Australia’s favourite cookie simply landed at Costco, sparking a shopping for frenzy

The iconic Australian cookie, Tim Tam, has made its manner onto Costco cabinets, and members are shopping for bins in droves.

Tim Tam, which are available unique, white chocolate, mango and cream, and chocolate mint flavors, are cookies product of two malted chocolate biscuits coated in chocolate and crammed with a creamy cocoa filling. The cookies have been dubbed the “Australian Oreo.”

“Tim Tam is NEW at Costco and I’m ALL about it! This famous chocolatey cookie is known as Australia’s favorite, and for good reason!” CostcoBuys, a well-liked Instagram account monitoring Costco tendencies, said. “Each cookie has an insanely delicious combination, including a smooth chocolatey coating, a delightful crunch, and a delicious velvety center…YES PLEASE! Tim Tam has easily become my new favorite snack, and you will LOVE it too!”

For $14, prospects can get 66 of those cookies in a single field at Costco. But, based on The New York Post, many Costco members are shopping for these cookies in bulk, “creating a frenzy that is taking over the aisles.”

Customers react on social media

“I bought five cases,” one Costco shopper stated on Reddit.

“I ended up buying 8-9 cases, I believe,” one other buyer wrote. “Because they’re the BEST store-bought cookie ever.”

Tim Tams are additionally part of an Australian custom referred to as the Tim Tam Slam — the place you chunk the opposing corners off the cookie, submerge half of it right into a scorching beverage (whether or not it’s espresso, tea, or scorching chocolate), and use the cookie as a straw for the beverage.

Several Australians have posted “how to” guides on TikTok and different social media platforms, displaying easy methods to carry out the Tim Tam Slam successfully.

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