Man! I love these cookies, they are so tasty.
I like to eat my chocolate chip cookies in the pantry closet when the kids are playing on the playmat so they don’t see me doing it and I dont’ have to share.
hahaha Darwin! mine are going in our lunches.
I like to eat cookies, sitting on the couch with my feet up, a cup of coffee beside me after the boys go to bed for the night!
I like to eat them at night when the kids are in bed watching a movie
thanks
I like to eat The Decadent® chocolate chip cookies in the evening, with a cup of peppermint tea.
When we go camping.
I like to eat my Decadent chocolate chip cookies anytime and with a big glass of cold milk. I love sharing them with the kids at the kitchen table mostly.
I love to eat them anywhere,anytime,,I love them,so yummy!!..Great for a snack any time of the day!
I eat my Decadent® chocolate chip cookies when I get time to myself, alone and in hiding!! LOL
during class
I like to eat my cookies as a snack with a cup of tea!
I tend to munch in bed at night time :)
On my couch along with a glass of milk
i lo9ve them with my evening tea an dthe news
At home after work
I like to eat cookies when I am on my period, on my couch watching a movie LOL. It’s true!!
I like to enjoy mine, late at night, catching up on tv!
after a long day of work I like to come home, relax on the couch and eat cookies.
I like to eat them after E V E R Y single meal! LOL
With a glass of milk of course for dipping.
LOVE IT!
I like to eat them while on the computer reading blogs.
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I like to eat my after dinner as dessert, served with fruit and tea.
I like to eat them as dessert after a meal with a cup of tea.
we eat some after supper with some milk to dip them!!
At night, while watching TV :)
I like to eat them for dessert right after supper
I find the best time to eat decadent cookies is for breakfast or brunch or lunch or dinner or as a snack… Any of those times works for me! I find them especially delicious when sitting in front of a computer monitor!
I love to eat them as an after dinner snack infront of the tv!
I would enjoy with afternoon tea and coffee
I like to eat them plain at home because they crumb all over.
After school with the kids
Normally enjoy them while relaxing on the couch.
watching a movie
I like to eat Decadent Chocolate Chip cookies with milk while watching tv. It’s better when I’m alone because then no one knows how many I eat.
Camping and when we watch our favorite tv programs
I like to eat them when I am relaxing outside in the sun, reading a book
For a let night snack with coffee
I like to eat them on break at work with my co-workers!
During weekend afternoon with a cup of tea while son with a glass of milk at home.
I would eat them with my son as a celebration that school was out for the summer!
in the bath
I like to eat Decadent Chocolate Chip Cookies in the evening while watching a movie.
First thing in the morning, dipped in a glass of milk, while standing at the counter before anyone else is out of bed!
I like to eat them anytime at home when I am in a mood for a snack – they are so good!!!!
I like them as a treat when watching a movie, my kids like them in their lunches
I love to eat them with a cold glass of milk, just before bed. Yummy!
I eat them in the evening while watching TV>
I like to eat my Decadent cookies after a meal and with a cup of tea
On the sofa while watching tv. or just as a quick snack while doing other things in the kitchen.
basically any time that I crave it…usually in between meals or as dessert
in my kitchen
LOL Lisa.. only you eh!
I like to eat them when I have a cup of tea
I like eating my Decadent chocolate chip cookies when I need a sweet treat or when I am watching a movie with a nice cold glass of milk.
I eat them at the kitchen table
I eat them at the kitchen table first thing in the morning with the light streaming in.
With hot chocolate on a rainy afternoon.
with ice cream for dessert
Anywhere. It’s any any-time treat :D
I like to eat them as a snack after lunch
On the balcony with a cup of tea, later in the evening when life has quieted down
As a midnight snack!
After dinner.
I like to eat my The Decadent chocolate chip cookies at the kitchen table with a nice cold glass of milk.!
After lunch with a cup of hot apple cider
while watching the young and restless
It is horrible, but I usually like to eat them in bed at night!
A bag of cookies doesn’t live long here. After dinner with a cup of tea!
i like to eat them while watching tv
i eat them while watching tv drama
I like to eat them as a snack – anytime during the day!
I like to have them for an afternoon snack.
We like to eat them as a night time snack.
I like to eat them whenever with whatever and just because. Remember when they came out. After a PC Decadent you can never go back to Chip It’s again!
eat them at night
They’re good anywhere… anytime!!
while making art!
At night, after my son’s gone to bed so I don’t get harrassed to share! (With milk)
I like to eat on the couch in front of the tv.
with a cup of tea at my computer at “tea time” (4 pm)
I like to eat them at work on my break.
A well deserved treat after weeding my garden.
Besos, Sarah
Blogger at Journeys of The Zoo
I like to eat them whilst sitting on my porch outside with a cup of coffee.
