‘Tis the season for the greatest ongoing debate in all of human history: are boxed frosted sugar cookies the greatest thing ever invented, or the most vile cardboard-esque snack? Today, we’re here to answer that question once and for all.

The name brand version of these wonderful treats, Lofthouse Frosted Sugar Cookies, include both baking powder and baking soda, thus creating a cakey texture that melts in your mouth into millions of tiny sugar crystals. The cookies are then topped with a sugary frosting and placed into a clear plastic box. Essentially, they taste like sugar, which everyone can get on board with. 

Despite being only about $3.00 at the local supermarkets, these cookies are much beloved. So much so that many students are fanatical about them.  

“I freaking love them! Andrew’s [her friend] dad buys them and I eat them all.” The Prowl’s Sports Editor, Ava Shasha said of the cookies. 

“I have literally spent all the money in my wallet on these cookies.” The Prowl’s Student Life Editor, Bella McKenna explained, “If anyone says they’re not, I’m gonna fight them!” 

So while some may criticize these sweet delicacies and others may swear by them, the most important thing to remember is that these are damn good cookies and they should be accepted as a real treat.