Kashi introduces new nutritious, soft-baked cookie flavor

LA JOLLA, Calif. – Kashi, a natural food and lifestyle company, announced Monday the national launch of its new Chocolate Almond Butter Cookies.

The indulgent yet nutritious snack combines rich cocoa and creamy almond butter with dark chocolate chips, crunchy almonds and Kashi's signature seven whole grains to create a soft-baked, natural cookie.

"Our version of pure cookie bliss combines wholesome ingredients and creamy chocolate, while also providing a good source of fiber and a variety of whole grains. You'll savor each bite of this delicious, chewy, soft-baked cookie, which tastes just like homemade," said Keegan Sheridan, natural food and lifestyle expert at Kashi.

Each Chocolate Almond Butter Cookie offers 10g of whole grains, 4g of fiber and 3g of protein per serving; the cookies are free of preservatives, artificial flavors, colors and high fructose corn syrup. The newest flavor of soft-baked cookies joins Oatmeal Dark Chocolate, Happy Trail Mix and Oatmeal Raisin Flax.

The cookies are now available at grocers and natural food retailers nationwide for a suggested retail price of $3.29.