4:11pm checkerboard cookies

I've always had a sweet spot for ice box butter cookies, something my mom would make from time to time. And obviously the checkerboard ones were the coolest to look at and eat! These ones from Whole Foods weren't all that. There's something wrong with the texture - not sandy enough or something.  Makes me want to stick it in the toaster; maybe they are just a little stale. I won't have any problems eating them, but I won't be craving them either.
Whole Foods, bakery department