Zooey Deschanel Critiques Viral Cookies as Hulu Spotlights ‘New Girl’ Return
Monday at 2: 00 p. m. ET Zooey Deschanel posted a candid Instagram video tasting the viral Crumbl Cookies, and the clip is drawing attention at the same moment Hulu just added New Girl to its catalog. The timing matters because the 95% Rotten Tomatoes sitcom’s renewed availability makes revisiting Deschanel’s work immediate while her blunt food verdict is winning fan approval.
Zooey Deschanel’s Instagram Review: ‘I Hate These’ on Crumbl Cookies
In the video, the New Girl star sat with the brand’s iconic pink box on her lap and tried several flavors on camera. Deschanel opened with a size complaint: “These cookies are too big, ” and suggested they might be shareable “if you share it with your friend. ” She repeatedly framed her reactions plainly, mirroring the straightforward tone her character Jess Day often uses.
Crumbl Cookies Flavors and Deschanel’s Specific Criticisms
Deschanel sampled distinct offerings and named concrete dislikes. She compared the Cookies and Cream cookie to an Oreo with white chocolate chips and said, “I don’t like white chocolate so… ” On the Biscoff-flavored cookie she called the exterior “hard” but acknowledged the filling had “an interior life, ” then added that she still “doesn’t like it. ” The Celebration Cake cookie drew a comment that it “looks like you just took a sugar cookie and just covered it in stuff, ” and she found it “so sweet. ” The classic chocolate chip failed to win her over as well.
Summing up her verdict, Deschanel delivered a terse assessment: “Nutshell review. I hate these cookies. ” She explained her dislikes as excessive toppings and sweetness, and noted inconsistent baking across samples—some tasted overbaked, some underbaked—while conceding the cookies “looked really cute. ” She captioned the post, “Somebody had to say it… ” and several commenters echoed approval of the frank review.
New Girl’s Return on Hulu Reframes Deschanel’s Candid Moment
The series began in 2011 and wrapped up in 2018, running seven seasons and earning strong critical and audience appreciation. New Girl, which stars Zooey Deschanel as Jess, is now being described as a 95% Rotten Tomatoes sitcom worth rediscovering; Max Greenfield has called it “the perfect binge show. ” Now that the show is easily accessible on Hulu, commentators note that new viewers keep finding the series and longtime fans are rewatching key episodes, linking renewed interest in the cast to moments like Deschanel’s recent, very public food take.
For fans who recall episodes tied to cookie-related gags and character arcs, Deschanel’s plainspoken Crumbl critique landed as a distinctly “Jess-coded” moment for her character’s candidness. Social reactions cited in the Instagram thread praised the honesty and compared the tone to Jess Day’s direct style in several memorable New Girl scenes.
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