With no Real Housewives of New Jersey news until at least 2026 (as confirmed by Andy Cohen himself), Us Weekly had to find a way to fill the Garden State-sized hole in our hearts. That’s where Melissa Gorga comes in.
The RHONJ star launched her Let’s Sprinkle by MG brand in December 2024, so Us decided to try the iconic sprinkle cookies — which launched a thousand TikToks — and her newly launched sprinkle coffee cake.
The most loyal of Bravo viewers know the importance of a good sprinkle cookie. Once upon a time, Gorga showed up to sister-in-law Teresa Giudice’s house on Christmas Day with a plate of sprinkle cookies.
“I said to her, ‘Melissa, nobody touched the cookies you brought.’ I threw them in the garbage,” Giudice said during season 3 of RHONJ. “You know what my favorite cookies are? Pignoli cookies. That’s all I said.”
Unlike Giudice, Us Weekly staffers would not throw away Gorga’s sprinkle cookies.
“They do not skimp on the sprinkles, which is good,” Deputy Digital Editor Sarah Hearon shared. “I think a lot of times sprinkle cookies do not have enough sprinkles. That is usually my biggest critique.”
Hearon noted that the sprinkles are “the most important part” when it comes to this type of cookie. However, she did wish the treats were a bit chewier.
Senior writer Shelby Stivale declared, “If anyone knows anything about a sprinkle cookie, it’s Melissa Gorga.”
The Let’s Sprinkle by MG Coffee Cake — the newest offering on Gorga’s website — is described to taste buttery with a hint of vanilla. And there was no skimping on the sprinkles or crumbs.
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“Melissa Gorga, you can really have your cake and eat it too,” Stivale said. Hearon added, “It tastes like it would be really good with a cup of coffee. I taste a little bit of the strudel — the cinnamon kinda vibes but not overpowering.”
Both Us staffers did hope that the sweet treats could bring Gorga and Giudice together again. (The women have been in an on-and-off family feud for years — even before the cookies were involved.)
“It would be really nice if Melissa and Teresa could, instead of breaking bread, maybe break some sprinkle cake,” Hearon quipped. Stivale added, “I feel like they could reach a resolution over a piece of this cake.”
