ELYRIA, Ohio — A northeast Ohio school district that discontinued a popular cafeteria cookie under new federal nutritional guidelines says it has heard from plenty of people commenting on the decision or wanting to place special orders for the treat, some from out of state.
The traditional Elyria pink cookie is a sweet sour cream sugar cookie with pink icing. It was a favorite of students for four decades, but cafeterias in the Elyria City School District stopped selling it because of the government’s edict to provide healthier foods and cut fats and cholesterol.
In response, the district west of Cleveland has received more than 100 calls and messages, district spokeswoman Amy Higgins told The Chronicle-Telegram.