today for dessert after dinner I tried some COOKIE BAR, CHOCOLATE COVERED out of an early dark brown MRE
Here some pictures:
COOKIE BAR, CHOCOLATE COVERED still in wrapper, front side

COOKIE BAR, CHOCOLATE COVERED still in wrapper, back side

The COOKIE BAR out of the wrapper, good smell and glossy appearance

The COOKIE BAR out of the wrapper, good smell and glossy appearance

The COOKIE BAR, broken in two halves

The taste was perfect
In comparison to the BROWNIE, CHOCOLATE COVERED (I tried two of those in past, both were not yet edible) in that COOKIE BAR are no nuts that can go rancid. That I guess is the reason for the perfect condition
So long mreheater72