Throughout childhood, the best part of making cookies was eating the cookie dough off out of the bowl when we were done. When I heard that a couple new companies were selling cookie dough by the scoop, I thought something couldn’t be more perfect. I was wrong.

At the West County Mall, there is a little section of the food court which was tempting me all day long. There are two companies in the area that sell this delectable treat: Half Baked and Dough Co.

I ordered the Original Chocolate Chip, but there were many other tempting items to choose from, such as Oreo Thin Mint and gluten-free Oatmeal M&M.

The only downside I faced, which wasn’t a major one, was that the sizes were too large. I ordered a medium for three people to share and we weren’t able to finish the dessert on our own.

Under Dough Co.’s sign it says to “go ahead, lick the spoon,” which I most definitely did, and will in the future.