Thanks.
I like to eat them on the weekends with a glass of milk.
On the couch after dinner.
I love to eat them when I am in the office (like around 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm)
These are just too delicious. I eat the entire package in front of the t.v.
After school with my girls.
I eat them with my morning coffee
anytime and anywhere
afternoon snack
I like to eat them in the evening, while relaxing watching tv (and after my kids have gone to bed so I don’t have to share…just kidding! haha)
At the office for my snack!
I eat them all the time, unfortunately. They are addictive.
President’s Choice® The Decadent® Chocolate Chip Cookies are great for anytime snacking! On the go, with a glass of milk or after dinner when I’m relaxing with a cup of tea!
That cheesecake sounds delicious!
I like to eat these cookies at home.
i love to eat them anywhere…at home, at work whenever i feel like i need a treat.
I like to eat chocolate chip cookies for dessert when I go on a family picnic.
Thanks!
Ross Olson
I like to eat them after dinner for dessert.
I love having them with a coffee as an afternoon snack.
In the morning with my coffee
…Decadent – my ultimate choice for the best Choc. Chip cookie ever. love them, anywhere and everywhere.
Mmm cookies are best enjoyed with my daughter under a blanket fort!!
Outside after supper with my kids
i like to eat them while watching tv
great as an afternoon snack!
I like to eat them at home at night when everyone is asleep and dip them into milk
at little mans nap time so I don’t have to share
On the deck in the sunshine.
While watching tv on my couch : )
On the couch, while watching tv
We always get the pc cookies when we go away because we don’t have any stores that carry PC products in the town where I live.
I like to eat my Decadents while reading a good book, and drinking a good cup of coffee (they’re great dunkers).
On the couch while watching TV!!
I eat them on my down time.
I love to eat the cookies at home while watching Supernatural.
I like to eat them in the evening with a cup of coffee on the couch.
I’d love to eat them at the office!
anywhere anytime but not too often because of the sugar
I like to eat them while watching my evening shows, and with a cup of coffee!
Anywhere at all…seriously…It is Chocolate Chip Cookies for goodness sake….hahaha
I like to eat them at the end of the day when the husband is out and the baby has gone to bed. This way I can savour each cookie, and not worry about being disturbed.
Late at night while reading a scary book!
I will eat these cookies anywhere and everywhere! I don not discriminate against such a great cookie!
I haven’t had one in a long while but they are soooo good. I would eat them in the pantry, quietly so no little people could hear
They are a great treat while watching a movie.
hiding from my toddler) in thepantry!!
my family loves to eat them with tea after dinner for dessert.
anywhere anytime, mostly when I need a boost
I like to eat them with my sister during our tea visits.
After the kids go to bed. ;)
while watching my evening sitcoms
best cookie ever!
I like to make a big pot of tea – once a Maritimer, always a Maritimer! :) – and enjoy a treat like these decadent chocolate chip cookies when one of my favourite TV shows comes on in the evening.
Thanks for this giveaway!
I am a Maritimer too Dawn!
I grew up in NS (Halifax and Cumberland County, mostly) and spent a year of my childhood in Sackville, NB. I moved to northern BC on a whim 14 years ago only expecting to stay a year or two. I am still homesick for the Maritimes!!
It is certainly a small world isn’t it Dawn, I have visited BC once and it was gorgeous but I certainly can understand how you miss the Maritimes.
I eat them anywhere and everywhere! But mostly with a glass of milk watching TV with my hubby.
Love these cookies!!! I can even recall when they first came out :-) I have to admit I love to eat them anywhere, but I usually have two in the car on my way home from work. A little reward for making it through another day :-)
Suz
The kids and I like to get ONE big glass of milk (to share/dip) and we sit on the couch and watch something on the dvr while having our chocolate chip cookies (we buy the chunk ones too!)
I like my cookies at the beach with my family.
watching a movie and dipping them in hot tea
I like eating them at home as a bedtime snack.
I love to eat them after dinner as desert (at home!)
At home while watching a great movie!
Anytime with milk!
My kids love them to dip in a glass of milk before bed!
I like to eat them while watching tv.
I love having a few cookies with tea while watching tv once the kids are asleep!
I like having a few while watching tv or as a treat after dinner.
I like to eat them in bed!!
I like snacking on cookies at home while watching TV.
I eat them on the couch :)
I like to eat them on the cough when i watch tv:)
I eat them in bed late at night while watching TV
My son and I enjoy PC Decadent cookies as a snack when we come in from outside. If it’s warm enough out, we put a scoop of ice cream between for sandwiches :)
Eat them @ the table for dessert after dinner :) With the family ofcourse
Love these! Great anytime…………….even for breakfast!!!! :)