These cookies are so soft they melt in the mouth.
melt in the mouth
idiomTo be deliciously soft and creamy; to create a melting sensation when eaten; to need little chewing.
The chef prepared a slow-cooked beef that was so tender it seemed to melt in the mouth.
The pastry chef took great pride in her signature chocolate ganache, which was famous for its ability to melt in the mouth with the slightest pressure.
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all mouth and no trousers
Alternative form of all mouth and trousers.
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all mouth and trousers
Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.
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all one's taste is in one's mouth
One lacks good taste in aesthetic or cultural matters.
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bad taste in one's mouth
A feeling that something is morally despicable as to cause nausea.
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big mouth
The mouth of someone who talks too much, especially by making exaggerated claims or by inappropriately revealing information.
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born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
Born rich, or into a wealthy family.
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butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth
The identified person appears to be benign, mild-mannered, or calm (but with an integral suggestion that, to the contrary, they really are untrustworthy, disagreeable, or mean-spirited).
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down in the mouth
Sad or discouraged, especially as indicated by one's facial appearance.