The Milano cookie is a trademarked cookie manufactured by Pepperidge Farm as part of its series of "European" cookies. Each cookie consists of a thin layer of chocolate and, depending on the variety, different flavored filling sandwiched between two biscuit cookies. The cookie is marketed as the Monaco in Canada; local company Milano Bakeries had established prior rights to the "Milano" brand for cookies sold in that country.[1][2] The Milano was created as a result of Pepperidge Farm's original cookie concept, the Naples, which was a single vanilla wafer cookie topped with dark chocolate.
Many additional varieties are marketed, such as milk chocolate and double chocolate. Other flavors include a layer of mint, sweet orange paste, dulce de leche and lemon in addition to some form of chocolate.
Milano cookies have primarily been marketed as an indulgence food.[3]
Pepperidge Farm took legal action against a single company for an alleged attempt to imitate their cookies in 2015.[4] Milano cookies themselves bear a striking resemblance in taste and composite to langue de chat biscuits found across Europe, Asia, and South America.
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- Pepperidge Farm Monaco Double Chocolate Campbell Company of Canada, retrieved March 7, 2024^
- About MilanoBakeries.com, retrieved March 7, 2024^
- Find Articles: Milano expands reach by becoming an everyday reward - advertising supplement - On Cable^