Ingredients for Flavor
Semi Sweet Chocolate
We use semi sweet chocolate on our Milano® Mini cookies to deliver that signature chocolate taste.
Sugar
We use granulated sugar to enhance the sweetness of Milano® cookies; this is the traditional sugar you can find in your cabinets at home.
Natural flavors
A common term for flavors which give products their distinctive tastes. Natural flavors, oils or extracts can be derived from a wide range of foods such as fruits, vegetables and herbs. We choose natural flavors in order to avoid using artificial flavors.
Peppermint Oil
Is used in our Candy Cane Milano® Mini cookies to help deliver the signature mint taste. Peppermint oil is made from the Peppermint plant and is a common ingredient in such things as tea, chewing gum, and candy canes.
Flavor Layer
Our flavor layers are made from cocoa, vegetable oils, and natural flavors. We use a variety of these to help add flavor to many of our Milano® Mini cookie varieties such as Mint and Candy Cane.
Ingredients for Texture
Eggs
Eggs are used in our Milano® cookies to help combine ingredients, add natural color and provide a distinct texture.
Egg Whites
Egg whites are used in to help obtain the airy texture of our Milano® cookies and to help strengthen the dough.
Enriched Wheat Flour
The flour is enriched with essential nutrients: niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), riboflavin (vitamin B2) and folic acid. The flour we use is made from soft red winter wheat grown in the in the US and Canada.
Ingredients for Leavening
Baking Soda
We use Baking Soda to help the Milano® cookies rise in the oven.
Ingredients for Color
Red 40 Lake
Our Candy Cane Milano® Mini cookies contain Red 40 lake, which is an artificial food color used in the candy cane coating.