Nonni's offers soft version of biscotti

Nonni's Tusconi. Classico, Cioccolato, Raspberry Cioccolato, and Double Cioccolato. $2.99 per 7.4-ounce box.

Bonnie: Nonni's is best-known for its packaged biscotti. Its new Tusconi are soft-baked, not hard and crisp, like traditional biscotti. Think of them more as a pre-packaged flattened cake and not something you'd dip into your coffee.

I much prefer the texture, distinct flavor, ingredients and nutritional profile of Nonni's traditional biscotti over these. For instance, Nonni's Biscotti are sweetened with sugar; these Tusconi have sugar plus high-fructose corn syrup.

Nonni's Biscotti also contain only 100 calories and 4 grams of fat, compared to Tusconi's 150 calories and 9 grams of fat. This is a perfect example of when you shouldn't mess with perfection.

Carolyn: Biscotti that isn't hard makes about as much sense as a dessert that isn't sweet: It's this Italian cookie's main characteristic, and the main reason people who don't like the sensation of biting into a rock, me included, never buy biscotti.

That's who these new Tusconis are for. Though featuring similar flavors and ingredients as traditional biscotti (almond, raspberry, really excellent dark chocolate candy), these are square instead of elongated, and offer zero teeth resistance.

I wouldn't have minded some biscotti with the moderate hardness of a Chips Ahoy! But instead, Nonni's has gone all the way to cake. Like regular Nonni's and other biscotti, these Tusconis are individually wrapped in plastic. But given their softness, the wrapping makes the Tusconis seem more processed and less fresh (although this could partly be my association with coffee-shop bakery treats that are Saran-Wrapped for longer shelf life).

This is particularly true of the Double Cioccolato variety, which I don't recommend. The others are all worth a try, although certainly not better or more gourmet than a couple of equally tooth-filling-friendly Pepperidge Farm Double Chocolate Milano cookies.

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