The $3.99 Aldi Find So Good I Went Right Back And Bought More

Only Aldi could successfully sell a pizza that tastes like lemon drops. Well, it’s not technically a pizza, it’s a pizza cookie. Even better!

While I often write about my love of Mama Cozzi’s pizzas, this unexpected flavor caught my attention during a recent shopping trip. Instead of picking up something for dinner, I left the store with a sweet and citrusy Mama Cozzi’s Lemon Drop Pizza Cookie.

Why I Love Mama Cozzi’s Lemon Drop Pizza Cookie

I assumed I’d serve this for dessert. Instead, my son immediately ate two-thirds of the cookie, which went straight from the refrigerator into his 15-year-old belly. “It doesn’t need to be warmed up in the oven,” he explained to me. “It tastes great by itself.”

This is true, though Mama Cozzi recommends warming the cookie before you eat. I had to go out and pick up another Lemon Drop Pizza Cookie to review for this story, but the extra trip was worth it.

The package says to heat in an oven for three minutes at 425°F. (I did barely three minutes at 375°F because our oven gets really hot, really fast.) While I warmed up the pizza cookie, a gentle, lemony smell filled my kitchen. By the time I took it out, it was perfect.

In every bite, the lemon and softened white chocolate chips taste like liquid sunshine. “What I like about it is that it is lemony, but it’s a sweet kind of lemon, not sour,” my son told me.

The package says this nine-ounce cookie contains eight servings, but it would be more accurate to say four servings. It can also apparently be eaten as a single serving, unwarmed, by a high schooler.

How To Serve This Pizza Cookie

By itself, it’s the perfect summer cookie. If you want to fancy things up a bit, add a scoop of vanilla ice cream. For an even more decadent treat, add the ice cream plus a spoonful of lemon curd and a dollop of whipped cream for party-ready ice cream cookie sundaes.

Any way you serve it, it’s fantastic. Look for Mama Cozzi’s Lemon Drop Pizza Cookie in the deli section at your Aldi, situated above Mama Cozzi’s flatbreads.

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